English to French Meaning of crowbar - pied de biche

Crowbar :

pied de biche

noun

pied de biche, vadrouiller, patate, pioche

Crowbar :: crowbarCrowbars :: pinces

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Definitions of crowbar in English

Noun(1) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Examples of crowbar in English

(1) Since they refused to give up, they cheekily smashed their way through our front door and attempted to crowbar their way into one of the downstairs rooms.(2) It was forced off by either a crowbar or a jemmy and it must have been difficult to get off.(3) For this you will need a hammer, pry-bar, putty knife, screwdriver, crowbar , ladder and saw.(4) The car slammed to a stop and four young men piled out, one with a baseball bat, another with a crowbar or tire iron.(5) He is not out to crowbar society out of complacency.(6) It looked like someone had used a blowtorch and a crowbar and it prompted concerns that they may try to do so again.(7) He was seen trying to crowbar the front door open but failed.(8) On top of that I wrote another two scenes of my sitcom yesterday, and managed to crowbar in a reference to penguins.(9) She had the crowbar in both hands and was trying to lever apart a wide slat at the point where it was joined to the bottom of the crate.(10) Michelle wondered how to crowbar this conversation around from their usual brand of easy banter to something with a little more bite.(11) He thought the thieves had used a crowbar or chisel-type instrument to force a rear door at the school and possibly tampered with an outdoor security light.(12) I don't think Friday's incident was a serious attempt to break into the shop as they had just used a crowbar to jemmy the shutters apart.(13) More often than not scenes feel forced and clunky, as the characters none too subtly have to crowbar in the next crucial revelation, or narrative device.(14) After you've cut around the opening, pry the roofing materials loose with a crowbar and hammer; save asphalt shingles to use for patching around the skylight.(15) Of course, someone would have to use a crowbar to lever me away from my computer these days but for the vast majority who hate computers this should be a blessing.(16) So we eventually ended up getting the man who operates the tile cutters to come in; two crowbars and some very sharp knives and some very big blokes to hang off the end of the crowbars to get the leverage off.

Related Phrases of crowbar

(1) crow-bar ::

pince à levier

Related Phrases of crowbar

(1) crow-bar ::

pince à levier

Synonyms

Noun

1. pry ::

pry

2. pry bar ::

barre de levier

Different Forms

crowbar, crowbars

English to French Dictionary: crowbar

Meaning and definitions of crowbar, translation in French language for crowbar with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of crowbar in French and in English language.

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English to French Dictionary: crowbar

Meaning and definitions of crowbar, translation in French language for crowbar with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of crowbar in French and in English language.

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What crowbar means in French, crowbar meaning in French, crowbar definition, examples and pronunciation of crowbar in French language.