energy crunch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for energy crunch in the English»French Dictionary

energy crunch N

energy crunch

crise f de l'énergie

Translations for energy crunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] N

1. crunch (sound):

crunch (of gravel, snow)

crissement m

crunch (of gears, broken wood, bone, glass)

craquement m

2. crunch (squeeze):

crunch ECON, FIN

crise f

II.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. crunch (eat):

crunch apple, toast, biscuit

croquer

crunch animal: bone

broyer

2. crunch (crush):

crunch nuts

craquer

3. crunch (making noise):

she crunched her way across the gravel

le gravier crissait sous ses pas

4. crunch MOTOR:

to crunch the gears inf

faire craquer les vitesses inf

5. crunch inf COMPUT:

crunch data

traiter

III.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] VB intr

crunch snow, gravel, glass:

crunch

crisser

his shoes crunched on the gravel

le gravier crissait sous ses chaussures

IV.crunching ADJ

a crunching sound or noise (of gravel, snow, glass)

un crissement

a crunching sound or noise (of wood, bone, gears)

un craquement

V.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ]

when or if it comes to the crunch

au moment critique

the crunch came when

le moment critique est arrivé lorsque

when it came to the crunch I…

quand je me suis retrouvé au pied du mur, je…

energy [Brit ˈɛnədʒi, Am ˈɛnərdʒi] N

1. energy (strength, vitality):

energy

énergie f

to have the energy to do

avoir l'énergie or le courage de faire

to devote all one's energy to sth/to doing

consacrer toute son énergie à qc/à faire

it would be a waste of energy

ce serait se donner du mal pour rien

2. energy (power, fuel):

energy

énergie f

to save/waste energy

conserver/gaspiller l'énergie

3. energy:

Department of Energy

ministère m de l'Énergie

Energy Secretary, Energy Minister

ministre m de l'Énergie

4. energy PHYS:

energy

énergie f

energy crunch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for energy crunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.crunch [krʌntʃ] VB trans FOOD

crunch

croquer

II.crunch [krʌntʃ] VB intr

1. crunch (make crushing sound):

crunch gravel, snow

craquer

2. crunch FOOD (crush with the teeth):

to crunch on sth

croquer dans qc

III.crunch [krʌntʃ] N

1. crunch (crushing sound):

crunch feet, gravel, snow

craquement m

2. crunch no pl inf (difficult situation):

crunch

situation f critique

Phrases:

when it comes to the crunch inf

au moment critique

energy <-ies> [ˈenədʒɪ, Am -ɚ-] N a. PHYS

energy

énergie f

to be bursting with energy

déborder d'énergie

to conserve one's energy

économiser ses forces

to channel all one's energies into sth

concentrer tous ses efforts sur qc