reef knot in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for reef knot in the English»French Dictionary

reef knot N

reef knot

nœud m plat

Translations for reef knot in the English»French Dictionary

I.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] N

1. knot (tied part):

knot

nœud m

to tie sth in a knot

nouer qc

2. knot (tangle in hair, rope):

knot

nœud m

to comb the knots out of one's hair

se démêler les cheveux avec un peigne

3. knot (in wood):

knot

nœud m

4. knot (group):

knot fig

petit groupe m (of de)

5. knot (tense feeling) fig:

to have a knot in one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

6. knot NAUT:

knot

nœud m

to do 15 knots

filer 15 nœuds

II.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB trans

knot strings, ends, scarf, handkerchief:

knot

nouer (together ensemble)

to knot one's tie

faire un nœud à sa cravate

III.knot <pres part knotting; pret, pp knotted> [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] VB intr

knot stomach, muscles:

knot

se nouer

IV.knot [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt]

to do sth at a rate of knots

faire qc à toute allure

to get tied up in knots

s'embrouiller

to tie the knot

se marier

I.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] N

1. reef (in sea):

reef

récif m

reef

écueil m also fig

2. reef MIN:

reef

veine f

reef

filon m

3. reef NAUT:

reef

ris m

II.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB trans NAUT

reef sail

prendre un ris dans

III.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB intr NAUT

reef

prendre un ris

reef knot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reef knot in the English»French Dictionary

reef knot N (square knot)

reef knot

nœud m plat

Translations for reef knot in the English»French Dictionary

I.knot¹ [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] N

knot

nœud m

knot (small group)

noyau m

Phrases:

sb's stomach is in knots

qn a l'estomac noué

to tie oneself up in knots

s'embrouiller

II.knot¹ <-tt> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB trans

knot

nouer

to knot a tie

faire un nœud de cravate

to knot sth together

nouer qc ensemble

III.knot¹ <-tt-> [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] VB intr

knot muscles, stomach:

knot

se nouer

knot² N NAUT

knot

nœud m

reef¹ [ri:f] N GEO

reef

récif m

I.reef² [ri:f] N NAUT

reef

ris m

II.reef² [ri:f] VB trans

to reef the sails

arriser les voiles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For added security, ensure both ends are sufficiently long to tie them into a reef knot.

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Many roasts are tied with string prior to roasting, often using the reef knot or the packer's knot.

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It is one of the four basic maritime knots (the other three are figure-eight knot, reef knot and clove hitch).

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One way to distinguish them is that in the reef knot each loop passes completely over, or completely under (not through) the neck of the other.

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The reef knot is commonly taught as "left over right, tuck under" then "right over left, tuck under".

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While classed with binding knots, such as the reef knot and miller's knot, the bottle sling is able to perform a function for which most other binding knots are unsuited.

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The shoelace knot is a doubly slipped reef knot, the original being far harder to undo.

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It is better to tie a reef knot in nearly all circumstances.

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Wrap backwards up the rope until you have both ends side by side, finish by tying a reef knot.

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Once you get the hang of it, you can gain the benefits of the reef knot but tie your shoes significantly faster.

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