peak load in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for peak load in the English»French Dictionary

peak load N

peak load

charge f maximale

Translations for peak load 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

I.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] N

1. peak (of mountain):

peak

pic m (of de)

2. peak (of cap):

peak

visière f

3. peak STAT:

peak (of inflation, quantity, demand, price, market)

maximum m (in dans, of de)

peak (in hormone, popularity)

pic m

peak (on a graph)

sommet m

to be at its or a peak

être à son maximum

4. peak fig:

peak (high point) (of career, achievement, empire, mental powers, creativity)

apogée m (of de)

peak (of fitness, form)

meilleur m (of de)

her success is at its peak , she is at the peak of her success

son succès a atteint son apogée

her fitness is at its peak , she is at the peak of her fitness

elle est au meilleur de sa forme

at his peak, he earned…

à l'apogée de sa carrière, il gagnait…

in the peak of condition

en excellente santé

to be past its or one's peak

avoir fait son temps

5. peak (busiest time) (gen):

peak

heure f de pointe

peak TELEC

heures fpl rouges

to cost 40 pence peak TELEC

coûter 40p au tarif rouge

6. peak:

peak (of roof)

faîte m

peak (of hair)

banane f

‘beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks’

‘battre les blancs jusqu'à ce qu'ils deviennent fermes’

II.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] ADJ attr

peak demand, figure, level, population, price, risk

maximum, maximal

peak fitness, form, performance

meilleur

III.peak [Brit piːk, Am pik] VB intr

peak inflation, rate, market, workload:

culminer (at à)

peak fig career, performance, enthusiasm, interest:

culminer

to peak in May/in the morning

culminer en mai/dans la matinée

to peak too early runner:

se lancer trop tôt

to peak too early prodigy:

s'épanouir trop tôt

to peak too early (in career)

réussir trop tôt

peak load in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peak load in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.peak [pi:k] N

1. peak (mountain top):

peak

pic m

to reach the peak

atteindre le sommet

2. peak (climax):

peak

sommet m

peak in a period

moment m le plus fort

peak of a trend

apogée f

to be at the peak of one's career

être au sommet de sa carrière

3. peak Brit (hat part):

peak

visière f

II.peak [pi:k] VB intr

peak sb's career

être à son sommet

peak athletes

atteindre un record

peak figures, rates, production

atteindre son niveau maximum

III.peak [pi:k] ADJ

1. peak (the busiest):

peak hours

heures fpl de pointe

2. peak (the best, highest):

peak speed, capacity

maximal(e)

peak demand

record

peak season

haut(e)

in peak condition

dans le meilleur état

in peak periods

pendant les périodes de pointe

peak time viewing

heures de pointe d'écoute

peak load Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for peak load in the French»English Dictionary

courant de pointe

peak load

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The spacecraft experienced a peak load of 11 "g" (108 m/s).

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On the other hand, peak load generators, such as natural gas, have low fixed costs, low plant load factor and high marginal costs.

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The peak load was reached during 1943 when approximately 20,000 troops were undergoing training at one time.

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A full storage system minimizes the cost of energy to run that system by entirely shutting off the chillers during peak load hours.

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They reduce up to 70% of solar heat gain at its peak load, yet still provide 15% of light transmittance through the perforations.

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At utility scale, energy generated during periods of low energy demand (off-peak) can be released to meet higher demand (peak load) periods.

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These parameters, which represent the facilitys relatively constant peak load profile, were used for system design.

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Solar tends to make up all of the peak load during the summer.

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The busy hour is determined by fitting a horizontal line segment equivalent to one hour under the traffic load curve about the peak load point.

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Peak load gas turbines were in use on the site from 1982 to 1984, but demolition commenced after their removal.

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