butterfly valve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for butterfly valve in the English»French Dictionary

butterfly valve N

butterfly valve

soupape f à papillon

Translations for butterfly valve in the French»English Dictionary

papillon

butterfly valve

Translations for butterfly valve in the English»French Dictionary

valve [Brit valv, Am vælv] N

1. valve:

valve (in machine, engine)

soupape f

valve (on tyre, football)

valve f

2. valve ANAT (of organ):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (of mollusc, fruit):

valve

valve f

4. valve (on brass instrument):

valve

piston m

5. valve Brit ELECTRON:

valve

lampe f

butterfly <pl butterflies> [Brit ˈbʌtəflʌɪ, Am ˈbədərˌflaɪ] N

1. butterfly ZOOL:

butterfly

papillon m

she's a bit of a social butterfly

elle papillonne en société

2. butterfly SPORTS → butterfly stroke

to have butterflies (in one's stomach)

avoir le trac inf

See also butterfly stroke

butterfly stroke N

butterfly stroke

brasse f papillon

butterfly valve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for butterfly valve in the English»French Dictionary

valve [vælv] N

1. valve (intake, outflow control):

valve

soupape f

valve on tyre

valve f

2. valve (part of organs):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (instrument part):

valve

piston m

butterfly <-ies> [ˈbʌtəflaɪ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ-] N

1. butterfly ZOOL:

butterfly a. fig

papillon m

2. butterfly TECH:

butterfly

écrou m à oreilles

3. butterfly SPORTS:

butterfly

nage f papillon

Phrases:

to have butterflies in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The control unit simply uses a butterfly valve for the air, which is linked by a mechanical linkage to a rotary valve for the fuel.

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Mike discovers that one of the engine's pistons and the carburetor's butterfly valve were rusted in place so that the engine won't start.

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