cannon Meaning

noun

Canon

A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.

Examples :

"The soldier carefully loaded the cannon with gunpowder and a projectile. "

Le soldat chargea soigneusement le canon avec de la poudre à canon et un projectile.

noun

Canon

Examples :

"The science teacher demonstrated how a compressed-air cannon could shoot a small ball across the classroom. "

Le professeur de sciences a démontré comment un canon à air comprimé pouvait projeter une petite balle à travers la salle de classe.

device weapon military machine

noun

Canon

A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.

Examples :

"The vet examined the horse's cannon bone, checking for any signs of injury. "

Le vétérinaire a examiné le canon du cheval, vérifiant l'absence de signes de blessure.

animal anatomy body part physiology

noun

Canon

A cannon bit.

Examples :

"The dog's playful bite was so powerful, it left a small, painful cannon bit on my arm. "

La morsure enjouée du chien était si puissante qu'elle a laissé une petite morsure douloureuse comme un canon sur mon bras.

part weapon military

noun

Canon

A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.

Examples :

"The soldiers fired the cannon, sending a large ball of iron hurtling towards the enemy's fort. "

Les soldats ont tiré le canon, envoyant une grosse boule de fer se précipiter vers le fort ennemi.

military weapon machine technology war history

noun noun

Carambolage

A carom.

Examples :

"The basketball player's shot was a cannon off the backboard, leading to a score. "

Le tir du joueur de basket-ball a fait un carambolage sur le panneau, menant à un point.

sport

noun

Bras de lanceur

The arm of a player that can throw well.

Examples :

"My brother is a strong cannon; he can throw a baseball very far. "

Mon frère a un bon bras de lanceur ; il peut lancer une balle de baseball très loin.

sport body

noun

Canon

A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

Examples :

"The large cannon on the carousel spun slowly, each child holding on tightly. "

Le grand canon sur le manège tournait lentement, chaque enfant s'accrochant fermement.

machine part technical

noun

Canon (aux échecs chinois)

(Chinese chess) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.

Examples :

"The cannon moved horizontally across the board, then jumped over the bishop to capture the pawn. "

Le canon s'est déplacé horizontalement sur l'échiquier, puis a sauté par-dessus le fou pour capturer le pion.

game

verb

Canonner

To bombard with cannons.

Examples :

"The army cannoned the enemy's fort all day long. "

L'armée a canonné le fort ennemi toute la journée.

military weapon war

verb

Faire un carambolage

To play the carom billiard shot. To strike two balls with the cue ball

Examples :

"The white cannoned off the red onto the pink."

La blanche a fait un carambolage de la rouge sur la rose.

sport game entertainment

verb

Tirer quelque chose, en particulier des projectiles sphériques, rapidement

To fire something, especially spherical, rapidly.

Examples :

"The soldier cannoned the heavy stone ball across the field. "

Le soldat a tiré la lourde boule de pierre à travers le champ.

military weapon action

verb

Canonner, percuter

To collide or strike violently, especially so as to glance off or rebound.

Examples :

"The basketball cannoned off the backboard and into the hoop. "

Le ballon de basket a percuté le panneau et est entré dans le panier.

physics action military

noun

Principe, règle

A generally accepted principle; a rule.

Examples :

"The trial must proceed according to the canons of law."

Le procès doit se dérouler selon les principes de la loi.

doctrine philosophy religion law literature culture

noun

Canon, corpus

A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.

Examples :

"The novels of Jane Austen form a significant cannon of English literature. "

Les romans de Jane Austen forment un canon important de la littérature anglaise.

literature culture writing

noun

Œuvre, corpus

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

Examples :

"the entire Shakespeare canon"

L'ensemble du corpus de Shakespeare

literature culture

noun

Prière eucharistique, en particulier le Canon romain

A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.

Examples :

"The priest recited the cannon during the Mass. "

Le prêtre a récité la prière eucharistique pendant la messe.

religion ritual theology

noun

Droit canonique

A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.

Examples :

"We must proceed according to canon law."

Nous devons procéder selon le droit canonique.

religion law theology

noun

Canon, liste des saints

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

Examples :

"The church's cannon includes Saint Teresa and Saint Francis. "

Le canon de l'église comprend sainte Thérèse et saint François.

religion theology list

noun

Règle, statut

In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.

Examples :

"The new novice carefully studied the monastic cannon before taking their vows. "

Le nouveau novice étudia attentivement la règle monastique avant de prononcer ses vœux.

religion literature

noun

Chanoine

A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

Examples :

"The new cannon of the cathedral was tasked with organizing the choir's rehearsal schedule. "

Le nouveau chanoine de la cathédrale a été chargé d'organiser le calendrier des répétitions de la chorale.

religion person job

noun

Canon

A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.

Examples :

"Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular."

Le Canon de Pachelbel est devenu très populaire.

music

noun

Redevance, rente

(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius

Examples :

"The church collected a yearly canon for its upkeep. "

L'église percevait une redevance annuelle pour son entretien.

property law economy

noun

Canon, œuvres

Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.

Examples :

"The "Harry Potter" books are a key part of the cannon for that fictional world. "

Les livres de « Harry Potter » font partie intégrante du canon de cet univers fictif.

story literature media culture entertainment

noun

Filet, canon

A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.

Examples :

"a canon of beef or lamb"

Un filet de bœuf ou d'agneau.

food

noun

Canon

A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

Examples :

"The printer used a large cannon typeface for the important church documents. "

L'imprimante utilisait un grand canon pour les documents importants de l'église.

type writing language

noun

Anse

The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.

Examples :

"The bell's cannon was broken, so the teacher couldn't ring it for class. "

L'anse de la cloche était cassée, donc le professeur ne pouvait pas la sonner pour la classe.

architecture part bell-ringing

Carambolage

A carom.

Examples :

"My argument with my brother was a cannon of back-and-forth insults. "

Mon dispute avec mon frère était un carambolage d'insultes réciproques.

sport game

noun

Chanoine

A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

Examples :

"The new cannon at the cathedral is a respected member of the clergy. "

Le nouveau chanoine de la cathédrale est un membre respecté du clergé.

religion person theology

noun

Chanoine

A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.

Examples :

"The new student, a cannon from the Order of Saint Benedict, joined the school's choir. "

Le nouvel élève, un chanoine de l'Ordre de Saint-Benoît, a rejoint la chorale de l'école.

religion person group

noun

Qanûn

A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.

Examples :

"The old music teacher played a beautiful melody on the cannon, a traditional Caucasian instrument. "

Le vieux professeur de musique jouait une belle mélodie sur le qanûn, un instrument traditionnel caucasien.

music

Meanings

Examples :

"The soldier carefully loaded the cannon with gunpowder and a projectile. "

Le soldat chargea soigneusement le canon avec de la poudre à canon et un projectile.

Examples :

"The science teacher demonstrated how a compressed-air cannon could shoot a small ball across the classroom. "

Le professeur de sciences a démontré comment un canon à air comprimé pouvait projeter une petite balle à travers la salle de classe.

Examples :

"The vet examined the horse's cannon bone, checking for any signs of injury. "

Le vétérinaire a examiné le canon du cheval, vérifiant l'absence de signes de blessure.

Examples :

"The dog's playful bite was so powerful, it left a small, painful cannon bit on my arm. "

La morsure enjouée du chien était si puissante qu'elle a laissé une petite morsure douloureuse comme un canon sur mon bras.

Examples :

"The soldiers fired the cannon, sending a large ball of iron hurtling towards the enemy's fort. "

Les soldats ont tiré le canon, envoyant une grosse boule de fer se précipiter vers le fort ennemi.

Carambolage

Examples :

"The basketball player's shot was a cannon off the backboard, leading to a score. "

Le tir du joueur de basket-ball a fait un carambolage sur le panneau, menant à un point.

Bras de lanceur

Examples :

"My brother is a strong cannon; he can throw a baseball very far. "

Mon frère a un bon bras de lanceur ; il peut lancer une balle de baseball très loin.

Examples :

"The large cannon on the carousel spun slowly, each child holding on tightly. "

Le grand canon sur le manège tournait lentement, chaque enfant s'accrochant fermement.

Canon (aux échecs chinois)

Examples :

"The cannon moved horizontally across the board, then jumped over the bishop to capture the pawn. "

Le canon s'est déplacé horizontalement sur l'échiquier, puis a sauté par-dessus le fou pour capturer le pion.

Canonner

Examples :

"The army cannoned the enemy's fort all day long. "

L'armée a canonné le fort ennemi toute la journée.

Faire un carambolage

Examples :

"The white cannoned off the red onto the pink."

La blanche a fait un carambolage de la rouge sur la rose.

Tirer quelque chose, en particulier des projectiles sphériques, rapidement

Examples :

"The soldier cannoned the heavy stone ball across the field. "

Le soldat a tiré la lourde boule de pierre à travers le champ.

Canonner, percuter

Examples :

"The basketball cannoned off the backboard and into the hoop. "

Le ballon de basket a percuté le panneau et est entré dans le panier.

Principe, règle

Examples :

"The trial must proceed according to the canons of law."

Le procès doit se dérouler selon les principes de la loi.

Canon, corpus

Examples :

"The novels of Jane Austen form a significant cannon of English literature. "

Les romans de Jane Austen forment un canon important de la littérature anglaise.

Œuvre, corpus

Examples :

"the entire Shakespeare canon"

L'ensemble du corpus de Shakespeare

Prière eucharistique, en particulier le Canon romain

Examples :

"The priest recited the cannon during the Mass. "

Le prêtre a récité la prière eucharistique pendant la messe.

Droit canonique

Examples :

"We must proceed according to canon law."

Nous devons procéder selon le droit canonique.

Canon, liste des saints

Examples :

"The church's cannon includes Saint Teresa and Saint Francis. "

Le canon de l'église comprend sainte Thérèse et saint François.

Règle, statut

Examples :

"The new novice carefully studied the monastic cannon before taking their vows. "

Le nouveau novice étudia attentivement la règle monastique avant de prononcer ses vœux.

Chanoine

Examples :

"The new cannon of the cathedral was tasked with organizing the choir's rehearsal schedule. "

Le nouveau chanoine de la cathédrale a été chargé d'organiser le calendrier des répétitions de la chorale.

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