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1 hammer
A n1 ( tool) marteau m ;2 ( of piano) marteau m ;4 Sport ( ball) marteau m ; ( discipline) lancer m de marteau ; to throw the hammer lancer le marteau ;B vtr1 lit ( beat) marteler [metal sheet, door, table, piano keys] ; to hammer sth into enfoncer qch dans [wall, fence, rock] ; to hammer sth into shape façonner qch au marteau ; they hammer the copper into pots ils façonnent le cuivre pour en faire des pots ; to hammer sth flat aplatir qch à coups de marteau ; she hammered her fists against the door elle tapait des poings contre la porte ;2 fig ( insist forcefully) to hammer sth into faire entrer qch dans la tête de [pupils, recruits] ; they had grammar/Latin hammered into them on leur a bien inculqué la grammaire/le latin ; to hammer home a message/warning bien faire comprendre un message/avertissement ;5 ( attack) [artillery] pilonner [enemy positions, target] ; [recession, unemployment] accabler [district, region].C vi1 ( use hammer) frapper à coups de marteau ;2 ( pound) to hammer on ou at [person, rain, hailstones] tambouriner contre [door, window] ; hailstones hammered against the window/on the roof la grêle tambourinait contre la fenêtre/sur le toit ;3 ( thump) [heart] battre fort.■ hammer away lit taper à coups de marteau ; fig to hammer away at [lobbyist, campaigners] s'attaquer à [proposal, issue] ; [artillery] pilonner [enemy position] ; [caller] tambouriner contre [door] ; [pupil] taper sur [piano] ; he's hammering away at his essay il travaille sur son devoir avec acharnement.■ hammer in:▶ hammer in [sth], hammer [sth] in enfoncer [qch] à coups de marteau.■ hammer out:▶ hammer out [sth], hammer [sth] out ( negotiate) parvenir à [qch] après maintes discussions [agreement, policy, formula].
См. также в других словарях:
fist — 01. He hammered at the door with his [fists]. 02. My son came home with a black eye after getting a [fist] in the face. 03. The old man shook his [fist] at the young boys who had stolen apples from his tree. 04. He banged on the table with his… … Grammatical examples in English
