air pressure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for air pressure in the English»French Dictionary

air pressure N

air pressure

pression f atmosphérique

Translations for air pressure in the English»French Dictionary

I.pressure [Brit ˈprɛʃə, Am ˈprɛʃər] N

1. pressure (gen):

pressure TECH, METEO

pression f

to exert/put pressure on sth

exercer une/faire pression sur qc

to store sth under pressure

stocker qc sous pression

a pressure of 1 kg per cm²

une pression de 1 kg par cm²

2. pressure (on person):

pressure fig

pression f

the pressure on her to conform

la pression exercée sur elle pour qu'elle se conforme à la norme

to put pressure on sb

faire pression sur qn (to do pour qu'il/elle fasse)

to do sth under pressure

faire qc sous la contrainte

to do sth under pressure from sb

faire qc sous la pression de qn

to work well/badly under pressure

travailler bien/mal sous pression

he is under pressure from his boss to do

son patron fait pression sur lui pour qu'il fasse

she has come under a lot of pressure to do

on exerce de fortes pressions sur elle pour l'amener à faire

to be put under pressure by one's job

être stressé par son travail inf

due to pressure of work

pour cause d'emploi du temps chargé

financial pressures

contraintes financières

the pressures of fame

les tensions amenées par la célébrité

the pressures of modern life

le stress de la vie moderne

3. pressure (volume):

pressure (of traffic, tourists, visitors)

flux m

II.pressure [Brit ˈprɛʃə, Am ˈprɛʃər] VB trans

pressure → pressurize

See also pressurize, high pressure, blood pressure

pressurize [Brit ˈprɛʃərʌɪz, Am ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz] VB trans

1. pressurize (maintain pressure in):

pressurize cabin, compartment, suit

pressuriser

2. pressurize (put under pressure) lit:

pressurize liquid, gas

pressuriser

pressurized gas

gaz pressurisé

3. pressurize fig person:

pressurize

faire pression sur

to be pressurized into doing

être contraint de faire

I.high pressure N METEO

high pressure

hautes pressions f

II.high-pressure ADJ attr

1. high-pressure (aggressive):

high-pressure selling, technique, tactic, salesperson

agressif/-ive

2. high-pressure (stressful):

high-pressure job

à haute responsabilité

3. high-pressure TECH:

high-pressure gas, steam, pump, cylinder

à haute pression

blood pressure N MED

blood pressure

tension f artérielle

high blood pressure

hypertension f

low blood pressure

hypotension f

my blood pressure rose/fell

ma tension a monté/baissé

I.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. air (substance):

air

air m

in the open air

en plein air, au grand air

I need a change of air

j'ai besoin de changer d'air

to come up for air swimmer, animal:

remonter à la surface pour respirer

to let the air out of a tyre/balloon

dégonfler un pneu/ballon

2. air (atmosphere, sky):

air

air m

he threw the ball up into the air

il a jeté le ballon en l'air

the helicopter rose up into the air

l'hélicoptère a décollé

the birds of the air

les oiseaux qui volent

the swans took to the air

les cygnes se sont envolés or ont pris leur envol

to send sth/to travel by air

envoyer qc/voyager par avion

Paris (seen) from the air

Paris vu d'avion

the battle was fought on the ground and in the air

la bataille fut livrée sur terre et dans les airs

to clear the air lit storm:

rafraîchir l'air

to clear the air fig

apaiser les esprits

3. air RADIO, TV:

to be/go on (the) air broadcaster, interviewee:

être/passer à l'antenne

to go off the air

quitter l'antenne

while the programme was still on the air

alors que l'émission était encore en cours de diffusion

the series will be back on the air in January

le feuilleton reprendra en janvier

he went on the air to reassure the public

il est intervenu à la radio or à la télévision pour rassurer le public

off the air, she confided that…

hors antenne, elle a confié que…

the channel goes off the air at midnight

la chaîne cesse d'émettre à minuit

4. air (manner):

air (of person)

air m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

aspect m

air (aura, appearance) (of place)

air m

with an air of innocence/indifference

d'un air innocent/indifférent

an air of mystery surrounds the project

le projet est entouré de mystère

he has a certain air about him

il a une certaine allure

5. air MUS:

air

air m

6. air (breeze):

air liter

souffle m de vent

II.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] VB trans

1. air:

air (dry)

faire sécher

air (freshen by exposing to air) garment, room, bed

aérer

don't wear that shirt, it hasn't been aired

ne mets pas cette chemise, elle n'est pas complètement sèche

2. air (express):

air opinion, view

exprimer, faire part de

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

to air one's knowledge

faire étalage de son savoir

3. air Am (broadcast):

air

diffuser

III.air [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr]

there's something in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il y a quelque chose qui se trame

he could sense trouble in the air

il sentait qu'il y avait de l'orage dans l'air fig

there's a rumour in the air that…

le bruit court que…

to put on airs, to give oneself airs pej

se donner de grands airs

our plans are still totally up in the air

nos projets sont toujours très flous or vagues

to be walking or treading on air

être aux anges

to disappear or vanish into thin air

se volatiser

they produced or conjured these figures out of thin air

leurs chiffres étaient complètement fantaisistes

air pressure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for air pressure in the English»French Dictionary

I.pressure [ˈpreʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. pressure (force):

pressure

pression f

to apply pressure

faire pression

to put pressure on sth

exercer une pression sur qc

to be under pressure

être sous pression

at pressure

à pression

a pressure cabin

une cabine de pressurisation

2. pressure no pl (stress):

pressure

pression f

to have pressure

être sous pression

3. pressure (demands):

pressure

pression f

to be under pressure to +infin

être contraint de +infin

to do sth under pressure from sb

faire qc sous la pression de qn

to bring pressure to bear on sb to do sth

faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qc subj

4. pressure pl (pressure):

pressure

pression f

II.pressure [ˈpreʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to pressure sb to +infin

contraindre qn à +infin

I.air [eəʳ, Am er] N

1. air a. MUS:

air

air

to fire into the air

tirer en l'air

by air

par avion

there was an air of menace/excitement

il y avait de la menace/de l'émotion dans l'air

2. air no pl TV, RADIO:

to be off/on (the) air

être hors antenne/à l'antenne

Phrases:

airs and graces pej

manières fpl

to be floating on air

être aux anges

to be in the air

se tramer

to be up in the air

être flou

to give oneself airs pej

se donner des airs

II.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB trans

1. air TV, RADIO:

air

diffuser

2. air (expose to air):

air

aérer

3. air (let know):

air

faire connaître

to air one's grievances

exposer ses griefs

III.air [eəʳ, Am er] VB intr

1. air Am TV, RADIO:

air

passer

2. air (be exposed to air):

air

s'aérer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An equilibrium of air pressure is maintained in the train pipe and in the auxiliary air cylinders.

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It is common amongst drivers of off-road vehicles to decrease the air pressure in their tires.

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The museum maintains a positive air pressure to reduce risks to the specimens from dermestid beetles and other museum pests.

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It is important to understand, however, that it is the air pressure, and not the movement of the air, that prevents the apneas.

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Most microphones today use electromagnetic induction (dynamic microphones), capacitance change (condenser microphones) or piezoelectricity (piezoelectric microphones) to produce an electrical signal from air pressure variations.

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His name is a pun on the unit of atmospheric air pressure millibar.

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The ships carried sample amounts of fuel and ammunition, plus scientific instruments to measure air pressure, ship movement, and radiation.

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Subwoofers are made up of one or more woofers mounted in a loudspeaker enclosureoften made of woodcapable of withstanding air pressure while resisting deformation.

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The air pressure release is a handle beneath the rectangular center window that is similar in appearance to a car door handle.

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Also, the system prevents the parking brake being released if there is insufficient air pressure to apply the foot brake.

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