valve gear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for valve gear in the English»French Dictionary

valve gear N

valve gear

distribution f

Translations for valve gear in the French»English Dictionary

distribution

valve gear

Translations for valve gear in the English»French Dictionary

valve [Brit valv, Am vælv] N

1. valve:

valve (in machine, engine)

soupape f

valve (on tyre, football)

valve f

2. valve ANAT (of organ):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (of mollusc, fruit):

valve

valve f

4. valve (on brass instrument):

valve

piston m

5. valve Brit ELECTRON:

valve

lampe f

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

valve gear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for valve gear in the English»French Dictionary

valve [vælv] N

1. valve (intake, outflow control):

valve

soupape f

valve on tyre

valve f

2. valve (part of organs):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (instrument part):

valve

piston m

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

It uses camshafts and poppet valves rather than the piston valves used in other valve gear.

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The 3.8 had a number of detail differences from the 3.4, particularly in its valve gear and carburetion.

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The company's ads claimed it lacked starting crank, change speed gears, clutch, cams, valve gear, tappets, and complications, thanks to electromagnetically operated inlet valves.

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This valve gear gave very good steam distribution even at short cut-offs; short as understood for a saturated-steam engine with a boiler pressure low by modern standards.

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The cylinders were redesigned with straighter steam ports, while the valve gear itself was revamped with a longer steam lap and greater travel.

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As well as decreased engine flexibility, however, the increase in power reduced the life of the valve gear, leading to heavy oil consumption.

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As poppet valves came into use, a simplified valve gear using a camshaft came into use.

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Therefore, an alternative type of valve gear had to be found.

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New cylinders and valve gear were provided, fractionally smaller at 17 24.

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The lever is linked to the valve gear piston inside the high pressure steam port.

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