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barrage

UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/

Translations

barragenoun
barrages
pl
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/ˈbɛr.ɑːʒ/
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.
Synonyms
onslaught
deluge
flood
salvo
attack
bombardment
barrageverb
barraged
Past Simple
barraged
Past Participle
barraging
Gerund
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/bəˈrɑʒ/
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.
Synonyms
bombard
pelt
batter
assail
deluge
barrageadjective
UK
/ˈbær.ɑːʒ/
US
/bəˈrɑːʒ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "barrage balloons").
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

barragenoun
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.
barrageverb
To bombard someone with something continuously or persistently.
The reporters barraged the politician with questions as he left the building.
barrageadjective
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.
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