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barrel ['bærəl] ( British pt & pp barrelled, cont barrelling, American pt & pp barreled, cont barreling)1 noun(a) (cask, unit of capacity → of wine) tonneau m, fût m; (→ of cider) fût m; (→ of beer) tonneau m; Petroleum industry (→ of oil, tar) baril m; (→ of fish) caque f;∎ they have a production capacity of 2 million barrels a day leur capacité de production est de 2 millions de barils par jour;∎ familiar to have sb over a barrel tenir qn à sa merci□(b) Technology (hollow cylinder → of gun, key) canon m; (→ of clock, lock) barillet m; (→ of pen) corps m; (of capstan, winch) fusée f, mèche f, tambour m; Military (of artillery piece) tube m;∎ familiar to give sb both barrels passer un savon à qn∎ we had a barrel of fun or a barrel of laughs on s'est vachement amusés;∎ it wasn't a barrel of laughs (interview, project) ça n'a pas été une partie de plaisir; (film, show) ce n'était pas très rigolo;∎ he's a barrel of fun il est vraiment marrant;∎ American it was more fun than a barrel of monkeys c'était marrant comme tout∎ to barrel (along) foncer, aller à toute pompe►► Music barrel organ orgue m de Barbarie;Aviation barrel roll tonneau m en spirale;Architecture barrel vault voûte f en berceau -
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barrel [ˈbærəl]1. nounb. [of firearm] canon m3. compounds* * *['bærəl]1) ( container) (for beer, wine, olives etc) tonneau m, fût m; ( for herring) caque f; ( for tar) gonne f; ( for petroleum) baril m2) ( cylinder) ( of cannon) tube m; ( of firearm) canon m; ( of pen) corps m••it was a barrel of laughs ou fun — (colloq) iron ce n'était pas très marrant (colloq)
to have somebody over a barrel — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un à sa merci
he bought the farm lock, stock and barrel — il a acheté la ferme et tout ce qui allait avec
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A n1 ( container) (for beer, wine, cider, olives) tonneau m, fût m ; ( for herring) caque f ; ( for tar) gonne f ; ( for petroleum) baril m ;2 ( also barrelful) (of beer, wine, olives) tonneau m ; ( of herrings) caque f ; ( of petroleum) baril m ;4 ( of pen) manche m ;5 (of watch, clock) barillet m.it was a barrel of laughs ou fun ○ iron ce n'était pas très marrant ○ ; both barrels à bras raccourcis ; to have sb over a barrel ○ avoir qn à sa merci ; to buy/transport sth lock, stock and barrel acheter/transporter qch dans sa totalité ; to scrape the bottom of the barrel gratter les fonds de tiroir.
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