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barrage

/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/

/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/

barragenoun

barrages

/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/

/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/

Translations

tir de barrageMilitaire.

The soldiers advanced under the cover of a heavy barrage.

Les soldats avancèrent sous la couverture d'un tir de barrage intense.

barrageOuvrage hydraulique.

The barrage was constructed to prevent flooding in the nearby villages.

Le barrage a été construit pour empêcher les inondations dans les villages voisins.

délugeSens figuré; utilisé pour une grande quantité ou une succession intense de paroles, de questions ou de critiques.

The politician faced a barrage of questions from the press.

Le politicien a fait face à un déluge de questions de la part de la presse.

Definitions

A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area.

The soldiers advanced under the cover of a heavy barrage.

An overwhelming quantity or explosion, as of words, blows, or criticisms.

The politician faced a barrage of questions from the press.

A barrier built across a river to control the flow of water or to raise the water level.

The barrage was constructed to prevent flooding in the nearby villages.

Synonyms

barrageverb

barraged

Past Simple

barraged

Past Participle

barraging

ing-form

/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/

/bəˈrɑʒ/

Translations

bombarderAvec un complément introduit par de.

The reporters barraged the politician with questions as he left the building.

Les journalistes ont bombardé le politicien de questions lorsqu'il a quitté le bâtiment.

Definitions

To bombard someone with something continuously or persistently.

The reporters barraged the politician with questions as he left the building.

Synonyms

barrageadjective

/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/

/bəˈrɑːʒ/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "barrage balloons").

Translations

de barrageAttributif; surtout dans des contextes militaires ou de défense.

Enemy planes were deterred by the barrage balloons deployed over the harbor.

Les avions ennemis ont été dissuadés par les ballons de barrage déployés au-dessus du port.

Definitions

Attributive: relating to or intended for creating a protective or suppressive artillery barrage, or figuratively, any intense defensive measure.

Enemy planes were deterred by the barrage balloons deployed over the harbor.