Usage Note
Bulldozer is used both literally for the heavy construction machine and figuratively for someone or something that steamrolls opposition — c'est un vrai bulldozer (he's a real bulldozer). To convey the action of demolishing, French uses raser or démolir. The plural is regular: des bulldozers.
Examples
"Le bulldozer a rasé les vieux bâtiments."
Natural Translation
The bulldozer demolished the old buildings.

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