reverse gear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for reverse gear in the English»French Dictionary

reverse gear N MOTOR

reverse gear

marche f arrière

Translations for reverse gear in the English»French Dictionary

reverse, a. reverse gear

marche f arrière

the operator threw the machine into gear/reverse

l'opérateur a embrayé l'engin/passé la marche arrière

Translations for reverse gear in the French»English Dictionary

passer la troisième/la marche arrière

to go into third gear/into reverse

Translations for reverse gear in the English»French Dictionary

I.reverse [Brit rɪˈvəːs, Am rəˈvərs] N

1. reverse (opposite):

the reverse

le contraire

rather the reverse

plutôt le contraire

quite the reverse

bien au contraire

the truth was exactly the reverse

la vérité était tout le contraire

2. reverse (back):

the reverse (of coin)

le revers

the reverse (of banknote)

le verso

the reverse (of fabric, picture)

l'envers m

3. reverse (setback):

reverse

revers m

4. reverse MOTOR:

reverse, a. reverse gear

marche f arrière

you're in reverse

tu es en marche arrière

to go into reverse driver:

se mettre en marche arrière

to go into reverse fig process:

s'inverser

to put a plan/policy into reverse fig

faire marche arrière dans son plan/sa politique

the same process but in reverse

le même procédé mais en sens inverse

II.reverse [Brit rɪˈvəːs, Am rəˈvərs] ADJ

1. reverse (opposite):

reverse argument, effect, trend

contraire

reverse direction

opposé

2. reverse (other):

the reverse side (of coin, medal)

le revers

the reverse side (of fabric, picture)

l'envers m

3. reverse (backwards):

reverse somersault

en arrière

to answer the questions in reverse order

répondre aux questions en commençant par la dernière

4. reverse MOTOR:

reverse turn

virage m en marche arrière

III.in reverse ADV

in reverse do, function:

in reverse

en sens inverse

IV.reverse [Brit rɪˈvəːs, Am rəˈvərs] VB trans

1. reverse (invert):

reverse order, trend, process, policy

inverser

2. reverse (exchange, switch):

reverse roles

renverser

3. reverse Brit POL:

reverse defeat

retourner

4. reverse:

reverse TECH, MOTOR mechanism, machine

faire tourner [qc] à l'envers

reverse car

faire rouler [qc] en marche arrière

to reverse a car out of a garage

sortir une voiture d'un garage en marche arrière

5. reverse LAW:

reverse

annuler

6. reverse TELEC:

to reverse the charges

appeler en PCV

V.reverse [Brit rɪˈvəːs, Am rəˈvərs] VB intr

reverse driver:

reverse

faire marche arrière

he reversed into a tree

il a heurté un arbre en faisant marche arrière

to reverse down the lane/into a parking space

descendre l'allée/se garer en marche arrière

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

1. gear (equipment):

gear

matériel m

climbing/fishing/gardening gear

matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage

2. gear (personal possessions, stuff):

gear inf

affaires fpl

don't leave your gear all over the place

ne laisse pas tes affaires partout

3. gear (clothes):

gear

fringues inf

fpl tennis/football gear

tenue f de tennis/football

4. gear MOTOR:

gear

vitesse f

bottom or first gear

première vitesse

to be in second/third gear

être en seconde/troisième

to change gear

changer de vitesse

to put a car in gear

passer la vitesse

you're not in gear

tu es au point mort

you're in the wrong gear

tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse

‘keep in low gear’ (on sign)

‘utilisez votre frein moteur’

to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig

se préparer pour qc

5. gear TECH (toothed wheel):

gear

roue f dentée

6. gear (drugs):

gear inf

drogués fpl

II.gears N npl

1. gears MOTOR:

gears

changement m de vitesse

2. gears TECH:

gears

engrenage m

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

1. gear (tailor):

to be geared to or towards sb/sth course, policy, system, tax:

s'adresser à qn/qc

to be geared to or towards doing

être destiné à faire

2. gear (provide with gearing):

gear MOTOR, TECH car

équiper [qc] d'un embrayage

gear other machinery

équiper [qc] d'un engrenage

reverse gear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reverse gear in the English»French Dictionary

reverse gear N

reverse gear

marche f arrière

Translations for reverse gear in the English»French Dictionary

I.reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s, Am -ˈvɜ:rs] VB trans

1. reverse Aus, Brit (move backwards):

reverse

retourner

to reverse a vehicle out of somewhere

sortir un véhicule de quelque part

to reverse a vehicle into sth

reculer un véhicule dans qc

2. reverse (turn the other way):

reverse

retourner

3. reverse (change to opposite, exchange):

reverse

inverser

reverse trend, situation

renverser

to reverse the charges Brit, Can TELEC

demander une communication en PCV

4. reverse LAW:

reverse judgement

annuler

II.reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s, Am -ˈvɜ:rs] VB intr Aus, Brit

reverse

faire marche arrière

to reverse into/out of the garage

rentrer dans le/sortir du garage en marche arrière

to reverse into sth

rentrer dans qc en faisant marche arrière

III.reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s, Am -ˈvɜ:rs] N

1. reverse no pl (opposite):

reverse

contraire m

to do sth in reverse

faire qc à l'envers

2. reverse (gear):

reverse

marche f arrière

to be in reverse

être en marche arrière

3. reverse (misfortune):

reverse

échec m

4. reverse (back):

reverse

revers m

reverse of a coin

envers m

reverse of a document

verso m

IV.reverse [rɪˈvɜ:s, Am -ˈvɜ:rs] ADJ

reverse

contraire

reverse direction

opposé(e)

reverse order

inverse

the reverse side of paper

le verso

the reverse side of garment

l'envers m

to do sth in reverse order

faire qc à l'envers

I.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] N

1. gear AUTO (speed):

gear

vitesse f

in first/second/third gear

en première/seconde/troisième

to be in neutral [or out of] gear

être au point mort

to change [or Am shift] gear

changer de vitesse

to shift into top [or Am high] gear

passer à la vitesse maximale

2. gear (mechanism):

gear

mécanisme m

3. gear TECH (set of gears):

gear(s)

engrenage m

4. gear (toothed wheel):

gear

roue f dentée

5. gear no pl inf (equipment):

gear

attirail m

gear clothes

tenue f

6. gear no pl inf (belongings):

gear

affaires fpl

7. gear no pl inf (trendy clothes):

gear

fringues fpl

Phrases:

to move up a gear

passer à la vitesse supérieure

to be out of gear

être au point mort

to shift into high gear

passer à plein régime

II.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] VB intr

gear

s'engrener

III.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] VB trans

1. gear TECH:

gear

engrener

2. gear fig:

to gear sth to sth

adapter qc à qc

to be geared for sth

être préparé pour qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It had one forward and one reverse gear.

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These air-cooled engines were developed principally as motorcycle units and therefore had no reverse gear.

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The gearbox is different, with five forward and one reverse gear, instead of seven forward and one reverse.

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Attempting to select reverse while the vehicle is moving forward causes severe gear wear (except in transmissions with synchromesh on the reverse gear).

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All gears, including the reverse gear, are synchronized.

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The engine drives a manual gearbox with five forward gears and one reverse gear.

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Moving the roller past the center point spun it backwards to give reverse gear.

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Most engines have a gearbox with two to six ratios, reverse gear is rare but does exist for sidecar use.

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It featured reverse gear lock-out, hill-holder, anti-creep and a locking torque converter which allowed direct drive with virtually no converter power loss in high gear.

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One major innovation was the addition of a reverse gear, which was actually a creative use of the electric starter motor linked to the transmission.

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