English-French translations for barrage

barrage
Bien sûr, les civils dans cette zone en guerre sont exposés au feu de barrage des deux camps. Obviously civilians in this war zone are exposed to barrage fire from both sides. Dans ma région, le sud-est de l'Angleterre, notre contribution majeure à la réalisation de cet objectif sera une version du barrage marémoteur sur la Severn. In my own region, the South West of England, our major contribution to achieving this target will be some version of the Severn Tidal Barrage.
matraquage

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow
A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them
A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism
A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie
To direct a barrage at

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