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fusillade

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nounfeminine
  1. shootout; shootingof a firearm
  2. fusillade
  3. penalty

Used in the library

  • Les galopades effrénées de cowboys à la poursuite des Indiens ravisseurs; l'épouvantable fusillade; la délivrance ultime des captifs, à la dernière seconde, par les soldats qui arrivent en trombe, brandissant magnifiquement la bannière étoilée.The frantic cowboy gallopades in pursuit of the abducting Indians; the dreadful shooting; the ultimate deliverance of the captives, at the last second, by the soldiers who arrive in a tromble, beautifully brandishing the starry banner.B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • Au bout d’un instant on entendit le bruit d’une fusillade enragée.At the end of a moment the sound of a rabid shooting was heard.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • La fusillade continuait, mais les amis étaient hors de portée, et les Rochelois ne tiraient plus que pour l’acquit de leur conscience.The shooting continued, but the friends were out of reach, and the Rockies only fired for the sake of their conscience.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires

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