towing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for towing in the English»French Dictionary

I.tow [Brit təʊ, Am toʊ] N

1. tow MOTOR:

to be on tow

être en remorque

to give sb a tow

remorquer qn

to need a tow

avoir besoin d'être remorqué

2. tow (following) fig, hum:

to have sb in tow

être accompagné de qn

a father with two children in tow

un père accompagné de deux enfants

3. tow (ski lift):

tow

téléski m

4. tow TEXTIL:

tow

filasse f

II.tow [Brit təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

tow trailer, caravan:

tow

remorquer, tracter

tow-start [Brit ˌtəʊˈstɑːt] N

to give sb a tow-start

faire démarrer qn en le remorquant

tow truck N

tow truck

dépanneuse f

tow rope N

tow rope → towline

See also towline

towline N

towline

câble m de remorquage

I.tow away VB [Brit təʊ -, Am toʊ -] (tow away [sth], tow [sth] away)

tow away police:

emmener [qc] à la fourrière

tow away recovery service:

remorquer

tow bar N

tow bar (on car)

crochet m d'attelage

tow bar (on recovery vehicle)

barre f de remorquage

ski tow N

ski tow

téléski m

Translations for towing in the French»English Dictionary

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remorquage

towing

‘dépannage, remorquage’ MOTOR

‘towing service’ Am

halage

towing

tracteur (tractrice)

towing

towing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for towing in the English»French Dictionary

I.tow [təʊ, Am toʊ] N

tow

remorquage m

to give sb/sth a tow

remorquer qn/qc

to take sth in tow

prendre qc en remorque

to be on [or in tow] tow Am, to be under tow a. Aus

être remorqué

II.tow [təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

tow

remorquer

to tow a car away for illegal parking

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

ski tow N

ski tow

téléski m

tow truck N Am

tow truck

remorqueuse f

Translations for towing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

halage

towing

tire-fesses

ski-tow

prendre le tire-fesses

to take the ski-tow

tracter

to tow

remorquer

to tow

se faire remorquer

to get a tow

dépanneuse

tow truck Am

haler péniche

to tow

dépanner qn (remorquer)

to give sb a tow

towing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sb/sth a tow

remorquer qn/qc

to take sth in tow

prendre qc en remorque

to be on [or in tow] tow Am, to be under tow a. Aus

être remorqué

to tow a car away for illegal parking

emmener une voiture à la fourrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Balloons, skywriting, and banner towing are usually strategically located.

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By 1850, a system of moving barges and log rafts lashed alongside and ahead of the towboat was developed which allowed greater control than towing on a hawser.

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He called tow trucks so often to remove perceived parking offenders that the towing company stopped responding to his calls.

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Distinguish a powered-boat that itself rises on hydrofoils from the different towing of an unpowered piloted hydrofoiler where the tethered towed hydrofoiler is mechanically a paravane or water kite.

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The car collided with a second vehicle towing a horse trailer and sent it into the median wall.

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The MH-53 can operate from carriers and other warships and is capable of towing a variety of mine hunting/sweeping countermeasures systems.

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Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.

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However, they are heavier than open trailers and create more wind resistance, decreasing the mileage of the towing vehicle.

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Ice tanks may take the form of either a towing tank or maneuvering basin.

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Towing two of the short trailers in tandem are referred to as double pups or a set.

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