marteau
French → English
(tool) Hammer: a handheld tool with a heavy head used for driving nails or breaking objects.
Il a utilisé un gros marteau pour enfoncer les piquets dans le sol dur.
(English) He used a large hammer to drive the stakes into the hard ground.
Le géologue a cassé la roche avec son marteau pour examiner les minéraux.
(English) The geologist broke the rock with his hammer to examine the minerals.
(slang) Crazy: an informal term for someone who is acting insane, foolish, or eccentric.
Tu es complètement marteau de vouloir traverser la rivière à la nage !
(English) You are completely crazy for wanting to swim across the river!
Ce type est un peu marteau, il parle tout seul dans la rue.
(English) That guy is a bit nuts, he talks to himself in the street.
(mechanics) Clock hammer: the part of a clock that strikes a bell to signal the time.
On entend le marteau de l'horloge frapper les douze coups de minuit.
(English) One can hear the clock hammer striking the twelve strokes of midnight.
Le marteau de l'église sonne le glas pour annoncer le deuil du village.
(English) The church bell-clapper tolls the knell to announce the village's mourning.
(law) Gavel: a small mallet used by a judge or auctioneer to signal a decision.
Le commissaire-priseur a frappé de son marteau pour adjuger le tableau.
(English) The auctioneer struck his gavel to sell the painting.
Le juge a utilisé son marteau pour rétablir le calme dans la salle d'audience.
(English) The judge used his gavel to restore order in the courtroom.
Entry ID: fr:en:marteau · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary