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rifle

/ˈɹaɪfəl/

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noun

Fusil

A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully aimed the rifle at the deer. "

Le chasseur a soigneusement visé le fusil sur le cerf.

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noun

Fusilier

(usually plural) A rifleman.

Examples :

"The rifle team practiced their marksmanship every afternoon. "

L'équipe de fusiliers s'entraînait à son adresse au tir tous les après-midi.

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noun

Fusil

An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.

Examples :

"The history teacher showed the class a picture of a vintage rifle, an artillery piece used in the American Civil War. "

Le professeur d'histoire a montré à la classe une photo d'un fusil ancien, une pièce d'artillerie utilisée pendant la guerre de Sécession américaine.

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noun

Pierre à aiguiser

A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.

Examples :

"The farmer used the rifle to sharpen his scythe blades. "

Le fermier a utilisé la pierre à aiguiser pour affûter les lames de sa faux.

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verb

Fouiller, feuilleter

To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)

Examples :

"She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document."

Elle a fait un désordre en fouillant dans la pile de papiers, à la recherche du titre de propriété.

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verb

Piller, voler

To commit robbery or theft.

Examples :

"The gang leader was arrested for rifling the school's treasury. "

Le chef de gang a été arrêté pour avoir pillé la trésorerie de l'école.

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verb

Piller, saccager

To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

Examples :

"The thieves rifled the classroom, stealing all the valuable electronics. "

Les voleurs ont pillé la salle de classe, volant tous les appareils électroniques de valeur.

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verb

Piller, piller

To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.

Examples :

"The thieves rifled the store's display cases, stealing expensive jewelry. "

Les voleurs ont pillé les vitrines du magasin, volant des bijoux coûteux.

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verb

Saisir, voler

To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.

Examples :

"The student tried to rifle the teacher's desk, hoping to find the answers to the quiz. "

L'élève a essayé de voler le bureau du professeur, espérant trouver les réponses au contrôle.

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verb

Rayer le canon d'une arme à feu

To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.

Examples :

"The gunsmith carefully riffled the barrel of the hunting rifle to improve its accuracy. "

L'armurier a rayé avec soin le canon du fusil de chasse pour améliorer sa précision.

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verb

Rayer

To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.

Examples :

"The marksman skillfully riffled the bullet, ensuring it traveled in a straight line to the target. "

Le tireur d'élite a habilement rayé la balle, s'assurant qu'elle voyageait en ligne droite vers la cible.

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verb

Trajecter, filer

To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).

Examples :

"The baseball flew through the air, and the player's bat, in a swift motion, riffled the ball towards home plate. "

La balle de baseball a filé dans les airs, et la batte du joueur, d'un mouvement rapide, a trajecté la balle vers le marbre.

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verb

Mettre en loterie

To dispose of in a raffle.

Examples :

"The club members rifled the prize donations for their annual fundraiser. "

Les membres du club ont mis en loterie les dons de prix pour leur collecte de fonds annuelle.

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verb

Participer à une tombola

To engage in a raffle.

Examples :

"My sister is going to rifle the tickets for the school fundraiser raffle. "

Ma sœur va participer à la tombola pour la collecte de fonds de l'école.

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