A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

leu 518 bottine
bleu, petit , (/aw.) telegram (in blue envelope);
tirer dans le , (mil. fam.) to fire into the blue,
into the air.
bleute, a., bluish.
blindage, nfc, (auto.) dust casing, dust cover; steel
sheeting.
bloc, m., block; in the French Chamber of Deputies
a "block" supporting certain radical policies
(those of Combes, etc.);
& , (of straps) in, up to, the last hole, as far
as possible;
a'acier, (met.) rough forging;
d'alimentation, (mach. gun) feed block;
de securite, (art.) safety lock.
blocage, m., (mach.) jamming, of a mechanism,
gearing; locking, setting: (in gen.) state of being
well set up (said of a whole composed of parts
in bearing or in contact with one another).
blockhaus, m., (nav.) pilot house.
bloquage, m., v., blocage.
bloquer, v. t., to lock, set; (mach.) to jam; (in gen.)
to seat "home"; to set, fix (at or in a given
position);
un frein, ses freins, (auto.) to put on
brakes suddenly, to jam one's brake suddenly
home.
bloquiste, m., in the French Chamber of Deputies,
a member of the bloc, q. v.
bobinage, m., (elec.) wiring, coil.
bobine, f., (elec.) coil; reel;
derouleuse, reel;
de reactance, de reaction, choke coil;
refaire une , to rewind a reel, a coil;
& trembleur, (elec.) make and break coil.
& rupteur, make and break coil;
de self, self-induction coil; %
de syntonisation, syntonisatrice, (-wireless)
tuning coil:
bobine-devidoir, f., reel.
bobosse, m., (mil. slang) German soldier,
boclie, m., (mil. slang) German.
bocherie, f., (mil. slang) German cruelty.
bochie, f., (/am.) Germany.
bochisant, m., (mil. slang) germanophile.
bochiser, v. t., (mil. slang) to spy.
bochisme, m., (mil. slang) kultur.
boclionnerie, f., (mil. slang) asphyxiating gas.
boggle, m., (rr., mach.) bogy.
boire, v. t., to drink;
I'obstacle, (auto.fam.) to swallow (i. e., to be
indifferent to) obstacles (said of the pneumatic
tire).
bois, m., wood;
d'abris, (mil.) shelter lumber, (fit for the construction
of shelter);
arme, armored wood;
brut, lumber;
ceuvres, dimension stuff, worked to sizes and
shapes;
sous , (mil.) in the woods, in a wood.
bois scan, m., (mach.) throttle valve.
bolte, f., box; (mil. slang) guard house (prison), jug;
d'allumage, (mach.) ignition case;
d'appui, (art.) box, case;
d billes (mach.) ballbearing casing;
de branchement, (tel.) junction box, distribution
box;
& came, (mach.) cam case;
de cardan, (mach.) sleeve or casing (in a form
of cardan joint, receiving the lugs of a joint
fides);
de ciilasse, (mach. gun) breech casing;
& depeches, (mil.) dispatch box (carrier pigeon
service);
de derivation, v. de branchement',
de differentiel (mach.) differential gear casing;
de direction (mach.) steering gear case;
d'emission, (mil.) sounding case (for mechanical
bugles, employed in sound liaison);
des engregages, v. des vitesses;
bessieu,
bolted, oraisse, (mach.) oil cup, grease cup;
d'inflammation, (mil. min.) ignition box, (for
simultaneous ignition).
mettred la , (mil. slang) to put into the guardhouse,
to "jug";
de paperasserie, (lit. box of worthless papers,
hence, fig. mil.) routinist paper man, red tape
man;
de percussion, (trench art.) percussion case;
aux poudres, (mil. min.) case (wooden) of a
mine charge;
de prise de courant, (elec.) outlet box, terminal
box, junction box;
de reception, (mil. min.) junction box (of a
listening device), receiving box;
aux rechanges, (art.) spare-part box:
& reparation, (auto.) repair kit, outfit;
de secours, (mil. min.) first-aid box (cases of
asphyxiation);
de topage, carrying case;
de vitesses, (mach.) speed gear box, gear case.
boite-bati, f., (mach.) air reservoir of the Daimler
motor.
bottier, m., box, case;
de differentiel, v. s. v. boite.
bombard e, f., (Fr. a.) bombard (trench artillery,
four infantry barrels suitably mounted on a
single frame to fire grenades).
bombardemcn t, m., (art.) bombardment;
d' ensemble, general bombardment.
bombardier, m., (mil.) bombardier; (to-day)
bomber, trench mortarman.
bombe, f., bomb; (art.) bomb, (i. e., trench artillery
projectile);
eclairante, (artif.) light ball, flare;
fumigene, (artif.) smoke bomb;
incendiaire, (artif.) incendiary bomb.
boxnbonne, f., carboy (used, mil. min., as a mine
case);
arretoir&ressort, (mach. gun) spring stop pin.
bon, a., good; m., check, order;
absent, (mil.) authorized absence;
d'aliments, (mil., med.) order for food;
de medicaments, (mil., med.) order for drugs;
de pansements, (mil., med.) order for dress
ings;
de poste, (Fr. adm.) postal note payable to
bearer (whose name must appear on note);
du Tresor, ( Fr. adm.) sort of Treasury bill or
warrant, bearing interest.
bondir, v. n., (mil.) to rush, make a rush forward.
bonhomme, m., bolt, catch: (mil. slang) soldier
(in the trenches, the soldier calls himself bonhomme
and not poilu. The plural is bonhommes);
d'arret, (art. mach.) stop bolt;
arretoir de tete mobile, (mach. gun) bolt-head
stop;
de bascule, (mach.) rocking piece, bolt.
bonnet, m., cap; (aero.) cowl;
parasoitffle, (nav.) (cap covering head, as a
protection against the blast of discharge);
blast protector.
bonnet te, f., (inst.) eyeglass shade.
bord,m.,edge;
arriere, (aero.) trailing edge;
d'attaque, (aero.) leading edge;
d'entree, (aero.) leading edge;
moyens du , (auto.) materials (e. g., repair)
carried along;
poslerieur, (aero.) trailing edge;
de sortie, (aero.) trailing edge.
bordereau, m., indorsement;
d' envoi, (mil.) indorsement on paper going
forward or back.
borne, f., milestone; (elec.) terminal.
bossage, m., boss; any extra thickness of a part to
make it stronger; spoke boss.
botte,f.,boot;
& gland, (unif.) tasselled boot,
bottiii, m., directory.
bottine, f., half-boot, gaitrr;
& boutons, button sb ->v
elastique, gaiter.