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1 crossbow
noun (a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.) arbalète -
2 bolt
bolt [bəʊlt]1. nounb. ( = bolt of lightning) éclair m2. adverba. [+ food] engloutirb. [+ door, window] verrouiller5. compounds* * *[bəʊlt] 1.1) ( lock) verrou m2) ( screw) boulon m3)bolt of lightning — coup m de foudre
4) ( of cloth) rouleau m (de tissu)5) ( for crossbow) carreau m6) ( for rifle) culasse f mobile7) ( in mountaineering) piton m à expansion8) ( dash) départ m précipité2.to make a bolt for it — décamper (colloq)
bolt upright adjectival phrase droit comme un i3.transitive verb1) ( lock) verrouiller2) Construction boulonner4.intransitive verb [horse] s'emballer; [rabbit, person] détaler (colloq)to bolt out/off — sortir/partir à toute allure
••a bolt from ou out of the blue — un coup de tonnerre
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3 bolt
A n1 ( lock) verrou m ;2 ( screw) boulon m ;3 bolt of lightning coup m de foudre ;4 ( of cloth) rouleau m (de tissu) ;5 ( for crossbow) carreau m ;6 ( for rifle) culasse f mobile ;8 ( dash) départ m précipité ; to make a bolt for it décamper ○ ; to make a bolt for the door/the garden foncer ○ vers la porte/le jardin.C vtr2 Constr boulonner [plate, girder, section] ;D vi1 ( flee) [horse] s'emballer ; [rabbit] détaler ; [person] décamper ○, détaler ○ ; to bolt in/out/off entrer/sortir/partir à toute allure ;2 Hort [plant] monter en graine.a bolt from ou out of the blue un coup de tonnerre ; to have shot one's bolt ○ avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches. -
4 bolt
bolt [bəʊlt](a) (move quickly) se précipiter;∎ a rabbit bolted across the lawn un lapin a traversé la pelouse à toute allure∎ did you bolt the door? avez-vous poussé ou mis les verrous?3 noun∎ we made a bolt for the door nous nous sommes rués sur la porte;∎ she made a bolt for it elle s'est sauvée à toutes jambes(d) (lightning) éclair m(e) (of cloth) rouleau m∎ figurative to have shot one's bolt (made final attempt) avoir joué sa dernière carte4 adverb∎ bolt upright droit comme un i;∎ he was standing bolt upright il était debout, raide comme la justice ou droit comme un i►► bolt hole abri m, refuge m;∎ he used the cottage as a bolt hole il s'est servi du cottage comme refuge(food, meal) avaler à toute vitesseenfermer au verrouboulonnersortir en coup de vent -
5 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) fâché- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) croix2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) croix3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) croix4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) croix5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) hybride6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) croix7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) croix2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) traverser2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) croiser3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) se croiser4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) se croiser5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) barrer6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barrer7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) croiser8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrarier•- cross-- crossing - crossbow - cross-breed - cross-bred - crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing - cross-examine - cross-examination - cross-eyed - cross-fire - at cross-purposes - cross-refer - cross-reference - crossroads - cross-section - crossword puzzle - crossword - cross one's fingers - cross out
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