Usage examples of "tir armé" in French with translation to English

Cette église fut détruite par un tir d'obus. This church was destroyed by cannon fire.

Le suspect est armé et dangereux. The suspect is armed and dangerous.

Pensez-vous que le tir fut accidentel ? Do you think the shooting was accidental?

Il est armé jusqu'aux dents. He is armed to the teeth.

On ne pense jamais qu'on ira à la guerre et qu'on finira par tomber sous un tir ami. You never think you'll go to war and end up a victim of friendly fire.

La brique ne remplacera jamais (prendra la place) le béton armé ici. Bricks never take the place of ferro-concrete here.

De la manière dont les choses vont, un conflit armé peut bien s'avérer inévitable. The way things are going, an armed conflict may well be unavoidable.

Le détenu en cavale est armé et dangereux. The escaped convict is armed and dangerous.

Une fois, Christophe Colomb a combattu Cerbère, le chien à trois têtes gardien des enfers, armé de son seul chapeau. Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat.

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