tear gas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tear gas in the English»French Dictionary

tear gas N

tear gas

gaz m lacrymogène

Translations for tear gas in the English»French Dictionary

a canister of tear gas, a tear gas canister

une bombe lacrymogène

Translations for tear gas in the French»English Dictionary

grenade lacrymogène

tear gas grenade

Translations for tear gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

1. gas (fuel):

gas

gaz m

to cook/heat a house with gas

cuisiner/chauffer une maison au gaz

to turn up/turn down the gas

augmenter/baisser le gaz

on a low/medium gas (in cooking)

à feu doux/moyen

on a high gas

à grand feu

to use bottled gas

utiliser du gaz en bouteille

to use bottled gas attr board, industry, company

du gaz

to use bottled gas explosion, pipe

de gaz

2. gas CHEM:

gas

gaz m

3. gas DENT (anaesthetic):

gas

anesthésie f

to have gas

être anesthésié

4. gas MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

5. gas Am (petrol):

gas

essence f

6. gas:

gas, a. gas pedal Am (accelerator) inf

accélérateur m

7. gas Brit (chat, talk) inf, dated:

to have a gas

papoter inf

8. gas (funny experience, person) inf:

it was a gas!

on s'est bien marrés! inf

what a gas!

quelle (partie de) rigolade! inf

he's a gas

c'est un marrant inf

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

gas person, animal

gazer

III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

1. gas (give off gas):

gas

dégager des gaz

2. gas Brit inf, dated:

gas (chatter)

papoter inf

gas (go on at length)

parler sans arrêt

IV.to gas oneself VB refl

to gas oneself refl < pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed>:

to gas oneself

se suicider au gaz

V.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs]

to step on the gas

appuyer sur le champignon inf

GA Am abrév écrite

GA → Georgia

See also Georgia

Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

Georgia

Géorgie f

I.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] N

1. tear (gen):

tear (from strain)

déchirure f (in dans)

tear (done on nail, hook etc)

accroc m (in à or dans)

2. tear MED:

tear

déchirure f

perineal tear

déchirure f du périnée

II.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB trans

1. tear (rip):

tear garment, paper

déchirer (on sur)

tear flesh, prey

mettre [qc] en pièces

to tear sth from or out of book, notepad

arracher qc de

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

I've torn a hole in my coat

j'ai fait un accroc à mon manteau

to tear sth in half or in two

déchirer qc en deux

to tear sth in(to) pieces/strips

déchirer qc en morceaux/lambeaux

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds fig proposal, argument, book, film

démolir

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds lit fabric

déchirer

to tear sth to pieces or bits or shreds objet

démolir

to tear sb to pieces fig

descendre qn en flammes

to tear sb to pieces lit

écharper qn

to tear one's hair (out) lit, fig

s'arracher les cheveux

to tear a muscle/ligament

se claquer un muscle/ligament inf

to tear a muscle/ligament

se déchirer un muscle/ligament

‘tear along the dotted line’

‘déchirer en suivant le pointillé’

2. tear (remove by force):

to tear sth from or off roof, surface, object

arracher qc de

to tear sth from sb's hands or grasp

arracher qc des mains de qn

he was torn from his mother's arms

il a été arraché des bras de sa mère

to tear sth out of ground

arracher qc de

you nearly tore my arm out of its socket!

tu as failli m'arracher le bras!

3. tear (emotionally) tjrs au passif:

to be torn between options, persons

être tiraillé entre

she's torn between keeping on her job and going to college

elle hésite entre garder son emploi et faire des études

4. tear (divided):

to be torn by war/racism

être déchiré par la guerre/le racisme

III.tear¹ <pret tore; pp torn> [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr] VB intr

1. tear (rip):

tear

se déchirer

to tear into flesh, cloth

déchirer

2. tear (rush):

to tear out/off/past

sortir/partir/passer en trombe

to tear up/down the stairs

monter/descendre les escaliers quatre à quatre

she came tearing into the yard/house

elle est entrée en trombe dans la cour/maison

she went tearing (off) down the road

elle a filé à toute allure

they were tearing along at 150 km/h

ils filaient à 150 km/h

the car came tearing around the corner

la voiture a pris le tournant à toute allure

they're tearing around the streets

ils passent en trombe dans les rues

I tore through the book in two days

j'ai dévoré le livre en deux jours

3. tear:

to tear at (pull forcefully) animal: flesh, prey

déchiqueter

to tear at person: rubble

s'attaquer à

Phrases:

to tear into (criticize) inf

engueuler sl (about à cause de)

to tear into (criticize) inf

démolir inf

IV.tearing ADJ

1. tearing:

a tearing sound

un craquement

2. tearing inf:

to be in a tearing hurry Brit

être terriblement pressé (to do de faire)

she was in a tearing hurry

elle avait le feu aux trousses inf

V.tear¹ [Brit tɛː, Am tɛr]

that's torn it inf! Brit

il ne manquait plus que ça!

tear² [Brit tɪə, Am tɪr] N gén pl

tear

larme f

close to tears

au bord des larmes

in tears

en larmes

to burst/dissolve into tears

éclater/fondre en larmes

to reduce sb to tears

réduire qn aux larmes

to shed tears of rage/laughter

pleurer de rage/de rire

it brings tears to the eyes

cela fait venir les larmes aux yeux

it brought tears to her eyes, it moved her to tears

elle en avait les larmes aux yeux

there were tears in his eyes

il avait les larmes aux yeux

French/gardening without tears

le français/le jardinage sans peine

to end in tears game, party:

finir par des pleurs

to end in tears campaign, experiment:

mal se terminer

tear gas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tear gas in the English»French Dictionary

tear gas N

tear gas

gaz m lacrymogène

Translations for tear gas in the English»French Dictionary

I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

1. gas (not a liquid or solid, fuel):

gas

gaz m

a gas grill/stove/oven

un grill/four à gaz

2. gas no pl inf MED:

gas

anesthésie f

3. gas no pl MIL:

gas

gaz m de combat

gas mask

masque à gaz

poison gas

gaz asphyxiant

4. gas no pl Am, Can inf (petrol):

gas

essence f

to get gas

prendre de l'essence

to step on the gas

appuyer sur l'accélérateur

5. gas Am inf:

a gas

une bonne rigolade

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

gas by accident

asphyxier

gas deliberately

gazer

tear¹ [tɪəʳ, Am tɪr] N

tear

larme f

to be in tears

être en larmes

to burst into tears

éclater en sanglots

to have tears in one's eyes

avoir des larmes dans les yeux

to reduce sb to tears

faire pleurer qn

to not shed (any) tears over

ne pas verser la moindre larme sur

I.tear² [teəʳ, Am ter] N

tear

déchirure f

there's a tear in your shirt

ta chemise est déchirée

II.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB trans

1. tear (rip, pull apart):

tear a. fig

déchirer

to tear a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (en le déchirant)

to tear sth into shreds

mettre qc en lambeaux

to tear sth into shreds to tear a muscle

se déchirer un muscle

to tear sb/sth to shreds fig

mettre qn/qc en pièces

2. tear fig:

to be torn between X and Y

être déchiré entre X et Y

III.tear² <tore, torn> [teəʳ, Am ter] VB intr

1. tear (rip, come asunder):

tear

se déchirer

2. tear (rush wildly):

tear

foncer

to tear along

foncer

to tear down the stairs

dévaler l'escalier

to tear in

entrer à toute allure

to tear off

partir à toute allure

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The third way is to drop tear gas from the helicopter.

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Most commonly used riot control agents are pepper spray and various kinds of tear gas.

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The police responded with tear gas and billy clubs.

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Tear gas was fired and the crowd that had knelt defiantly in the purple jet fled.

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It was broken up by police using tear gas and chemical-laced water cannons.

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Police fired tear gas and whacked protesters with sticks.

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After the demonstrations began, the police continued with tear gas and water cannons to control and clear the demonstrations.

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He was affected by tear gas as it drifted into the stadium and afterwards described the incident as completely terrifying.

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This protest was broken up by police with tear gas.

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In return the police used tear gas against protesters, some of whom were covered in blood.

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