bolting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bolting 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

expansion bolt N

expansion bolt

vis f à cheville expansible

bolt hole N Brit lit, fig

bolt hole

refuge m

U bolt N

U bolt

boulon m étrier

eye bolt N TECH

eye bolt

boulon m à œil

Translations for bolting in the French»English Dictionary

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boulonnage TECH (d'un élément)

bolting

boulonnage (d'éléments entre eux)

bolting together

déboulé (de chien)

bolt(ing)

verrouillage (action)

bolting

emballement

bolting

targette

bolt

bolting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bolting 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

bolt-hole N

bolt-hole

refuge m

bolt-hole animal

terrier m

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to shoot one's bolt

être épuisé

to shoot one's bolt fig

jouer sa dernière carte

Translations for bolting in the French»English Dictionary

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boulon

bolt

targette

bolt

verrou

bolt

taquet

bolt

se tenir droit comme un cierge

to stand bolt upright

boulonner

to bolt down

s'emballer animal

to bolt

bolting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bolt (down) one's food

engloutir sa nourriture

to bolt sth on(to) sth with bolt

fixer qc à qc

to bolt sth on(to) sth fig

plaquer qc sur qc

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

to make a bolt for it

décamper

like a bolt from the blue

comme un coup de tonnerre

to sit bolt upright

s'asseoir bien droit

to shoot one's bolt

être épuisé

to shoot one's bolt fig

jouer sa dernière carte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bolting train struck the end with terrific force.

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Physical strength at the umbilical plates is provided by bolting corresponding umbilical plates together.

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The scene changes to an unseen person closing and bolting an airplane bathroom door and then the sounds of retching can be heard.

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Less often, bolting is a deliberate disobedience by a horse that wishes to rid itself of a handler or avoid an unpleasant situation.

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All these are pro-forma actions are nothing but bolting the stable door after the horse has fled.

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The pack horses stampeded and bolted - they hadn't heard the like before and of course a bolting pack horse soon looses its pack.

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Traditionally, aircraft engines were manufactured by machining separate steel cylinders and then bolting these assemblies directly to the crankcase.

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The frame was a diamond design with a reinforced single front down tube bolting to the engine's crankcase.

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