seat belt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

seat belt [Brit, Am ˈsit ˌbɛlt] N

seat belt

ceinture f (de sécurité)

please fasten your seat belts

veuillez attacher vos ceintures

to put on one's seat belt

mettre sa ceinture

he wasn't wearing a seat belt

il n'avait pas mis sa ceinture

adjustable seat belt

ceinture réglable

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

safety or seat belt

ceinture de sécurité

Translations for seat belt in the French»English Dictionary

ceinture de sécurité MOTOR, AVIAT

safety ou seat belt

attacher ou boucler sa ceinture (de sécurité) MOTOR

to fasten one's seat belt

attacher ou boucler sa ceinture (de sécurité) AVIAT

to fasten one's seat belt

se rattacher

to fasten one's seat belt again

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

ceinture f

he had a gun in his belt

il avait un pistolet à la ceinture

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

ceinture f

safety or seat belt

ceinture de sécurité

3. belt (area):

belt

ceinture f

a belt of industry

une ceinture industrielle

a belt of poverty around the inner city

une zone de pauvreté autour du centre urbain

a belt of trees

une rangée d'arbres

mountain/earthquake belt

zone f de montagnes/de séisme

4. belt METEO:

belt

zone f

a belt of rain/of low pressure

une zone de pluie/de basse pression

5. belt TECH:

belt

courroie f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

ceinture f

to be a black belt

être ceinture noire

the world heavyweight belt

le titre mondial des poids lourds

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

beigne f inf

belt inf

coup m de poing

to give sb a belt

flanquer une beigne à qn inf

I gave the ball a good belt

j'ai donné un grand coup de pied dans le ballon

8. belt SCHOOL (for punishing):

belt

lanière f de cuir

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans inf

1. belt (hit):

belt inf

flanquer une beigne à inf

belt person

gifler

belt ball

donner un grand coup de pied dans

he belted him in the mouth/across the face

il lui a flanqué une beigne en plein sur la bouche/la figure inf

2. belt SCHOOL (as punishment):

belt

donner une correction à [qn] (avec une lanière de cuir)

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr (go fast)

he belted home

il est rentré chez lui à toute vitesse

to belt along or down person: street

dévaler [qc] à toute vitesse

to belt along or down car: motorway

filer sur

IV.belted ADJ

belted coat:

belted

avec (une) ceinture

V.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to hit sb below the belt

donner un coup bas à qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

cette remarque était un coup bas

she has 15 years' experience/two tournaments under her belt

elle a 15 ans d'expérience/deux tournois à son actif

a belt and braces job inf

un boulot où deux précautions valent mieux qu'une inf

See also belt down

I.belt down VB [Brit bɛlt -, Am bɛlt -] inf (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

avaler [qc] d'un trait

I.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] N

1. seat (allocated place):

seat

place f

I sat down on or in the first seat I could find

je me suis assis à la première place que j'ai trouvée

the nearest available seat

la place la plus proche

to book or reserve a seat (in theatre, on train)

réserver une place

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place pour qn

to give up one's seat to sb

céder sa place à qn

to take sb's seat

prendre sa place à qn

has everybody got a seat?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

keep your seats please

nous vous prions de rester assis

take your seats please THEAT (before performance)

veuillez gagner vos places

take your seats please (after interval)

veuillez regagner vos places

the best seats in the house

les meilleures places

would you prefer a seat next to the window or next to the aisle? (on plane)

voulez-vous (une place côté) fenêtre ou (une place côté) couloir?

2. seat (type, object) MOTOR:

seat (gen)

siège m

seat (bench-type)

banquette f

leather/fabric seats

sièges en cuir/en tissu

the back seat

la banquette arrière

how many seats do we need to put out in the hall?

combien de sièges est-ce qu'il faut installer dans la salle?

‘take a seat’ (indicating)

‘prenez un siège’

take or have a seat

asseyez-vous

sit in the front seat

assieds-toi à l'avant

3. seat Brit POL (in parliament, on committee):

seat

siège m

safe/marginal seat

siège sûr/menacé

to win a seat

gagner un siège

they won the seat from the Democrats

ils ont enlevé ce siège aux Démocrates

the CDU lost seven seats to the Greens

la CDU a perdu six sièges au profit des Verts

to keep/lose one's seat

garder/perdre son siège

to have a seat on the council

siéger au conseil

to take up one's seat

entrer en fonction

4. seat (part of chair):

seat

siège m

5. seat (location, centre):

seat

siège m

seat of government/learning

siège du gouvernement/savoir

6. seat (residence):

seat

résidence f familiale

7. seat RIDING:

to have a good seat

avoir une bonne assiette

to keep one's seat

rester en selle

to lose one's seat

perdre son assiette

8. seat (bottom):

seat euph

postérieur m

9. seat (of pants, trousers):

seat

fond m

II.-seat COMP

a 150-seat plane/cinema

un avion/cinéma de 150 places

a single-seat constituency Brit

une circonscription à siège unique

III.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit] VB trans

1. seat (assign place to):

seat person

placer

to seat sb next to sb

placer qn à côté de qn

2. seat (have seats for):

the car seats five

c'est une voiture à cinq places

how many does it seat? (of car)

elle a combien de places?

the table seats six

c'est une table de six couverts

the room seats 30 people

la salle peut accueillir 30 personnes

IV.to seat oneself VB refl

to seat oneself refl:

to seat oneself

prendre place

to seat oneself at the piano/next to sb

prendre place au piano/à côté de qn

V.seated ADJ

seated

assis

to be seated at table, desk

être assis à

is everybody seated?

est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

please remain seated

veuillez rester assis

VI.seat [Brit siːt, Am sit]

to take/occupy a back seat fig

se mettre/se tenir en retrait

seat belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

seat belt N

seat belt

ceinture f de sécurité

inertia reel seat belt N

inertia reel seat belt

ceinture f automatique

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

seat belt anchorage point

point m d'ancrage de ceinture de sécurité

Translations for seat belt in the English»French Dictionary

I.seat [si:t] N

1. seat (furniture):

seat

siège m

back seat

siège arrière

is this seat free/taken?

est-ce que cette place est libre/prise?

to keep a seat for sb

garder une place à qn

2. seat THEAT:

seat

fauteuil m

3. seat sing (part):

seat of a chair

siège m

seat of trousers, pants

fond m

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

fesses fpl

5. seat (elected position):

seat

siège m

to take one's seat

prendre ses fonctions

6. seat (country residence):

seat

résidence f

a country seat

un château

7. seat (style of riding):

seat

assiette f

Phrases:

by the seat of one's pants

par intuition

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

1. seat (sit down):

seat

asseoir

2. seat (offer a seat):

seat

placer

3. seat (have enough seats for):

the hall seats 250 guests

le réfectoire peut contenir 250 invités à table

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt a. SPORTS, AUTO:

belt

ceinture f

a blow below the belt

un coup bas

2. belt TECH:

belt

sangle f

3. belt (area):

belt

zone f

commuter belt

grande banlieue

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

gnon m

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

se serrer la ceinture

to have sth under one's belt

avoir qc à son actif

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure):

belt

sangler

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

flanquer un coup à

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

se précipiter

to belt along

foncer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He had not been wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

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In the extremely unlikely case where both locking cylinders fail, the restraints are still held down by a seat belt.

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As vice-mayor, was able to restore the cities water system and institute one of the nation's first mandatory seat belt laws.

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This has led many countries to adopt mandatory seat belt wearing laws.

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Standard equipment included a reclining front seats, cigar lighter, fasten seat belt warning light, driver's door mirror, twin reversing lights and a dipping rear view mirror.

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Abs was standard as well as dual front airbags, dual front side airbags, and seat belt tensioners.

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In a car, all persons must wear seat belt.

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I hate all nanny state regulations, such as seat belt laws and smoking bans.

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For your safety, remain seated with your seat belt fastened, keeping your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the bobsled.

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These include possibly loose seat mounting bolts that could rattle on rough road surfaces and a "request for information" on the rear seat belt buckles.

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