bolt upright in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bolt upright in the English»French Dictionary

I.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

1. bolt (lock):

bolt

verrou m

2. bolt (screw):

bolt

boulon m

3. bolt:

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

4. bolt (of cloth):

bolt

rouleau m (de tissu)

5. bolt (for crossbow):

bolt

carreau m

6. bolt (for rifle):

bolt

culasse f mobile

7. bolt (in mountaineering):

bolt, a. expansion bolt

piton m à expansion

8. bolt (dash):

bolt

départ m précipité

to make a bolt for it

décamper inf

to make a bolt for the door/the garden

foncer vers la porte/le jardin inf

II.bolt upright ADJ

bolt upright

droit comme un i

III.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

1. bolt (lock):

bolt window, door

verrouiller

to be bolted shut

être fermé au verrou

2. bolt CONSTR:

bolt plate, girder, section

boulonner

3. bolt:

bolt, a. bolt down (swallow) food

engloutir

4. bolt Am (abandon):

bolt political party, candidate

lâcher

IV.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

1. bolt (flee):

bolt horse:

s'emballer

bolt rabbit:

détaler

bolt person:

décamper

bolt person:

détaler inf

to bolt in/out/off

entrer/sortir/partir à toute allure

2. bolt (grow rapidly):

bolt plant:

monter en graine

V.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt]

a bolt from or out of the blue

un coup de tonnerre

to have shot one's bolt inf

avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches

Translations for bolt upright in the English»French Dictionary

to jerk around/bolt upright person:

se retourner/se redresser brusquement

Translations for bolt upright in the English»French Dictionary

I.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

1. bolt (lock):

bolt

verrou m

2. bolt (screw):

bolt

boulon m

3. bolt:

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

4. bolt (of cloth):

bolt

rouleau m (de tissu)

5. bolt (for crossbow):

bolt

carreau m

6. bolt (for rifle):

bolt

culasse f mobile

7. bolt (in mountaineering):

bolt, a. expansion bolt

piton m à expansion

8. bolt (dash):

bolt

départ m précipité

to make a bolt for it

décamper inf

to make a bolt for the door/the garden

foncer vers la porte/le jardin inf

II.bolt upright ADJ

bolt upright

droit comme un i

III.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

1. bolt (lock):

bolt window, door

verrouiller

to be bolted shut

être fermé au verrou

2. bolt CONSTR:

bolt plate, girder, section

boulonner

3. bolt:

bolt, a. bolt down (swallow) food

engloutir

4. bolt Am (abandon):

bolt political party, candidate

lâcher

IV.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

1. bolt (flee):

bolt horse:

s'emballer

bolt rabbit:

détaler

bolt person:

décamper

bolt person:

détaler inf

to bolt in/out/off

entrer/sortir/partir à toute allure

2. bolt (grow rapidly):

bolt plant:

monter en graine

V.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt]

a bolt from or out of the blue

un coup de tonnerre

to have shot one's bolt inf

avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches

I.upright [Brit ˈʌprʌɪt, Am ˈəpˌraɪt] N

1. upright CONSTR:

upright

montant m

2. upright (in football):

upright

montant m de but

3. upright MUS:

upright

piano m droit

II.upright [Brit ˈʌprʌɪt, Am ˈəpˌraɪt] ADJ lit, fig

upright

droit

to have an upright bearing

se tenir très droit

to stay upright person:

rester debout

‘keep upright’ (on package)

‘ne pas retourner’

III.upright [Brit ˈʌprʌɪt, Am ˈəpˌraɪt] ADV

to stand upright

se tenir droit

to sit upright (action)

se redresser

bolt upright in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bolt upright in the English»French Dictionary

to sit bolt upright

s'asseoir bien droit

Translations for bolt upright in the French»English Dictionary

se tenir droit comme un cierge

to stand bolt upright

Translations for bolt upright in the English»French Dictionary

I.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

bolt

décamper

II.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

1. bolt (eat):

to bolt (down) one's food

engloutir sa nourriture

2. bolt (lock):

bolt

verrouiller

3. bolt (fix):

to bolt sth on(to) sth with bolt

fixer qc à qc

to bolt sth on(to) sth fig

plaquer qc sur qc

III.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

1. bolt (for locking):

bolt

verrou m

2. bolt (screw):

bolt

boulon m

3. bolt (lightning):

bolt

éclair m

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

4. bolt (roll):

bolt

rouleau m

5. bolt (escape):

to make a bolt for it

décamper

Phrases:

like a bolt from the blue

comme un coup de tonnerre

IV.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] ADV

to sit bolt upright

s'asseoir bien droit

I.upright [ˈʌpraɪt] ADJ ADV a. fig

upright

droit(e)

II.upright [ˈʌpraɪt] N

1. upright (piano):

upright

piano m droit

2. upright (perpendicular):

upright

montant m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

According to one witness, he was seen at 3 a.m. sitting bolt upright with eyes wide open.

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It has a good, strong stem, grows bolt upright, though is reluctant to open up in sunshine.

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In one ward there were 18 cases, and the men were sitting bolt upright or swaying backwards and forwards, gasping for breath.

www.odt.co.nz

We sat bolt upright after reading his note.

www.thestar.com

This is a large, stately shipwreck standing bolt upright on the sea floor.

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I tried to fall asleep sitting bolt upright.

www.spectator.co.uk

He just stopped mid-run and stood bolt upright.

www.3news.co.nz

Sitting bolt upright, even when they are unconscious.

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My 5ft 8in sister had the back seat and needed to sit bolt upright, legs sideways.

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I could wake bolt upright, drenched in sweat, the memory of some foreign war swelling the darkness with phantasms.

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