What does fusil in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fusil in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fusil in French.

The word fusil in French means gun, shotgun, steel, gunman, gun barrel, rifle barrel, shotgun barrel, change your tune, change tack, foetal position, hammer, lying curled up in a ball, gunshot, shot, rip-off, rifle butt, airgun, sawn-off shotgun, double-barrelled shotgun, pellet gun, pump-action shotgun, repeating rifle, bolt-action rifle, assault rifle, shotgun, jammed gun, speargun, light machine gun, machine pistol, without a care in the world, leave fresh and joyful, shoot with a gun, fire a gun, fire a shot, fire a rifle shot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fusil

gun, shotgun

nom masculin (arme à feu) (hunting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chasseur part avec son fusil.
The hunter goes out with his gun.

steel

nom masculin (aiguisoir) (for sharpening)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère aiguisait ses couteaux avec un fusil toutes les semaines.
My grandmother used to sharpen her knives with a steel every week.

gunman

nom masculin (bon tireur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les tireurs d'élite sont de très bons fusils.
Elite corps marksmen are very good gunmen.

gun barrel, rifle barrel, shotgun barrel

nom masculin (partie d'un fusil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

change your tune

locution verbale (figuré, familier (changer d'avis) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a changé son fusil d'épaule après avoir entendu mes arguments.

change tack

locution verbale (figuré, familier (changer de stratégie) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme nous n'arrivions à rien, nous avons décidé de changer notre fusil d'épaule.

foetal position

(position latérale les genoux pliés) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plupart des gens dorment en chien de fusil.

hammer

nom masculin (pièce qui met le feu à la poudre) (gun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chien à mèche, chien à silex ou chien de percussion sont autant de chiens de fusil.

lying curled up in a ball

adjectif (sur le côté, les jambes repliées)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
On le trouva couché en chien de fusil.

gunshot, shot

nom masculin (son d'un tir au fusil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rip-off

nom masculin (figuré (chose exagérée) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette addition est un coup de fusil.

rifle butt

nom féminin (partie d'arme touchant l'épaule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

airgun

nom masculin (fusil à pompe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sawn-off shotgun

nom masculin (fusil dont le canon a été coupé) (UK: firearm)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un fusil à canon scié a une plus grande dispersion.

double-barrelled shotgun

nom masculin (fusil de chasse à double canon) (UK: firearm)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vaut mieux un fusil à deux coups pour la chasse aux canards.

pellet gun

nom masculin (fusil tirant de petits plombs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pump-action shotgun

nom masculin (type d'arme) (firearm)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

repeating rifle

nom masculin (fusil à rechargement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bolt-action rifle

nom masculin (fusil à rechargement manuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

assault rifle

nom masculin (arme d'épaule) (firearm)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La kalachnikov est un fusil d'assaut qui porte le nom de son créateur.

shotgun

nom masculin (type d'arme pour chasser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jammed gun

nom masculin (fusil avec balle coincée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

speargun

nom masculin (arme du chasseur sous-marin) (for fishing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
N'oublie pas ton fusil sous-marin pour ta plongée.

light machine gun, machine pistol

nom masculin (arme de guerre automatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Armés de fusils-mitrailleurs, les soldats guettaient l'ennemi.

without a care in the world

locution adverbiale (naïvement optimiste)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

leave fresh and joyful

locution verbale (figuré (être exagérément optimiste)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shoot with a gun, fire a gun

locution verbale (tirer avec un fusil)

fire a shot, fire a rifle shot

locution verbale (tirer une cartouche avec un fusil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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