loading bay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for loading bay in the English»French Dictionary

loading bay N

loading bay

aire f de chargement

loading bay

zone f de chargement

Translations for loading bay in the French»English Dictionary

aire de chargement

loading bay

Translations for loading bay in the English»French Dictionary

I.load [Brit ləʊd, Am loʊd] N

1. load:

load (sth carried)

charge f

load (on vehicle, animal)

chargement m

load (on ship, plane)

cargaison f

load fig

fardeau m

a lorry shed its load on the motorway today

aujourd'hui un camion a déversé tout son chargement sur l'autoroute

to have a heavy load to bear fig

avoir un lourd fardeau à porter

to take a load off sb's mind

soulager qn (d'un grand poids)

it's a load off my mind

je me sens soulagé

a bus-load of children

un autobus plein d'enfants

a whole plane-load of passengers filled the departure lounge

la salle d'embarquement de l'aéroport était remplie de passagers

2. load (weight):

load TECH, MECH

charge f (on sur)

this beam has a load of 10 tons

cette poutre a une charge limite de 10 tonnes

do not exceed maximum load

ne pas dépasser la charge maximum

3. load (shipment, batch):

load (of sand, gravel etc)

cargaison f

load (of cement)

fournée f

I've done four loads of washing this morning

j'ai fait quatre machines de linge ce matin

4. load ELEC:

load

charge f

5. load (amount of work):

load fig

travail m

we must lighten the load of young doctors

nous devons alléger le travail des jeunes médecins

fig let's try and spread the load

essayons de répartir le travail à faire

6. load (a lot):

a load or a whole load of people/books

des tas de gens/livres inf

a load or a whole load of people/books

des quantités de gens/livres

II.loads N

loads npl inf:

loads of people/photos/flowers

des tas de gens/photos/fleurs inf

we've got loads of time

nous avons tout notre temps or largement le temps

there was loads of champagne

il y avait du champagne en quantité

we had loads to drink

on n'a pas arrêté de boire

I've seen/done it loads of times before

je l'ai vu/fait je ne sais pas combien de fois

to have loads of energy

avoir de l'énergie à revendre

to have loads of work

avoir un travail fou inf

to have loads of money

être plein aux as inf

to have loads of money

être bourré de fric inf

III.load [Brit ləʊd, Am loʊd] VB trans

1. load (gen):

load vehicle, ship, donkey, gun, washing machine

charger (with de)

to load a camera

mettre un film dans un appareil photo

to load the luggage into the car

charger les bagages dans la voiture

2. load COMPUT:

load program

charger

3. load ELEC:

load system

surcharger

4. load (add charge to):

load insurance premium

majorer

5. load (inundate, give generously) fig:

to load sb with presents, honours

combler or couvrir qn de

6. load (tamper with):

load dice

piper

to load the dice against sb fig

truquer les cartes contre qn

IV.load [Brit ləʊd, Am loʊd] VB intr

load

charger

V.load [Brit ləʊd, Am loʊd]

get a load of this! (listen)

écoute un peu ça! inf

get a load of that! (look)

vise un peu ça! inf

that's a load of old rubbish inf or nonsense or crap sl or cobblers sl

c'est de la blague inf

that's a load of old rubbish inf or nonsense or crap sl or cobblers sl

c'est de la foutaise inf

loading [Brit ˈləʊdɪŋ, Am ˈloʊdɪŋ] N

1. loading TRANSP:

loading

chargement m

2. loading (of insurance premiums):

loading

majoration f

I.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] N

1. bay GEOG:

bay

baie f

the Bay of Biscay/of Bengal

le golfe de Gascogne/du Bengale

the Bay of Pigs

la Baie des Cochons

2. bay HUNT:

to be at bay

être aux abois

to bring to bay

acculer

to hold or keep at bay fig attacker, opponent

tenir [qn] à distance

to hold or keep at bay famine

stopper

to hold or keep at bay unemployment, inflation etc

enrayer

3. bay BOT:

bay, a. bay tree

laurier(-sauce) m

4. bay (parking area):

bay

aire f de stationnement

5. bay ARCHIT:

bay (section of building)

travée f

bay (recess)

renfoncement m

bay (window)

fenêtre f en saillie

6. bay (compartment):

bay AVIAT, NAUT

soute f

7. bay (horse):

bay

alezan m

II.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] ADJ

bay horse:

bay

bai

III.bay [Brit beɪ, Am beɪ] VB intr

bay dog:

bay

aboyer (at contre, après)

to bay at the moon

hurler à la lune or à la mort

to bay for sb's blood fig

réclamer la tête de qn

See also bomb bay

bomb bay N

bomb bay

soute f à bombes

loading bay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for loading bay in the English»French Dictionary

loading bay

aire f de chargement

Translations for loading bay in the English»French Dictionary

bay¹ [beɪ] N GEO

bay

baie f

bay² [beɪ] N BOT

bay

laurier m

bay³ [beɪ] N

1. bay (marked-off space):

bay

emplacement m

loading bay

aire f de chargement

2. bay (recess):

bay

renfoncement m

I.load [ləʊd, Am loʊd] N

1. load (amount carried):

load

charge f

to take a load of sth

prendre beaucoup de qc

a ship with a full load of passengers

un paquebot rempli de passagers

2. load (burden):

load

poids m

that's a load off sb's mind

qn a l'esprit soulagé

3. load (amount of work):

a heavy/light load of work

beaucoup/peu de travail

to lighten the load

rendre la vie plus facile

to share the load

partager la besogne

4. load inf (lots):

a load of sth

un tas de qc

what a load of rubbish!

que de sornettes!

Phrases:

get a load of this! inf

regarde/écoute un peu ça!

II.load [ləʊd, Am loʊd] VB trans

1. load AUTO, COMPUT, MIL:

load

charger

2. load (burden):

to load sb with sth

accabler qn de qc

3. load TECH:

load film , software

charger

load camera

armer

load cassette

insérer

Phrases:

to load the dice

piper les dés

to load the dice in favour of/against sb/sth

tricher dans le but de favoriser/desservir qn/qc

III.load [ləʊd, Am loʊd] VB intr

load

se charger

load lorry

prendre un chargement

bay⁴ [beɪ] N (horse)

bay

cheval m bai

I.bay⁵ [beɪ] VB intr

1. bay (bark):

bay

aboyer

2. bay fig, pej:

to bay for blood

être assoiffé de sang

II.bay⁵ [beɪ] N no pl a. fig

to be at bay

être aux abois

to hold sth/sb at bay

tenir qc/qn à distance