sparks in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sparks in the English»French Dictionary

sparks [Brit spɑːks] N inf

1. sparks Brit (electrician):

sparks

électricien/-ienne m/f

2. sparks NAUT (radio operator):

sparks

radio m inf

I.spark [Brit spɑːk, Am spɑrk] N

1. spark (gen) ELEC:

spark

étincelle f

2. spark fig:

spark (hint) (of originality)

éclair m

spark (of enthusiasm)

étincelle f

spark (of intelligence)

lueur f

the spark of interest/mischief in her eyes

la lueur d'intérêt/de malice dans ses yeux

the spark has gone out of their relationship

leur relation a perdu tout son piment

II.spark [Brit spɑːk, Am spɑrk] VB trans

spark → spark off

III.spark [Brit spɑːk, Am spɑrk] VB intr

spark fire:

jeter des étincelles

spark wire, switch:

faire des étincelles

IV.spark [Brit spɑːk, Am spɑrk]

sparks will fly!

ça va faire des étincelles!

See also spark off

I.spark off VB [Brit spɑːk -, Am spɑrk -] (spark off [sth])

spark off interest, anger, fear

susciter

spark off controversy, speculation, reaction, panic

provoquer

spark off friendship, affair

être à l'origine de

spark off war, riot

déclencher

spark off growth, change

entraîner

spark off movement

lancer

bright spark N Brit inf

bright spark

petit/-e futé/-e inf

m/f some bright spark iron

un petit malin/une petite maligne m/f

spark gap N

spark gap ELEC, MOTOR

écartement m des électrodes

spark plug N

spark plug ELEC, MOTOR

bougie f

I.spark off VB [Brit spɑːk -, Am spɑrk -] (spark off [sth])

spark off interest, anger, fear

susciter

spark off controversy, speculation, reaction, panic

provoquer

spark off friendship, affair

être à l'origine de

spark off war, riot

déclencher

spark off growth, change

entraîner

spark off movement

lancer

Translations for sparks in the French»English Dictionary

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ça barde chez les voisins!

sparks are flying next door!

si je me lève ça va barder!

if I have to get up, sparks will fly!

flammèche

spark

étincelle

spark

le feu lance des étincelles

the fire is throwing out sparks

une gerbe d'étincelles

a shower of sparks

étincelle électrique

electric spark

ça va faire des étincelles inf, fig

that will make sparks fly

éclateur

spark gap

sparks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sparks in the English»French Dictionary

I.spark [spɑ:k, Am spɑ:rk] N

1. spark (tiny flare of fire):

spark a. fig

étincelle f

2. spark (small amount):

spark

étincelle f

3. spark iron hum (person):

a bright spark

une lumière

Phrases:

to make the sparks fly

mettre le feu aux poudres

II.spark [spɑ:k, Am spɑ:rk] VB trans a. fig

spark

déclencher

to spark sth in sb

déclencher qc en qn

to spark sb into action

pousser qn à l'action

III.spark [spɑ:k, Am spɑ:rk] VB intr

spark

jeter des étincelles

bright spark N inf

bright spark

petit(e) futé(e) m, f

spark plug

spark plug → sparking plug

See also sparking plug

sparking plug N Brit

sparking plug

bougie f

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emit sparks

lancer

shower of sparks

pluie f

Translations for sparks in the French»English Dictionary

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étincelle

spark

une étincelle de génie/d'intelligence

a spark of genius/intelligence

cela fera des étincelles inf

sparks will fly

ça barde

the sparks are flying

flammèche

(flying) spark

bougie

spark plug

être une lumière

to be a bright spark

sparks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a bright spark

une lumière

to make the sparks fly

mettre le feu aux poudres

to spark sth in sb

déclencher qc en qn

to spark sb into action

pousser qn à l'action

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The car hit hard on the driver's side before a trail of sparks led to its final resting place in the infield grass.

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Ignited by sparks from a nearby welder, the resulting fire consumed most of the oxygen in the space, suffocating the workers.

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There are opportunities out there, and it may just be a sentence that you say that they latch on to and that sparks them.

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Sparks needed a novel idea or two to find its old dancing shoes.

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Investigators said the blast was caused by sparks from a jackhammer being used to repair a manhole cover following an oil leak.

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One year a school brims with eager bright sparks; the next, an excess of strugglers and dossers.

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The wheellock mechanism however gave faster ignition than the flintlock, because the sparks were produced directly in the pan, rather than having to fall a certain distance from the frizzen.

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They also produced copious amounts of smoke and sparks; occasionally even flames from incomplete combustion of the coal.

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Automotive spark plug wires are insulated by multiple layers of silicone to prevent sparks from jumping to adjacent wires, causing misfires.

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Sparks remarried, but that marriage also ended in divorce.

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