sonic boom in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sonic boom in the English»French Dictionary

sonic boom N Am

sonic boom

bang m

Translations for sonic boom in the French»English Dictionary

bang

sonic boom

Translations for sonic boom in the English»French Dictionary

sonic [Brit ˈsɒnɪk, Am ˈsɑnɪk] ADJ

sonic vibration:

sonic

sonore

sonic interference

parasites mpl

I.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] N

1. boom (noise):

boom (of voices, cannon, thunder)

grondement m

boom (of waves)

mugissement m

boom (of organ)

ronflement m

boom (of drum)

boum m

boom (of explosion)

détonation f

2. boom (noise):

boom

badaboum!

3. boom:

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

boom m

boom ECON, FIN (period of prosperity)

période f de forte expansion

boom (in demand, prices, sales etc)

explosion f (in de)

export/consumer boom

boom des exportations/de la consommation

property/credit boom

boom immobilier/du crédit

a boom and bust economy

une économie f en dents de scie

4. boom (increase in popularity):

boom

boom m (in de)

5. boom NAUT:

boom (spar)

bôme f

boom (barrage)

estacade f

6. boom (on crane):

boom

gui m

7. boom:

boom CINE, RADIO, TV

perche f

II.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] ADJ attr

boom economy, industry, sector, town

en pleine expansion

boom period, year

de croissance

boom share

à la hausse

III.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB trans

1. boom Am (cause to grow):

boom

donner un coup de fouet à

2. boom Am (publicize, push):

boom

pousser

3. boom (shout):

‘welcome!’ he boomed

‘bienvenue!’ dit-il d'une voix de stentor

IV.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum] VB intr

1. boom (make a noise):

boom cannon, thunder:

gronder

boom bell, voice:

retentir

boom organ:

ronfler

boom sea:

mugir

2. boom (prosper):

boom economy, trade:

prospérer

boom exports, prices, sales:

monter en flèche

boom industry:

être en plein essor

boom hobby, sport:

être en plein boom

business is booming

les affaires vont bien

V.boom [Brit buːm, Am bum]

to lower the boom on sb inf Am

serrer la vis à qn

sonic boom in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sonic boom in the English»French Dictionary

sonic [ˈsɒnɪk, Am ˈsɑ:nɪk] ADJ

sonic

sonique

sonic wave

sonore

I.boom¹ [bu:m] VB intr

boom

être en pleine croissance

II.boom¹ [bu:m] N

boom

essor m

a construction boom

un boom dans la construction

the boom years

les années glorieuses

I.boom² [bu:m] N

boom

grondement m

II.boom² [bu:m] VB intr

to boom (out)

résonner

“come in”, he boomed

“entrez”, dit-il d'une voix sonore

III.boom² [bu:m] VB trans

boom

faire retentir

boom³ [bu:m] N

1. boom (floating barrier):

boom

barrage m flottant

2. boom (for microphone):

boom

perche f de micro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Experiments range from creating a personal generator to measuring the frequency of a sonic boom.

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One design caused the shock waves to interfere with each other, greatly reducing sonic boom.

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Travel through evacuated tubes allows supersonic speed without the sonic boom of supersonic aircraft.

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This could generate a sonic boom in excess of 200 decibels, and may have been used in mating displays, or to drive off predators.

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On most aircraft designs the characteristic distance is about 40000ft m, meaning that below this altitude the sonic boom will be softer.

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Stealth aircraft that stay subsonic can avoid being tracked by sonic boom.

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Because of sonic boom intensity, many countries now prohibit supersonic overflight over land or population centres.

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The plane would climb precisely to minimize sonic boom levels.

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The measurements were not accurate to three significant figures and no sonic boom was recorded for that flight.

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The coilgun would be relatively silent with no smoke giving away its position, though a coilgun projectile would still create a sonic boom if supersonic.

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