overhead camshaft in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for overhead camshaft in the English»French Dictionary

overhead camshaft N

overhead camshaft

arbre m à cames en tête

Translations for overhead camshaft in the English»French Dictionary

camshaft [Brit ˈkamʃɑːft, Am ˈkæmˌʃæft] N

camshaft

arbre m à cames

I.overhead [Brit ˈəʊvəhɛd, Am ˈoʊvərˌhɛd] N Am

overhead

frais mpl généraux

II.overheads N

overheads npl Brit:

overheads

frais mpl généraux

III.overhead [Brit ˈəʊvəhɛd, Am ˈoʊvərˌhɛd] ADJ

1. overhead FIN:

overhead charges or costs or expenses

frais mpl généraux

2. overhead cable, railway:

overhead

aérien/-ienne

3. overhead SPORTS:

overhead stroke

haut

IV.overhead [Brit ˈəʊvəhɛd, Am ˈoʊvərˌhɛd] ADV [Brit əʊvəˈhɛd, Am ˌoʊvərˈhɛd]

1. overhead (in the sky):

overhead

dans le ciel

2. overhead (above the head):

overhead

au-dessus de la tête

to hold sth overhead

tenir qc au-dessus de la tête

overhead camshaft in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for overhead camshaft in the English»French Dictionary

I.overhead N

1. overhead (running costs of business):

overhead(s)

frais mpl généraux

2. overhead inf (projector):

overhead

rétroprojecteur m

3. overhead (transparency):

overhead

transparent m

II.overhead ADJ

1. overhead (above head level):

overhead railway

aérien(ne)

overhead cable

ligne f à haute tension

overhead lighting

éclairage m au plafond

overhead volley

balle f haute

2. overhead (concerning running business):

overhead costs

courant(e)

3. overhead (taken from above):

overhead

en l'air

III.overhead ADV

overhead

en l'air

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This overhead camshaft engine features a crossflow cylinder head design, and directly driven auxiliary units.

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The basic engine is a conventional 4-cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder operated by a single overhead camshaft and hydraulic tappets.

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Each cylinder had one inlet and two exhaust valves actuated by a single overhead camshaft.

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