pneumatic tire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pneumatic tire in the English»French Dictionary

pneumatic [Brit njuːˈmatɪk, Am n(j)uˈmædɪk] ADJ

1. pneumatic MECH:

pneumatic brakes, system, hammer

pneumatique

2. pneumatic Brit (rounded) inf:

pneumatic woman

bien roulé inf

pneumatic body

bien fait

to have a pneumatic figure

avoir des formes avantageuses

I.tire [Brit tʌɪə, Am ˈtaɪ(ə)r] N Am

tire

pneu m

II.tire [Brit tʌɪə, Am ˈtaɪ(ə)r] VB trans (make tired)

tire

fatiguer

III.tire [Brit tʌɪə, Am ˈtaɪ(ə)r] VB intr

1. tire (get tired):

tire

se fatiguer

Phrases:

to tire of (get bored of) person, place, activity

se lasser de

as they never tire of telling us

comme ils ne se lassent pas de nous le dire

pneumatic tire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pneumatic tire in the English»French Dictionary

pneumatic [nju:ˈmætɪk, Am nu:ˈmæt̬-] ADJ

pneumatic

pneumatique

tire¹ [ˈtaɪəʳ, Am ˈtaɪɚ] N Am

tire

pneu m

I.tire² [ˈtaɪəʳ, Am ˈtaɪɚ] VB trans

tire

fatiguer

to tire sb out

mettre qn à plat

II.tire² [ˈtaɪəʳ, Am ˈtaɪɚ] VB intr

tire

se fatiguer

to tire of sth

se lasser de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One day, a cyclist whose pneumatic tire needed repair turned up at the factory.

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Conventional pneumatic tires do not behave as classical friction theory would suggest.

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The pneumatic tire made all of these obsolete, and frame designers found a diamond pattern to be the strongest and most efficient design.

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The pneumatic tires offer a good road adherence as well as tracking stability and effective braking components.

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The ground pressure for a pneumatic tire is roughly equal to its inflation pressure.

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The machine evolved and was improved with the addition of pneumatic tires, a central crank for the pedals and a coasting back wheel with brake.

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Industries include petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textiles, and light industries.

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The last model designed by the company had a three-speed transmission and was capable of 24 mph on pneumatic tires.

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In modern times, special caltrops are also sometimes used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires.

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The ability of the large pneumatic tire to negotiate gravel, grass, etc., has some value.

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