track shoe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for track shoe in the English»French Dictionary

track shoe N

track shoe

chaussure f de course à pointes

Translations for track shoe in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] N

1. shoe (footwear):

shoe

chaussure f

a pair of shoes

une paire de chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes

enlever/mettre ses chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes attr box, brush, cleaner, cream

à chaussures

to take off/put on one's shoes factory, manufacturer, retailer, shop

de chaussures

2. shoe (for horse):

shoe

fer m

3. shoe PHOTO (for flash):

shoe

griffe f

4. shoe MOTOR:

shoe, a. brake shoe

sabot m de frein

5. shoe ENGINEER:

shoe, a. pile shoe

sabot m de pieu

II.shoe <pres part shoeing; pret, pp shod> [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu] VB trans

shoe horse

ferrer

shoe person

chausser

III.shoe [Brit ʃuː, Am ʃu]

it's a question of dead men's shoes

il s'agit d'attendre la mort de quelqu'un pour prendre sa place

to be in sb's shoes

être à la place de qn

what would you have done in my shoes?

qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place?

to save/wear out shoe leather

ménager/user ses semelles

to shake or shiver in one's shoes

avoir peur, avoir la frousse inf

to step into or fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

I.track [Brit trak, Am træk] N

1. track (print):

track (of animal, person)

empreintes fpl

track (of animal, person)

traces fpl

track (of vehicle)

traces fpl

we followed his track(s) to the bank of the river

nous avons suivi ses traces or ses empreintes jusqu'au bord de la rivière

the (tyre) tracks led to the lake

les traces (de pneu) menaient au lac

2. track lit, fig:

track (course, trajectory) (of person)

trace f

track (of missile, aircraft, storm)

trajectoire f

to be on the track of person

être sur la trace or piste de

to be on the track of discovery

être sur la voie de

she knew the police were on her track

elle savait que la police était sur sa trace or piste

to cover one's tracks

brouiller les pistes

the negotiations were on track

les négociations se déroulaient comme prévu

to be on the right track

être sur la bonne piste

to put sb on the right track

mettre qn sur la bonne piste

to be on the wrong track

faire fausse route

to set sb on the wrong track

faire faire fausse route à qn

to keep track of person: developments, events

se tenir au courant de

to keep track of conversation

suivre le fil de

to keep track of company, authority: customer, taxpayer

se tenir au courant de la situation de

to keep track of police, race official: criminal, competitor

suivre les mouvements de

to keep track of computer: bank account, figures

tenir à jour

to keep track of person

tenir à jour les détails concernant

we have to keep track of the houses we rent out

nous devons tenir à jour les fichiers des maisons que nous louons

it's hard to keep track of all one's old colleagues

il est difficile de ne pas perdre de vue tous ses anciens collègues

I must keep track of the time

il ne faut pas que j'oublie l'heure

to lose track of friend

perdre de vue

to lose track of document, aircraft, suspect

perdre la trace de

to lose track of conversation

perdre le fil de

to lose track of (the) time

perdre la notion du temps

to make tracks for sth

se diriger vers qc

we'd better be making tracks

il est temps de partir

to stop dead in one's tracks

s'arrêter net

3. track (path, rough road):

track

sentier m

track

chemin m

4. track SPORTS:

track

piste f

16 laps of the track

16 tours de piste

athletics/speedway track

piste d'athlétisme/de vitesse

(motor-)racing track (open-air)

circuit m

(motor-)racing track (enclosed)

autodrome m

dog-racing track

cynodrome m

dog-racing track attr event, championship, race

de vitesse

5. track RAIL Am:

track

voie f ferrée

track (platform)

quai m

to leave the track(s) train:

dérailler

6. track MUS:

track (of record, tape, CD)

morceau m

track (song)

chanson f

a 16-track CD

un disque compact qui a 16 morceaux

7. track (band):

track AUDIO, COMPUT

piste f

8. track MOTOR:

track (on wheel of tank, tractor)

chenille f

track (distance between wheels)

voie f

track (distance between wheels)

écartement m de voie

9. track (rail):

track (for curtain)

tringle f

track (for sliding door)

rail m

10. track Am SCHOOL (stream):

track

groupe m de niveau

the top/middle/bottom track

le groupe des élèves forts/moyens/faibles

the first track

≈ le groupe des élèves forts

to place students in tracks

répartir les élèves en groupes de niveau

II.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB trans (follow path of)

track person, animal

suivre la trace de

track storm, hurricane

suivre la progression de

track rocket, plane, comet, satellite

suivre la trajectoire de

the police tracked the terrorists to their hideout

la police a suivi la trace des terroristes jusqu'à leur cachette

III.track [Brit trak, Am træk] VB intr CINE

track

faire un travelling

IV.track [Brit trak, Am træk]

to come from the wrong side of the tracks

venir des quartiers pauvres

three years down the track (in future)

dans trois ans

three years down the track (in present)

ça fait trois ans

track shoe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for track shoe in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoe [ʃu:] N

1. shoe (foot covering):

shoe

chaussure f

shoe

soulier m Quebec

to do up one's shoes

lacer ses chaussures

flat/high-heeled shoes

chaussures plates/à talons hauts

to put on/take off shoes

se chausser/se déchausser

2. shoe (horseshoe):

shoe

fer m

Phrases:

if I were in your shoes inf

si j'étais à votre place

to fill sb's shoes

prendre la place de qn

to shake in one's shoes

avoir une peur bleue

II.shoe <shod [or Am shoed], shod [or Am shoed]> [ʃu:] VB trans

shoe horse:

shoe

ferrer

I.track [træk] N

1. track (path):

track

chemin m

2. track (rails):

track

voie f ferrée

3. track Am (in railroad station) → platform

4. track pl (mark):

track

traces fpl

5. track (course followed):

track a. fig

piste f

on sb's track

sur la piste de qn

6. track (path taken by sth):

track

trajectoire f

7. track (career path):

track

voie f

8. track SPORTS:

track for running

piste f

track horseracing venue

champ m de course

track motor racing venue

circuit m automobile

9. track:

track (on record)

piste f

track (song)

morceau m

Phrases:

to cover one's tracks

brouiller les pistes

to keep track of changes/the situation

suivre les changements/la situation

to lose track of sb

perdre qn de vue

I've lost track of my accounts

je ne sais plus où j'en suis dans mes comptes

to make tracks inf

filer

to be on the wrong track

faire fausse route

to be on the wrong side of the tracks inf

être du mauvais côté de la barrière

II.track [træk] VB trans

1. track (pursue):

track animal

pister

track fugitive

traquer

2. track (follow the course):

track airplane, missile

suivre la trajectoire de

3. track (trace):

track

rechercher

III.track [træk] VB intr

1. track CINE:

track

faire un travelling

2. track (follow a course):

to track across sth

se déplacer à travers qc

See also platform shoes, platform

platform shoes N pl

platform shoes

chaussures fpl à semelles compensées

platform [ˈplætfɔ:m, Am -fɔ:rm] N

1. platform (raised surface):

platform

plateforme f

2. platform Brit, Aus RAIL:

platform

quai m

3. platform (stage):

platform

estrade f

to share a platform with sb

partager la tribune avec qn

to be a platform for sth fig

être une tribune pour qc

4. platform pl → platform shoes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I ran track back in the late sixties, and back then track shoes were light flexible items that offered not much more than abrasion resistance.

www.gizmag.com

He wears high-top white track shoes and gathers his hair into a little palm tree at the crown of his head (p. 25).

en.wikipedia.org

Several pairs of track shoes hung from a fence.

www.independent.ie

The track shoes, which include spikes that improve traction and minimise the chances of slipping when running at such high speeds, are in an impressive-looking gold metallic.

www.elleuk.com

Trading track shoes for work boots eased his frustration with running.

www.dispatch.com

Simple ones included the introduction of track shoes with a chevron profile to improve grip.

en.wikipedia.org

With the exception of high jump and javelin shoes, track shoes generally have no spike wells along the mid-foot or heel.

en.wikipedia.org

Weighting is just right too, and with track shoe-thin rubber there's more than a hint of what's happening at the road surface.

www.stuff.co.nz

The man with the golden track shoes might be retired, but now he's at it again with this game.

www.gizmodo.com.au

Money was tight, but she still bought the 1,500-metre specialist her first pair of track shoes.

news.nationalpost.com