telescopic sight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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telescopic [Brit tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk, Am ˌtɛləˈskɑpɪk] ADJ

I.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] N

2. sight (act of seeing):

sight
vue f
at first sight
à première vue
at the sight of blood, uniform, luxury, injustice
à la vue de
at the sight of her
en la voyant
she felt misgivings at the sight
en voyant cela, elle fut saisie d'un doute
this was my first sight of
c'était la première fois que je voyais
to have sight of LAW correspondence, will, document
voir
to catch sight of sb/sth
apercevoir qn/qc
to lose sight of sb/sth lit, fig
perdre qn/qc de vue
we mustn't lose sight of the fact that … fig
nous ne devons pas perdre de vue que …
to know sb by sight
connaître qn de vue
to shoot sb on sight
tirer à vue sur qn
I took a dislike to him on sight
je l'ai détesté dès que je l'ai vu
I can't stand the sight of him!
je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)!

3. sight (range of vision):

to be in sight town, land, border:
être en vue
to be in sight peace, victory, freedom, new era:
être proche
the end/our goal is in sight!
on approche de la fin/du but!
there's no solution in sight
on n'a pas encore trouvé de solution
the war goes on with no end in sight
la guerre continue sans aucun espoir de paix
there wasn't a soldier/boat in sight
il n'y avait pas un soldat/bateau en vue
in the sight of God form
devant Dieu
to come into sight
apparaître
to be out of sight (hidden)
être caché
to be out of sight (having moved)
ne plus être visible
to do sth out of sight of observer, guard
faire qc sans être vu par
to keep or stay out of sight
rester caché
to keep sb/sth out of sight
cacher qn/qc
don't let her out of your sight!
ne la quitte pas des yeux!

III.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] VB trans

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IV.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt]

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telescopic sight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for telescopic sight in the English»French Dictionary

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II.sight [saɪt] VB trans (see)

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At least three versions survive till today, a water cooled, an air cooled, and a 14/17 version with a 3x telescopic sight.
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It is also possible to attach infrared light sources to use this telescopic sight as an active night sight in total darkness.
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When fitted in a tank, a fixed focus 1.5x telescopic sight with a 30 field of view was used.
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These dispensed with a telescopic sight, using a single- or double-holed sighting pinnula instead.
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A telescopic sight was mounted on the index arm.
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The only difference between the two versions is the mounting system for the telescopic sight.
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Superman uses telescopic sight to identify and attack weak spots while avoiding the satellite's defences.
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For example, a player might fulfill the role of a sniper by adding a telescopic sight, stock, and more accurate barrel to their marker.
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The cylinder had two shallow grooves to accept a telescopic sight.
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The maximum aiming distance offered by the optical telescopic sight and iron sights is 1000myd 0.
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