stab in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stab in the English»French Dictionary

I.stab [Brit stab, Am stæb] N

1. stab (act):

stab

coup m de couteau

a stab in the back fig

un coup en traître

2. stab fig:

stab (of pain)

élancement m (of de)

stab (of anger, jealousy, guilt)

accès m (of de)

a stab of fear

une peur soudaine

3. stab (attempt):

stab inf

essai m

stab inf

tentative f

to make or take a stab at sth/at doing

s'essayer à qc/à faire

go on, have a stab at it!

vas-y, essaye!

II.stab <pres part stabbing; pret, pp stabbed> [Brit stab, Am stæb] VB trans

1. stab (pierce):

stab person

donner un coup de couteau à, poignarder

stab meat, piece of food

piquer dans

to stab sb to death

poignarder qn à mort, tuer qn à coups de couteau

to stab sb in the heart

plonger or planter un poignard dans le cœur de qn

to stab sb in the back lit, fig

poignarder qn dans le dos

2. stab (poke hard):

stab person, object

frapper

to stab at sth with one's finger

frapper qc du doigt

III.to stab oneself VB refl

to stab oneself < pres part stabbing; pret, pp stabbed>:

to stab oneself (accidentally)

se blesser avec un couteau

to stab oneself (deliberately)

se donner un coup de couteau

to stab oneself in the arm

se blesser le bras avec un couteau

stab wound N

stab wound

coup m de couteau (blessure)

multiple stab wounds N npl

multiple stab wounds

plusieurs coups mpl de couteau

Translations for stab in the French»English Dictionary

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poignarder (blesser)

to stab, to knife

poignarder (tuer)

to stab [sb] to death

poignarder qn dans le dos lit, fig

to stab sb in the back

coup de poignard

stab

coup de poignard dans le dos lit, fig

stab in the back

larder qn de coups de couteau

to stab sb repeatedly

coup en traître

stab in the back

blesser qn d'un coup de couteau

to stab sb (with a knife)

il a été blessé par balle/un coup de couteau

he received a bullet/a stab wound

donner un coup de couteau à qn

to stab sb

tuer qn à coups de couteau

to stab sb to death

donner des coups de pieds en vache à qn fig

to stab sb in the back

stab in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stab in the English»French Dictionary

I.stab <-bb-> [stæb] VB trans

stab

poignarder

to stab sb to death

poignarder qn à mort

to stab sth with sth

donner un coup de qc

II.stab <-bb-> [stæb] VB intr a. fig

to stab at sb/sth

porter un coup de couteau à qn/qc

III.stab [stæb] N

1. stab (blow with a pointed instrument):

stab

coup m de couteau

to make a stab at sth with sth

porter un coup de qc à qc

2. stab (sudden pain):

stab

élancement m

stab of jealousy

accès m

3. stab fig (attack):

stab

coup m

a stab in the back

un coup de poignard dans le dos

Phrases:

to have a stab at doing sth

s'essayer à faire qc

Translations for stab in the French»English Dictionary

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poignarder

to stab

piqûre d'épingle

stab

frapper

to stab

coup de couteau

stab

stab Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stab sb to death

poignarder qn à mort

to stab sth with sth

donner un coup de qc

to stab at sb/sth

porter un coup de couteau à qn/qc

to make a stab at sth with sth

porter un coup de qc à qc

a stab in the back

un coup de poignard dans le dos

to have a stab at doing sth

s'essayer à faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Both pilots and one passenger suffered stab injuries.

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The abdomen is the most commonly injured area from a stab wound.

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The word pink can be used as a verb dating back to 1300 meaning pierce, stab, make holes in.

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Only moments later, the clown stands and attempts to stab her hand.

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Bandits find a large, random lump of flesh and stab it.

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He continued to stab his victim until he had to stop for breath.

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A post-mortem examination revealed that he had died from a single stab wound to the heart.

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Told she must stab the prince in the heart to return to her sisters, she can't do it out of love for him.

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The victim sustained stab wounds to the head and neck.

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This change in style was a stab to try to get a hit.

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