spur gear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for spur gear in the English»French Dictionary

spur gear N

spur gear

engrenage m droit

Translations for spur gear in the English»French Dictionary

I.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər] N

1. spur (stimulus):

spur fig

motif m

to be the spur for or of sth

être la raison de qc

to act as a spur to crime, action

être une incitation à

2. spur (for horse, on dog's or cock's leg):

spur

éperon m

to wear spurs

porter des éperons

to dig in one's spurs

donner de l'éperon

3. spur GEOL:

spur

contrefort m

4. spur RAIL:

spur, a. spur track

embranchement m

II.spur <pres part spurring; pret, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB trans

1. spur (stimulate):

spur economic growth, increase, advance

encourager

spur action, reaction, response

inciter

to spur sb to sth/to do

inciter qn à qc/à faire

to spur sb into action

inciter qn à agir

spurred by this event, …

encouragé par cet événement , …

2. spur rider horse:

spur

éperonner

to spur one's horse into a gallop

éperonner son cheval et partir au galop

III.spur <pres part spurring; pret, pp spurred> [Brit spəː, Am spər] VB intr

spur (ride hard) liter:

to spur towards sth

piquer des éperons en direction de qc

IV.spur [Brit spəː, Am spər]

on the spur of the moment

sur l'impulsion du moment

a spur-of-the-moment decision

une décision du moment

to win one's spurs

faire ses preuves

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

spur gear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spur gear in the English»French Dictionary

I.spur <-rr-> [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] VB trans (encourage)

spur

encourager

spur the economy

relancer

II.spur [spɜ:ʳ, Am spɜ:r] N

1. spur (encouragement):

spur

encouragement m

2. spur (sharp object):

spur

éperon m

3. spur (formation):

spur of rock

éperon m rocheux

Phrases:

on the spur of the moment inf

dans le feu de l'action

to win one's spurs doing sth

faire ses preuves dans qc

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

The brake is commonly located on the driveshaft or spur gear in some cases and applies stopping power only to the driven wheels.

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