donkey engine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for donkey engine in the English»French Dictionary

donkey engine N

1. donkey engine NAUT:

donkey engine

moteur m auxiliaire

2. donkey engine MECH:

donkey engine

petit cheval m

donkey engine

cheval m alimentaire

Translations for donkey engine in the English»French Dictionary

engine [Brit ˈɛndʒɪn, Am ˈɛndʒən] N

1. engine (motor):

engine (in car, train, aeroplane, boat)

moteur m

engine (in jet aircraft)

réacteur m

engine (in ship)

machines fpl

2. engine RAIL (locomotive):

engine

locomotive f

diesel/steam engine

locomotive diesel/à vapeur

to sit facing/with one's back to the engine

être assis dans le sens de la marche/dans le sens contraire à la marche

donkey [Brit ˈdɒŋki, Am ˈdɔŋki, ˈdɑŋki] N ZOOL

donkey

âne m

she could talk the hind leg off a donkey!

c'est un vrai moulin à paroles! inf

donkey's years ago inf

il y a une éternité

I've known him for donkey's years inf

je le connais depuis des années or une éternité

donkey engine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for donkey engine in the English»French Dictionary

engine [ˈendʒɪn] N

1. engine (motor):

engine

moteur m

diesel/petrol engine

moteur diesel/à essence

2. engine AVIAT:

engine

réacteur m

jet engine

moteur à réaction

3. engine RAIL:

engine

locomotive f

donkey [ˈdɒŋki, Am ˈdɑ:ŋ-] N

donkey

âne m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Equipment installed included a four-roller airspring drum cylinder press powered by an upright donkey engine, a paper cutter, a book trimmer, and some new type.

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They used their donkey engine on the pile driver to clear timber from the cold storage site.

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