bolts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bolts in the English»French Dictionary

nuts-and-bolts ADJ attr

nuts-and-bolts

pratique

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 bolts in the French»English Dictionary

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visserie

screws and bolts

boulon (à écrou)

bolt

boulon (à clavette)

key bolt

serrer ou resserrer les boulons lit

to tighten the bolts

targette

bolt

ralingue

bolt rope

bolts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bolts 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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the nuts and bolts of sth

les détails mpl pratiques de qc

Translations for bolts 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

bolts 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

the nuts and bolts of sth

les détails mpl pratiques de qc

to shoot one's bolt

être épuisé

to shoot one's bolt fig

jouer sa dernière carte