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driver's seat N

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driver's seat → driving seat

See also driving seat

back-seat driver N

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back-seat driver

passager qui donne sans arrêt des conseils au conducteur

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I.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] N

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1. seat (allocated place):

seat

I sat down on or in the first seat I could find

je me suis assis à la première place que j'ai trouvée

the nearest available seat

la place la plus proche

to book or reserve a seat (in theatre, on train)

réserver une place

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place pour qn

to give up one's seat to sb

céder sa place à qn

to take sb's seat

prendre sa place à qn

has everybody got a seat?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

keep your seats please

nous vous prions de rester assis

take your seats please THEAT (before performance)

veuillez gagner vos places

take your seats please (after interval)

veuillez regagner vos places

the best seats in the house

les meilleures places

2. seat (type, object) MOTOR:

seat (gen)

seat (bench-type)

leather/fabric seats

sièges en cuir/en tissu

the back seat

la banquette arrière

how many seats do we need to put out in the hall?

combien de sièges est-ce qu'il faut installer dans la salle?

‘take a seat’ (indicating)

‘prenez un siège’

take or have a seat

sit in the front seat

assieds-toi à l'avant

3. seat Brit POL (in parliament, on committee):

seat

safe/marginal seat

siège sûr/menacé

to win a seat

gagner un siège

they won the seat from the Democrats

ils ont enlevé ce siège aux Démocrates

the CDU lost seven seats to the Greens

la CDU a perdu six sièges au profit des Verts

to keep/lose one's seat

garder/perdre son siège

to have a seat on the council

siéger au conseil

to take up one's seat

entrer en fonction

4. seat (part of chair):

seat

5. seat (location, centre):

seat

seat of government/learning

siège du gouvernement/savoir

6. seat (residence):

seat

résidence f familiale

8. seat (bottom):

seat euph

9. seat (of pants, trousers):

seat

II.-seat COMP

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III.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] VB trans

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1. seat (assign place to):

seat person

to seat sb next to sb

placer qn à côté de qn

IV.to seat oneself VB refl

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to seat oneself refl:

to seat oneself

to seat oneself at the piano/next to sb

prendre place au piano/à côté de qn

V.seated ADJ

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VI.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit]

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to take/occupy a back seat fig

se mettre/se tenir en retrait

driver [Brit ˈdrʌɪvə, Am ˈdraɪvər] N

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2. driver (mechanical component):

3. driver (golf club):

bois m n o 1

4. driver COMPUT:

pilote m de périphérique

gestionnaire m de périphérique

5. driver (agent, cause):

the drivers of change

les moteurs de changement

See also slave driver

slave driver N lit HISTORY

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slave driver

surveillant m d'esclaves

slave driver fig

négrier/-ière m/f fig

Translations for driver's seat in the English»French Dictionary

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I.seat [si:t] N

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2. seat THEAT:

seat

3. seat sing (part):

seat of a chair

seat of trousers, pants

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

5. seat (elected position):

seat

to take one's seat

prendre ses fonctions

6. seat (country residence):

seat

a country seat

7. seat (style of riding):

seat

Phrases:

by the seat of one's pants

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

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1. seat (sit down):

seat

2. seat (offer a seat):

seat

3. seat (have enough seats for):

the hall seats 250 guests

le réfectoire peut contenir 250 invités à table

driver N

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1. driver AUTO (person):

conducteur(-trice) m (f)

conducteur d'autobus

lorry/truck/taxi driver

chauffeur m de poids lourd/camion/taxi

2. driver SPORTS (golf club):

club m de départ

3. driver COMPUT:

pilote m (de périphérique)

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He draws her while he sits in the driver's seat looking at her through the rear view mirror as she struggles in the back. en.wikipedia.org

The vehicle has the driver seated in the middle with 2 passengers on either side and slightly back from the driver's seat. en.wikipedia.org

The handbrake was between the driver's seat and the door. en.wikipedia.org

Gig carts are constructed with the driver's seat sitting higher than the level of the shafts. en.wikipedia.org

So the girl gets into the driver's seat of the police car and drives through the fighting to the airport. en.wikipedia.org

The interior is not symmetrical: the driver's seat is slightly larger than the front passenger seat. en.wikipedia.org

The aluminium fuel tank underneath the driver's seat was ruptured by the trees and exploded. en.wikipedia.org

Driver's protection, particularly against mine explosions, is enhanced by suspending the driver's seat from the hull roof. en.wikipedia.org

The driver's seat and the motor were part of one unit, mounted with wheels upon the interior rails of the outer hoop. en.wikipedia.org

The driver's seat has a degree of height adjustment. en.wikipedia.org

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