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dragnet

/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/

Translations

dragnetnoun

dragnets

/ˈdræɡ.nɛt/

rafleAu sens policier; recherche intensive et systématique.

The police set up a dragnet to catch the escaped convict.

La police a organisé une rafle pour retrouver le forçat évadé.

chalutAu sens halieutique; filet traîné au fond de l’eau.

The fishermen used a dragnet to haul in a large catch from the lake.

Les pêcheurs ont utilisé un chalut pour remonter une grosse prise du lac.

Synonyms

dragnetverb

dragnetted

Past Simple

dragnetted

Past Participle

dragnetting

Gerund

ratisserEmploi surtout policier; lancer une recherche systématique.

Detectives dragnetted the neighborhood after the robbery.

Les détectives ont ratissé le quartier après le vol.

Synonyms

round up

sweep through

comb through

dragnetadjective

/ˈdræɡˌnɛt/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g. “dragnet operations”; not normally gradable.

de ratissageSurtout dans le domaine policier ou sécuritaire.

The senate approved new dragnet powers for border security.

Le Sénat a approuvé de nouveaux pouvoirs de ratissage pour la sécurité des frontières.

Synonyms

Definitions

dragnetnoun

A system or network for catching criminals or suspects, often involving a thorough and widespread search.

The police set up a dragnet to catch the escaped convict.

A net drawn along the bottom of a body of water to catch fish or other aquatic creatures.

The fishermen used a dragnet to haul in a large catch from the lake.

dragnetverb

To conduct a comprehensive sweep or search for suspects or evidence, especially using the coordinated methods of a dragnet.

Detectives dragnetted the neighborhood after the robbery.

dragnetadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a dragnet, especially an intensive search or sweep by law enforcement.

The senate approved new dragnet powers for border security.