speed trap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for speed trap in the English»French Dictionary

speed trap N MOTOR

speed trap

contrôle m de vitesse

Translations for speed trap in the English»French Dictionary

I.trap [Brit trap, Am træp] N

1. trap HUNT (snare):

trap fig

piège m

to set a trap for animals

poser un piège pour

to set a trap for humans

tendre un piège à

to fall into a trap

tomber dans un piège

to fall into the trap of doing fig

commettre l'erreur de faire

2. trap (vehicle):

trap

cabriolet m

3. trap (in plumbing):

trap

siphon m

4. trap SPORTS (in shooting):

trap

ball-trap m

5. trap (in dog racing):

trap

stalle f de départ

6. trap (mouth):

trap sl

gueule f sl

shut your trap!

ta gueule! sl

II.trap <pres part trapping; pret, pp trapped> [Brit trap, Am træp] VB trans

1. trap HUNT:

trap animal

prendre [qc] au piège

2. trap (catch, immobilize):

trap person, finger

coincer

to be trapped in an elevator

être coincé dans un ascenseur

he trapped a nerve in his back MED

il s'est coincé un nerf du dos

3. trap (prevent from escaping):

trap heat

retenir

trap gas

empêcher [qc] de fuir

there was air trapped in the pipe

il y avait de l'air dans le tuyau

4. trap (emprison):

trap fig

prendre [qn] au piège

to trap sb into doing

amener qn à faire

to be/feel trapped (in a situation/a marriage)

être/se sentir piégé or coincé (dans une situation/un mariage)

III.trap <pres part trapping; pret, pp trapped> [Brit trap, Am træp] VB intr HUNT

trap

braconner

I.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid] N

1. speed:

speed (velocity of vehicle, wind, record)

vitesse f

speed (rapidity of response, reaction)

rapidité f

at (a) great speed

à toute vitesse

at a speed of 100 km per hour

à une vitesse de 100 km à l'heure

winds reaching speeds of

des vents atteignant une vitesse de

car with a maximum speed of

voiture avec une vitesse maximale de

at speed go, run

à toute vitesse

at speed work, read

en quatrième vitesse

to pick up/lose speed

prendre/perdre de la vitesse

at the speed of light

à la vitesse de la lumière

‘full speed ahead!’ NAUT

‘en avant toute!’

what speed were you doing?

à quelle vitesse est-ce que tu roulais or étais-tu?

reading/typing speed

vitesse de lecture/frappe

to make all speed liter

faire diligence liter

2. speed (gear):

speed

vitesse f

three-speed bicycle

vélo m à trois vitesses

3. speed PHOTO:

speed (of film)

sensibilité f

speed (of shutter)

vitesse f d'obturation

4. speed (drug):

speed inf

speed m inf

speed inf

amphétamines fpl

II.speed <pret, pp sped or speeded> [Brit spiːd, Am spid] VB trans

speed process, recovery

hâter

speed traffic

rendre [qc] plus fluide

to speed sb on his/her way

souhaiter bon voyage à qn

III.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid] VB intr

1. speed < pret, pp sped> (move swiftly):

to speed along

aller à toute allure or à toute vitesse, foncer inf

to speed away

partir à toute vitesse

the train sped past

le train est passé à toute vitesse

2. speed < pret, pp speeded> (drive too fast):

speed

conduire trop vite

he was caught speeding

il a eu une contravention (pour excès) de vitesse

3. speed (on drugs) inf:

to be speeding

être speedé inf

IV.speed [Brit spiːd, Am spid]

that's about my speed Am

c'est à peu près de mon niveau

to be up to speed

être au niveau

speed trap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speed trap in the English»French Dictionary

speed trap N

speed trap

contrôle m de vitesse

Translations for speed trap in the French»English Dictionary

contrôle-radar

speed trap

Translations for speed trap in the English»French Dictionary

I.trap [træp] N

1. trap (device for catching):

trap

piège m

to fall into the trap

tomber dans le piège

2. trap Brit inf (mouth):

trap

gueule f

3. trap (curve in a pipe):

trap

siphon m

4. trap (light carriage):

trap

cabriolet m

II.trap <-pp-> [træp] VB trans

1. trap (catch in a trap):

trap

prendre au piège

2. trap (not permit to escape):

trap water, heat

retenir

I.speed [spi:d] N

1. speed (velocity):

speed

vitesse f

at a speed of ten kilometres per hour

à une vitesse de dix kilomètres heure

at breakneck speed no pl

à une vitesse folle

cruising speed

vitesse de croisière

(at) full speed

à toute vitesse

at lightning speed

à la vitesse de l'éclair

the speed of light/sound

la vitesse de la lumière/du son

with all possible speed

le plus vite possible

2. speed fig (quickness):

speed

rapidité f

3. speed (gear on bicycle):

speed

vitesse f

4. speed inf (amphetamine):

speed

amphète f

to be on speed

être sous amphés

Phrases:

to be up to speed

aller à toute vitesse

to bring sb up to speed

tenir qn au courant de qc

II.speed <sped, sped> [spi:d] VB intr

1. speed (hasten):

speed

se dépêcher

2. speed (exceed speed restrictions):

speed

aller trop vite

3. speed inf (be under drug):

speed

être sous amphés

III.speed <-ed, -ed [or sped, sped]> [spi:d] VB trans

speed

accélérer

speed person

presser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is regularly labeled a speed trap as the state auditor reported $109,186 in mayor's court receipts in 2000 compared with $3,106 in property taxes.

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The community had a reputation for being a speed trap.

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When a speed limit is used to generate revenue but has no safety justification, it is called a speed trap.

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The design of a speed trap is based on deception.

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Up to 4 players can participate in an online race and can race in 4 game modes including circuit, sprint, lap knockout and speed trap.

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But the simple reputation as being a speed trap means the town is vigilant about drivers who travel too fast.

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He was pulled over by a traffic cop using a hand-held radar speed trap and handed a ticket.

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Each city has two full race circuits, one track for drag racing, and the game takes certain parts of a circuit for time trial, speed trap, and drift events.

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At a speed trap/traffic camera, players accelerate their car to aim for the highest possible speed.

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This town is known as a speed trap with tickets averaging $180.

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