mortar

mortier

Arme qui lance des obus très haut pour qu’ils retombent sur une cible.

En anglais simple : A weapon that fires explosive shells high into the air so they fall on a target.

• The soldiers fired a mortar.
• Mortar shells landed near the bridge.
• The unit carried two mortars up the hill.

Expressions courantes : mortar fire, mortar attack, mortar shell, light mortar

mortier

Mélange humide qui lie les briques ou les blocs de pierre et durcit en séchant.

En anglais simple : A wet mixture used to hold bricks or stone blocks together, which becomes hard when dry.

• The builder mixed some mortar.
• Fill the gaps between the bricks with mortar.
• The old mortar had started to crack.

Expressions courantes : mix mortar, wet mortar, mortar joints, cement mortar

mortier

Récipient solide dans lequel on écrase des ingrédients avec un pilon lourd.

En anglais simple : A strong bowl in which you crush ingredients with a heavy stick.

• Crush the garlic in a mortar.
• She used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices.
• This stone mortar is heavy.

Expressions courantes : mortar and pestle, stone mortar, in a mortar

bombarder au mortier

Attaquer un lieu ou des personnes avec des obus lancés en hauteur par un mortier.

En anglais simple : To attack a place or people with shells fired high into the air from a small heavy weapon.

• The troops mortared the enemy position.
• They mortared the camp during the night.
• The village was mortared twice that week.

Synonymes : shell, bombard

Expressions courantes : mortar a base, mortar a position