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marteau meaning in English

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marteau nom {m}

gavel◼◼◼(wooden mallet)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæv.l̩] [US: ˈɡæv.l̩]

marteau nom {f}

sledgehammer [sledgehammers]◼◼◼(kind of hammer)
noun
[UK: ˈsledʒ.hæ.mə(r)] [US: sˈleʤ.ˌhæ.mər]
Don't crack a nut with a sledgehammer. = Ne casse pas une noix avec un marteau de forgeron.

marteau nom

malleus [mallei]◼◼◻(the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.lɪəs] [US: ˈmæ.liːəs]

marteau d'armes nom {m}

war hammer(weapon)
noun

marteau de forgeron nom {m}

sledgehammer [sledgehammers]◼◼◼(kind of hammer)
noun
[UK: ˈsledʒ.hæ.mə(r)] [US: sˈleʤ.ˌhæ.mər]

marteau-pilon nom {m}

steam hammer◼◼◼(industrial machine)
noun
[UK: stiːm ˈhæ.mə(r)] [US: ˈstiːm ˈhæ.mər]

marteau-piqueur nom {m}

jackhammer [jackhammers]◼◼◼(portable percussive drill device)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒæk.ˌhæ.mə(r)] [US: ˈdʒæk.ˌhæ.mər]

entre le marteau et l'enclume preposition

between a rock and a hard place◼◼◼(having the choice between two unpleasant options)
preposition

between the hammer and the anvil◼◻◻(with the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options)
preposition

entre le marteau et l'enclume (between the hammer and the anvil) preposition

between a rock and a hard place◼◼◼(in a difficult and inescapable position)
preposition

faucille et marteau nom

hammer and sickle◼◼◼(symbol of communism)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.mə(r) ənd ˈsɪk.l̩] [US: ˈhæ.mər ænd ˈsɪk.l̩]

la faucille et le marteau nom

hammer and sickle◼◼◼(symbol of communism)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.mə(r) ənd ˈsɪk.l̩] [US: ˈhæ.mər ænd ˈsɪk.l̩]

prix marteau nom {m}

hammer price◼◼◼(amount of the highest bid at an auction)
noun

requin marteau nom {m}

hammerhead [hammerheads]◼◼◼(shark)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.mə.hed] [US: ˈhæ.mə.hed]

requin-marteau nom

hammerhead shark◼◼◼(shark of the genus Sphyrna)
noun

requin-marteau planeur nom {m}

winghead shark(Eusphyra blochii)
noun

écraser une mouche avec un marteau verbe

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut(idiom)
verb