ammunition

munitions

Balles, obus et autres matériaux utilisés dans les armes à feu.

En anglais simple : Bullets, shells, and other materials used in guns and similar weapons.

• The soldiers needed more ammunition.
• They found boxes of ammunition in the truck.
• The guards ran out of ammunition during the attack.

Synonymes : ammo, munitions

Expressions courantes : live ammunition, supply ammunition, run out of ammunition, store ammunition

arguments, munitions

Faits ou paroles que l’on peut utiliser pour attaquer quelqu’un dans une discussion.

En anglais simple : Facts or words that can be used to attack someone in an argument.

• His mistake gave her ammunition.
• The report provided ammunition for critics of the policy.
• She used his old comments as ammunition in their argument.

Comment l'utiliser : ammunition for someone/something (The mistake gave ammunition to her critics.); ammunition against someone (They gathered ammunition against their opponent.)

Synonymes : fuel, material

Expressions courantes : give someone ammunition, political ammunition, ammunition against someone