rear gunner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rear gunner in the English»French Dictionary

rear gunner N

rear gunner

mitrailleur m arrière

Translations for rear gunner in the English»French Dictionary

gunner [Brit ˈɡʌnə, Am ˈɡənər] N Brit

gunner (in navy)

canonnier m

gunner (in army)

artilleur m

I.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (of column)

queue f

at the rear of the train

en queue de train

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaquer l'ennemi à revers

to bring up the rear (gen) MIL

fermer la marche

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m inf

II.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

See also ugly

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear gunner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rear gunner in the English»French Dictionary

gunner N

gunner

artilleur m

I.rear¹ [rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée f de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière m

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

I.rear² [rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

this issue/inflation is rearing its ugly head again

ce problème/cette inflation point de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪr] VB intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever