tear gas

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n. gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, chiefly used in riot control to force crowds to disperse.

attack with tear gas.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tåregas
v. tr. - bruge tåregas mod

Nederlands (Dutch)
traangas

Français (French)
n. - gaz lacrymogène
v. tr. - lancer des gaz lacrymogènes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tränengas
v. - mit Tränengas angreifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δακρυγόνο αέριο
v. - επιτίθεμαι με δακρυγόνα αέρια

Italiano (Italian)
gas lacrimogeno, sparare gas lacrimogeno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gás (m) lacrimogênio

Русский (Russian)
слезоточивый газ

Español (Spanish)
n. - gas lacrimógeno
v. tr. - atacar con gas lacrimógeno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tårgas
v. - bekämpa med tårgas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
催泪瓦斯, 用催泪瓦斯袭击, 向...施放催泪瓦斯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 催淚瓦斯
v. tr. - 用催淚瓦斯襲擊, 向...施放催淚瓦斯

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 최루 가스
v. tr. - 최루탄으로 공격하다, 최루탄으로 진압하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 催涙ガス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألغاز ألمسيل للدموع (فعل) غاز يسيل ألدموع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גז מדמיע‬
v. tr. - ‮תקף בגז מדמיע‬

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