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(a room in which people are killed by means of gas: Many people were sent to the gas chamber in World War II.) chambre à gaz -
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noun chambre f à gaz -
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1 noun(a) (domestic) gaz m;∎ to turn on/off the gas allumer/éteindre le gaz;∎ to use gas for cooking faire la cuisine ou cuisiner au gaz;∎ a street lit by gas une rue éclairée au gaz∎ to have gas subir une anesthésie gazeuse ou par inhalation;∎ the dentist gave me gas le dentiste m'a endormi au gaz;∎ gas and air (mask) masque m à oxygène∎ familiar step on or hit the gas! (in car) appuie sur le champignon!; figurative grouille!, grouille-toi!∎ the party was a real gas on s'est bien marrés ou on a bien rigolé à la soirée;∎ to have a gas se marrer, s'en payer une tranche;∎ what a gas! quelle rigolade!;∎ he's a real gas! c'est un vrai boute-en-train!∎ they had a good gas on the phone ils ont taillé une bonne bavette au téléphone∎ it was a gas evening c'était une soirée super;∎ he's a gas man il est marrant, on se marre bien avec lui►► Administration Gas Board compagnie f du gaz;gas bracket applique f à gaz;gas burner brûleur m à gaz;gas central heating chauffage m central au gaz;gas chamber chambre f à gaz;gas chromatography chromatographie f en phase gazeuse;British gas cooker cuisinière f à gaz, gazinière f;gas cylinder bouteille f de gaz;gas field gisement m de gaz;British gas fire (appareil m de) chauffage m au gaz;gas fitter installateur(trice) m,f d'appareils à gaz;gas furnace fourneau m à gaz;gas gangrene (UNCOUNT) gangrène f gazeuse;gas gauge jauge f d'essence;gas industry industrie f du gaz;gas jet brûleur m;British gas lamp (in street) bec m de gaz;gas mantle manchon m à incandescence;gas mask masque m à gaz;gas meter compteur m à gaz;gas oil gas-oil m, gazole m;∎ to put one's head in a gas oven se suicider en mettant la tête dans un four à gaz;American gas pedal accélérateur m;gas pipe tuyau m à gaz;gas pipeline gazoduc m;gas range fourneau m à gaz;American gas station poste m d'essence, station-service f;gas station attendant employé(e) m,f de station-service, pompiste mf;gas turbine turbine f à gaz;gas turbine engine moteur m à turbine à gaz;gas welding soudage m au gaz∎ to gas the automobile up faire le plein d'essencefaire le plein d'essence -
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gas [gæs]1. noun(plural gas(s)es)• to turn on/off the gas allumer/fermer le gaz3. compounds► gas guzzler (inf!) noun* * *[gæs] 1.1) gen, Chemistry gaz mto turn up/turn down the gas — augmenter/baisser le gaz
on a low/medium gas — à feu doux/moyen
2) ( anaesthetic) anesthésie f3) Military gaz m de combat4) US ( petrol) essence f5) (colloq) US (also gas pedal) accélérateur m2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - ss-) gen, Military gazer4.(colloq) intransitive verb GB ( chatter) papoter5.reflexive verb (p prés etc - ss-)Phrasal Verbs:- gas up•• -
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[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gaz2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gaz3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) gaz4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gaz de combat2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) asphyxier, gazer- gaseous- gassy - gassiness - gas chamber - gas mask - gas meter - gasoline - gasolene - gas station - gasworks -
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cloud [klaʊd]1 noun∎ he resigned under a cloud (of suspicion) en butte aux soupçons, il a dû démissionner; (in disgrace) tombé en disgrâce, il a dû démissionner;∎ to be on cloud nine être aux anges ou au septième ciel;∎ to come down from the clouds revenir sur terre;∎ to have one's head in the clouds être dans les nuages ou la lune;∎ proverb every cloud has a silver lining à quelque chose malheur est bon∎ a clouded sky un ciel couvert ou nuageux∎ don't cloud the issue ne brouillez pas les cartes►► Meteorology cloud bank banc m de nuages;Nuclear cloud chamber chambre f de détente ou d'ionisation;cloud formation formation f de nuages;cloud mass masse f nuageuse;Meteorology cloud seeding ensemencement m des nuages∎ it clouded over in the afternoon ça s'est couvert dans l'après-midi
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