swivel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swivel in the English»French Dictionary

I.swivel [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] N

1. swivel FISH:

swivel

émerillon m

2. swivel (movement):

swivel

pivotement m

swivel attr arm, lamp, tap

pivotant, orientable

II.swivel <pres part etc swivelling, swivelled Brit swiveling, swiveled Am> [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] VB trans

swivel chair, camera, telescope

faire pivoter

swivel eyes, head, body

tourner

to swivel one's hips

se déhancher

III.swivel <pres part etc swivelling, swivelled Brit swiveling, swiveled Am> [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] VB intr

swivel person, head, chair, gun:

pivoter (on sur)

swivel eyes:

tourner

swivel chair, swivel seat N

swivel chair

fauteuil m tournant

swivel chair

chaise f tournante

I.swivel round VB [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l -, Am ˈswɪvəl -] (swivel round)

swivel round

pivoter

II.swivel round VB [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l -, Am ˈswɪvəl -] (swivel [sth] round, swivel round [sth])

swivel round

faire pivoter [qc]

Translations for swivel in the French»English Dictionary

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émerillon

swivel

tourillon

swivel pin Brit

pivotant (pivotante) fauteuil

swivel

orientable miroir, bras de machine

swivel attr

pivoter fauteuil, chaise:

to swivel

faire pivoter qc fauteuil

to swivel sth round

tournant (tournante) siège, mécanisme

swivel attr

fauteuil tournant

swivel chair

swivel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swivel in the English»French Dictionary

I.swivel [ˈswɪvəl] N

swivel

pivot m

II.swivel [ˈswɪvəl] ADJ inv

swivel

pivotant(e)

III.swivel <Brit, Aus -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈswɪvəl] VB trans

swivel

faire pivoter

swivel chair N

swivel chair

chaise f pivotante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some examples of terminal tackle include weights, floats, and swivels.

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Swivel said that it actually took him five minutes.

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The swivel mechanism includes bumpers that stabilize the seat while in the lock position.

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It is somewhat possible that the swivel color plays a role in attracting fish, especially in low light conditions.

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The wheel hardness, tire shape, the swivel offset and the diameter of the wheel, will all affect the ease of motion at start.

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The mount attaches to a straight, swiveling suspension bar.

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The screen can be swiveled 270 to let the phone be handled more like a conventional video camera.

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Behind they are set above the axle with swivel anchorages on the axle sleeves.

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The flash head can swivel up (to 90), right (to 90) and left (to 180).

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Caster flutter can be controlled by adding dampers or increasing the friction of the swivel joints.

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