four-wheel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for four-wheel in the English»French Dictionary

four-wheel [Brit ˈfɔːwiːl, Am fɔrˈ(h)wil] ADJ MOTOR

four-wheel brakes

quatre roues

four-wheel drive

à quatre roues motrices

four-wheel drive (vehicle)

quatre-quatre m inv

four-wheel drive (vehicle)

4 x 4 m inv

Translations for four-wheel in the French»English Dictionary

quatre-quatre <pl quatre-quatre> [katʀkatʀ] N m

quatre-quatre

four-wheel drive, four-by-four, 4x4

I.mo|teur (motrice) [mɔtœʀ, tʀis] ADJ

1. moteur (qui entraîne):

moteur (motrice) force, principe

driving attr

être l'élément moteur de qc

to be the driving force behind sth

jouer un rôle moteur dans

to play a dynamic role in

la voiture a quatre roues motrices

the car has four-wheel drive

les roues motrices sont à l'avant

it's a front-wheel drive (car)

les roues motrices sont ensablées

the traction wheels are stuck in the sand

2. moteur:

moteur (motrice) MED, PHYSIOL trouble, aphasie, fibre

motor attr

II.mo|teur N m

1. mo|teur lit:

mo|teur (électrique)

motor

mo|teur (autre)

engine

voiture avec moteur (à l')arrière/(à l')avant

car with an engine at the back/in front

le moteur développe ou fait 500 cv

the engine is 500 hp

un moteur (de) 8 cylindres

an 8-cylinder engine

un véhicule à moteur

a motor vehicle

un moteur (à) 4 temps

a 4-stroke engine

un moteur (de) 2 litres

a 2-litre engine

un moteur poussé ou gonflé inf

a souped-up engine

une voiture avec le moteur en marche

a car with the engine running

2. mo|teur fig:

mo|teur

driving force

être le moteur de qc personne, motif:

to be the driving force behind sth

III.mo|teur (motrice) [mɔtœʀ, tʀis] INTERJ CINE

moteur (motrice)

action!

IV.motrice N f

motrice f RAIL:

motrice

(locomotive) engine

V.mo|teur (motrice) [mɔtœʀ, tʀis]

moteur d'appoint

booster

moteur asynchrone

asynchronous motor

moteur atmosphérique

atmospheric engine

moteur à combustion interne

internal combustion engine

moteur diesel

diesel engine

moteur électrique

electric motor

moteur éolien

wind turbine

moteur à explosion

internal combustion engine

moteur hydraulique

hydraulic engine

moteur à injection

fuel injection engine

moteur ionique

ion engine

moteur à réaction

jet engine

moteur de recherche

search engine

moteur rotatif

rotary engine

moteur synchrone

synchronous motor

moteur turbo

turbo engine

moteur à vapeur

steam engine

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

un véhicule à quatre/deux roues

a four-/two-wheel vehicle

four-wheel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for four-wheel in the English»French Dictionary

four-wheel drive N

four-wheel drive

quatre roues motrices m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

a four wheel drive

un véhicule à quatre roues motrices

Translations for four-wheel in the French»English Dictionary

quatre-quatre [katkatʀə] N m o f inv AUTO

quatre-quatre

four-wheel drive

I.tout-terrain <tout-terrains> [tuteʀɛ̃] ADJ

tout-terrain

all-terrain

tout-terrain

four-wheel drive

vélo tout-terrain

mountain bike

II.tout-terrain <tout-terrains> [tuteʀɛ̃] N m (véhicule)

tout-terrain

all-terrain [or four-wheel drive] vehicle

four-wheel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a four wheel drive

un véhicule à quatre roues motrices

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It featured a 20-valve, 5-cylinder turbocharged engine and quattro permanent four-wheel drive, providing outstanding traction and roadholding in all weathers.

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Four-wheel braking from a common foot pedal was introduced, as was the use of hydraulically actuated brakes.

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Jaguar had little experience with four-wheel drive systems at the time, having previously only produced rear-wheel drive cars.

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Four-wheel-drive was discarded by the engineers as too heavy in a car where every gramme cuts the range.

www.topgear.com

It has six-wheel (three-axle) trucks, rather than the usual four-wheel (two-axle) trucks commonly found on smaller, lighter, switcher locomotives.

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The door to the gym flies back and a line of women stream in on retro four-wheel rollerskates.

www.independent.ie

It began as a rather basic and somewhat underpowered on- and off-road vehicle, offered only with four-cylinder motor, five-speed manual transmission, and part-time four-wheel drive.

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Believing that possessions complicated his life, he settled for his four-wheel drive vehicle, tent and camp bed.

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The optional four-wheel drive switched from part-time to full-time configuration, anti-lock brakes were made standard, and airbags an option.

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Two of the original wooden-bodied four-wheel tramcars still exist.

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