no-load in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for no-load in the French»English Dictionary

I.vide [vid] ADJ

1. vide (sans contenu):

vide lieu, boîte

empty (de of)

vide cassette, page

blank

ensemble vide MATH

empty set

les mains vides fig

empty-handed

vide de son contenu

empty of its contents

pièce vide de meubles

room empty of furniture

tu l'as loué vide ou meublé?

are you renting it unfurnished or furnished?, are you renting it empty or furnished?

2. vide (dépeuplé, inoccupé):

vide salle, rue, fauteuil

empty (de of)

vide appartement

empty (de of)

vide appartement

vacant

la maison est vide sans les enfants

the house seems empty without the children

vide de tout habitant

empty of all inhabitants

3. vide (sans intérêt, substance, idées):

vide vie, slogan, esprit, journée

empty

vide regard

vacant

se sentir vide

to feel empty

j'ai la tête vide

my mind is a blank

vide d'intérêt

devoid of any interest

vide de sens

meaningless

II.vide [vid] N m

1. vide (espace):

vide

space

suspendu dans le vide

dangling in space

sauter ou se jeter dans le vide lit

to jump into space

sauter ou se jeter dans le vide fig

to leap into the unknown

et au-dessous de lui, le vide (alpiniste)

and below him, a sheer drop

et au-dessous de lui, le vide (acrobate)

and nothing between him and the ground

être attiré par le vide

to be drawn toward(s) the edge

être penché au-dessus du vide (en montagne)

to be on the edge of a sheer drop

être penché au-dessus du vide (d'une tour)

to be leaning over and looking down into space

regarder dans le vide

to stare into space

parler dans le vide (sans auditeur)

to talk to oneself

parler dans le vide (sans sujet)

to talk at random

promettre dans le vide fig

to make empty promises

2. vide PHYS:

vide

vacuum

vide absolu

absolute vacuum

la nature a horreur du vide

nature abhors a vacuum

emballé sous vide

vacuum packed

du café sous vide

vacuum-packed coffee

pompe à (faire le) vide

vacuum pump

faire le vide

to create a vacuum

faire le vide autour de soi fig

to drive everybody away

j'ai besoin de faire le vide dans ma tête

I need to forget about everything

3. vide:

vide (absence à combler)

vacuum, void

vide (absence douloureuse)

void

vide politique/intellectuel

political/intellectual vacuum

laisser/créer/combler un vide

to leave/create/fill a vacuum

sa mort a laissé un grand vide dans ma vie

his/her death left a great void ou emptiness in my life

4. vide (vacuité):

vide

emptiness

le vide de l'existence/de leurs propos

the emptiness of life/of their words

5. vide (trou):

vide (entre deux objets)

gap, empty space

vide (dans un emploi du temps)

gap

combler un ou le vide lit, fig

to fill a gap

III.à vide ADV

à vide (sans contenu)

empty

à vide (sans résultat)

with no result

la clé tourne à vide

the key is not catching

essai à vide

no-load test

camion à vide

truck without a load

IV.vide [vid]

vide juridique

gap ou lacuna in the law

vide sanitaire

crawl space, underfloor ventilation space

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They offer six no-load mutual funds: a domestic stock fund, an international stock fund, a balanced fund, an income fund, a global stock fund, and a global bond fund.

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One should commit a fixed sum to no-load, low-expense stock index mutual funds every month for the remainder of one's term in the labor market.

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This resulted in an oven that could survive a no-load condition: an empty microwave oven where there is nothing to absorb the microwaves.

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An unloaded squirrel cage motor at rated no-load speed will consume electrical power only to maintain rotor speed against friction and resistance losses.

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These contracts are called no-load variable annuity products and are usually available from a fee-based financial planner or directly from a no-load mutual fund company.

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