smoke detector in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smoke detector in the English»French Dictionary

smoke detector N

smoke detector

détecteur m de fumée

Translations for smoke detector in the English»French Dictionary

detector [Brit dɪˈtɛktə, Am dəˈtɛktər] N

detector

détecteur m

I.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] N

1. smoke (fumes):

smoke

fumée f

full of tobacco smoke

plein de fumée de tabac

a cloud/a wisp of smoke

un nuage/une volute de fumée

to go up in smoke inf lit

brûler, partir en fumée

to go up in smoke inf fig

tomber à l'eau inf

to vanish in a puff of smoke

disparaître dans un nuage de fumée

2. smoke (cigarette):

smoke inf

clope f inf

smoke inf

cigarette f

to have a smoke

fumer

she went out for a quick smoke

elle est sortie pour fumer

she went out for a quick smoke

elle est sortie pour en fumer une inf

3. smoke inf:

the smoke

la ville

the big Smoke Brit

Londres

II.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB trans

1. smoke (use):

smoke cigarette, pipe, marijuana

fumer

2. smoke FOOD:

smoke fish, meat

fumer

III.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk] VB intr

1. smoke (use tobacco, substances):

smoke

fumer

when did you start smoking?

quand est-ce que tu as commencé à fumer?

2. smoke (be smoky):

smoke fire, lamp, fuel:

fumer

IV.smoked ADJ

smoked food

fumé

smoked glass

fumé

V.smoke [Brit sməʊk, Am smoʊk]

there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire

il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu

stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

si ça ne te plaît pas c'est le même prix!

to smoke like a chimney inf

fumer comme un pompier inf

smoke detector in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smoke detector in the English»French Dictionary

smoke detector N

smoke detector

détecteur m de fumée

Translations for smoke detector in the English»French Dictionary

detector N

detector

détecteur m

I.smoke [smoʊk] N

1. smoke (dirty air):

smoke

fumée f

2. smoke inf (cigarette):

smoke

cigarette f

Phrases:

where there's smoke, there's fire prov

il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu prov

to vanish in a puff of smoke

disparaître dans un nuage de fumée

to go up in smoke

partir en fumée

II.smoke [smoʊk] VB trans

1. smoke (use tobacco):

smoke

fumer

2. smoke (cure):

smoke meat, sausage

fumer

III.smoke [smoʊk] VB intr

smoke

fumer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One example of this might be the case of a buildings fire control system dispatching a notice that a smoke detector has activated.

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Of the units used exclusively for living, 10,893,000 (24.1%) were equipped with an automatic smoke detector.

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He then found a worn-out smoke detector at the bottom of a huge pile in his studio.

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At the time, fire sprinklers were primarily found in factories or in newer schools, and the modern smoke detector did not become commercially available until 1969.

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In a smoke detector, ambient air is allowed to freely enter the ionization chamber.

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These detectors could also function with smaller amounts of radioactive source material, and the sensing chamber and smoke detector enclosure were redesigned for more effective operation.

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It's like trying to cook a cake with a smoke detector.

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When these batteries run down, the smoke detector becomes inactive.

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A smoke detector had been pulled from the ceiling before the fire.

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As a result, public information campaigns have been created to remind people to change smoke detector batteries regularly.

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