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gunpowder ['gʌn‚paʊdə(r)]poudre f à canongunpowder tea thé m gunpowder (thé vert de Chine roulé en boulettes)ⓘ THE GUNPOWDER PLOT Les catholiques, menés par Guy Fawkes, organisèrent ce complot pour faire sauter le Parlement britannique et tuer le roi Jacques Ier et sa famille, le 5 novembre 1605, en réaction au refus royal d'instaurer la liberté de culte. Le complot fut déjoué. On commémore cet événement, appelé Guy Fawkes' Night (voir encadré), par des feux d'artifice et des feux de joie. -
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Mil. [Police] poudre [à canon]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > gunpowder
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[æmju'niʃən](things used in the firing of a gun etc (eg bullets, gunpowder, shells): How long will the soldiers' ammunition last?) munitions -
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1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) faire payer2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) mettre sur le compte de qqn3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) accuser4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) charger5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) foncer6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) charger7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) charger2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) prix, coût2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) accusation3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) charge4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) charge5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) personne à charge6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) charge•- charger- in charge of - in someone's charge - take charge -
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1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) poudre2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) poudre3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) poudre2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) poudrer- powdered- powdery - powder puff - powder room -
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I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) premier2) (best: in prime condition.) parfait2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) fleur de l'âge- primary- primarily - primary colours - prime minister - prime number - prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.) des heures de grande écouteII verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) amorcer, apprêter- primer -
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(a light yellow non-metallic element found in the earth, which burns with a blue flame giving off a choking smell and is used in matches, gunpowder etc.) soufre- sulphate -
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(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) faire exploser; déclencher -
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B vi1 lit [bomb, gas, firework, gunpowder] exploser ; [boiler, building, ship] sauter ; [thunder] gronder ;2 fig [person] ( with anger) exploser ; [issue, controversy] éclater ; [population] exploser ; to explode with rage exploser ; to explode with laughter éclater de rire ; the streets exploded into life les rues s'animèrent subitement ; the country exploded into civil war la guerre civile a éclaté dans le pays ; they exploded ○ onto the rock music scene in 1977 ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1977. -
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A n1 Rail train m ; ( underground) rame f ; on ou in the train dans le train ; fast/slow train train m rapide/omnibus ; the London/Paris train le train de Londres/Paris ; a train to London/Paris un train pour Londres/Paris ; the morning/5 o'clock train le train du matin/de 5 heures ; an up/down train GB ( in commuter belt) un train à destination de/en provenance de Londres ; to take/catch/miss the train prendre/attraper/manquer le train ; to send sth by train ou on the train expédier qch par le train ; to go to Paris by train aller à Paris en train ; it's five hours by train to Geneva Genève est à cinq heures de train ; the train now standing at platform 6 le train au quai numéro 6 ; the train is running late le train a du retard ;2 ( succession) ( of events) série f ; ( of ideas) enchaînement m ; to set off a train of events déclencher une série d'événements ; a train of thought un raisonnement ; the bell interrupted my/John's train of thought la sonnette a interrompu le fil de mes pensées/a distrait John de ses pensées ;3 ( procession) gen (of animals, vehicles, people) file f ; ( of mourners) cortège m ; Mil train m ;4 ( of gunpowder) traînée f (de poudre) ;5 ( motion) to be in train être en train or en marche ; to set ou put sth in train mettre qch en train ;6 †( retinue) suite f ; the war brought famine in its train fig la guerre a entraîné la famine dans son sillage ;7 ( on dress) traîne f ;8 Tech a train of gears un train d'engrenages.B modif Rail [crash, service, station] ferroviaire ; [times, timetable] des trains ; [driver, ticket] de train ; [traveller] en train ; [strike] des chemins de fer.C vtr1 gen, Mil, Sport ( instruct professionally) former [staff, worker, musician] (to do à faire) ; ( instruct physically) entraîner [athlete, player] (to do à faire) ; dresser [circus animal, dog] ; these men are trained to kill ces hommes sont entraînés à tuer ; to be trained on the job être formé sur le tas ; to train sb for/in sth former qn pour qch ; she is being trained for the Olympics/in sales techniques on la forme pour les jeux Olympiques/aux techniques commerciales ; to train sb as a pilot/engineer donner à qn une formation de pilote/d'ingénieur ; she was trained as a linguist elle a reçu une formation de linguiste ; a Harvard-trained economist un économiste formé à Harvard ; an Irish-trained horse un cheval entraîné en Irlande ; he's training his dog to sit up and beg il apprend à son chien à faire le beau ; she has her husband well-trained hum elle a bien dressé son mari ;2 (aim, focus) to train X on Y pointer or braquer X sur Y ; she trained the gun/binoculars on him elle a braqué le fusil/les jumelles sur lui ; the firemen trained the hose on the fire les pompiers ont dirigé le tuyau sur les flammes ;3 Hort palisser [plant, tree].D vi1 gen ( for profession) être formé, étudier ; he trained at the Language Institute il a été formé or il a étudié à l'Institut des Langues ; he's training for the ministry il étudie pour être pasteur ; I trained on a different type of machine j'ai été formé sur un autre type de machine ; he's training to be/he trained as a doctor il suit/il a reçu une formation de docteur ;2 Sport s'entraîner (for pour) ; I train by running 15 km je m'entraîne en courant 15 km.■ train up ○:▶ train up [sb], train [sb] up former [employee, staff, soldier] ; entraîner [athlete]. -
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pouch [paʊtʃ](a) (bag) (petit) sac m; (for tobacco) blague f; (for money) sac m, bourse f; (for ammunition) cartouchière f, giberne f; (for gunpowder) sacoche f, sac m; (for mail) sac m (postal) -
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powder ['paʊdə(r)]1 noun∎ in powder form en poudre, sous forme de poudre;∎ to grind sth to a powder réduire qch en poudre, pulvériser qch;∎ British figurative to keep one's powder dry se tenir prêt, être aux aguets(c) (for face) poudre f∎ to take a headache powder prendre un médicament (en sachet) contre le mal de tête∎ to take a powder (disappear) ficher le camp, décamper(a) (crush, pulverize) pulvériser, réduire en poudre∎ to powder one's face se poudrer le visage;∎ euphemism to powder one's nose (go to the toilet) aller se repoudrer le nez(c) (sprinkle) saupoudrer;∎ the Christmas tree was powdered with artificial snow le sapin de Noël était saupoudré de neige artificielle►► powder blue bleu m pastel;powder compact poudrier m;powder eyeshadow ombre f à paupières en poudre;powder horn corne f, cartouche f à poudre;powder puff houppette f;euphemism powder room toilettes fpl (pour dames)
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