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hammer

UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
hammernoun
hammers
pl
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
Translations
He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wooden board.
Il a utilisé un marteau pour enfoncer les clous dans la planche en bois.
marteauAnatomie
The doctor explained how the hammer works with other bones to help us hear.
Le médecin a expliqué comment le marteau fonctionne avec les autres os pour nous aider à entendre.
marteauArmes à feu
The hammer of the gun clicked as he pulled the trigger.
Le marteau du pistolet a claqué quand il a appuyé sur la détente.
marteauPiano
The technician replaced a broken hammer to restore the piano’s tone.
Le technicien a remplacé un marteau cassé pour redonner son timbre au piano.
marteauAthlétisme
She trained for months to improve her throw in the hammer event.
Elle s’est entraînée pendant des mois pour améliorer son lancer du marteau.
Additional translations
mailletCommission de vente aux enchères
Definitions
A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wooden board.
A part of a mechanism that hits another part to make it work, such as the part in a gun that strikes the firing pin.
The hammer of the gun clicked as he pulled the trigger.
A metal ball attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest.
She trained for months to improve her throw in the hammer event.
A small bone in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil.
The doctor explained how the hammer works with other bones to help us hear.
A small wooden or metal mallet used by an auctioneer to signal the final bid and completion of a sale, or the event of an item being sold at auction.
The rare vase went under the hammer for more than a million dollars.
A felt-covered wooden striker in a piano that hits the strings to produce sound.
The technician replaced a broken hammer to restore the piano’s tone.
Synonyms
mallet
sledgehammer
gavel
maul
pounder
hammerverb
hammered
Past Simple
hammered
Past Participle
hammering
ing-form
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
Translations
He hammered the nails into the wooden board.
Il a martelé les clous dans la planche en bois.
écraserSport
The home team hammered their opponents in the final match.
L’équipe à domicile a écrasé ses adversaires lors du match final.
Additional translations
critiquer violemmentSens figuré
travailler d’arrache-piedSens familier
Definitions
To hit or strike something with a hammer or similar tool.
He hammered the nails into the wooden board.
To repeatedly and forcefully criticize or attack someone or something.
The politician was hammered by the media for his controversial remarks.
To work hard and persistently at something.
She hammered away at her thesis until it was perfect.
To beat or defeat someone decisively in a competition or contest.
The home team hammered their opponents in the final match.
Synonyms
pound
beat
strike
batter
thump
smash
clobber
hit
hammeradjective
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
Used attributively to describe things involving or operated by a hammer (e.g., hammer drill).
Translations
à percussionTechnique
He used a hammer drill to break through the concrete.
Il a utilisé une perceuse à percussion pour percer le béton.
Definitions
Involving, operated by, or designed for use with a hammer.
He used a hammer drill to break through the concrete.
hammer+out+(something)verb

hammer out

hammered out
Past Simple
hammered out
Past Participle
hammering out
ing-form
(Separable phrasal verb.)
Translations
mettre au point
The two sides spent several days hammering out an agreement.
Les deux parties ont passé plusieurs jours à mettre au point un accord.
The two sides spent several days hammering out an agreement.
Les deux parties ont passé plusieurs jours à élaborer un accord.
The two sides spent several days hammering out an agreement.
Les deux parties ont passé plusieurs jours à négocier un accord.
façonner au marteau
The smith hammered out a shallow bowl from a sheet of copper.
Le forgeron a façonné au marteau un bol peu profond à partir d'une feuille de cuivre.
She hammered out a lively tune on the piano.
Elle a martelé un air entraînant au piano.
jouer avec force
She hammered out a lively tune on the piano.
Elle a joué avec force un air entraînant au piano.
Definitions
To produce or settle the details of an agreement, plan, or solution through sustained discussion or effort.
The two sides spent several days hammering out an agreement.
To make or shape something by repeatedly striking it with a hammer.
The smith hammered out a shallow bowl from a sheet of copper.
To play a tune loudly and forcefully, especially on a piano.
She hammered out a lively tune on the piano.
Synonyms
negotiate
thrash out
work out
settle
resolve
formulate
draw up
devise
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