sledgehammer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sledgehammer in the English»French Dictionary

sledgehammer [Brit ˈslɛdʒhamə, Am ˈslɛdʒˌhæmər] N

sledgehammer

masse f

to take a sledgehammer to crack a nut

écraser une mouche avec un gant de boxe

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masse

sledgehammer

enfoncer qc à la masse ou à coups de masse

to knock sth in with a sledgehammer

sledgehammer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sledgehammer in the English»French Dictionary

sledgehammer [ˈsledʒˌhæməʳ, Am -ɚ] N

sledgehammer

marteau m

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massue

sledgehammer

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And it was now hitting me like a sledgehammer to the solar plexus.

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He did practice "widlarizing" methodically destroying a faulty component or a flawed prototype with a sledgehammer.

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Another iconic use of sledgehammers is for driving railroad spikes into wooden sleepers during rail construction.

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This tape marked line is 1 ft. down from the head of the sledgehammer.

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The multiplicity of voices adds to the stringency of performance with all the finesse of a sledgehammer.

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The first round of hammering is usually to flatten the piece into a circle which is usually done by a group of man wielding sledgehammers.

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The upper edge of the beam is covered with a pressure-sensitive tape that makes contacts other than by the head of the sledgehammer visible.

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We found a sledgehammer, and for a long time we took turns pounding away.

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The man's work with the sledgehammer and pickax left the star obliterated.

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One man held a steel drill, while two other men took turns hitting the steel with sledgehammers.

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