wind tunnel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

wind tunnel [Brit ˈwɪndtʌnl, Am ˈwɪn(d) ˌtənl] N

1. wind tunnel TECH:

wind tunnel

tunnel m aérodynamique

2. wind tunnel (windy gap or passage):

wind tunnel

couloir m venté

Translations for wind tunnel in the French»English Dictionary

soufflerie

wind tunnel

essais en soufflerie

wind tunnel testing

tunnel aérodynamique

wind tunnel

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

I.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] N

tunnel

tunnel m

to use a tunnel

emprunter un tunnel

II.tunnel <pres part etc tunnelling, tunnelled Brit tunneling, tunneled Am> [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] VB trans, intr

tunnel

creuser

III.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl]

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel

voir le bout du tunnel

I.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] N

1. wind METEO:

wind

vent m

North/East wind

vent du nord/d'est

the wind is blowing

il y a du vent

which way is the wind blowing?

d'où vient le vent?

a high wind

un vent fort, un grand vent

to have the wind at one's back [or to have the wind behind one]

avoir le vent pour soi

2. wind NAUT:

wind

vent m

fair wind

bon vent

to sail or run before the wind lit, fig

avoir le vent en poupe

to sail into the wind

naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout

to sail close to the wind NAUT

serrer le vent

to sail close to the wind fig

jouer avec le feu

3. wind (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of

couper le souffle à

to get one's wind

reprendre souffle

to get one's second wind fig

reprendre ses forces

4. wind (current):

wind fig

vent m

the wind of change

le vent du changement

the cold winds of recession

le spectre de la récession

there is something in the wind

il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose

5. wind (flatulence):

wind

vents mpl

wind

gaz mpl intestinaux

to break wind

lâcher un vent

to suffer from wind

avoir des gaz

to bring up wind

roter

that's a lot of wind inf!

c'est du vent! inf

6. wind MUS:

the wind(s)

les instruments mpl à vent

II.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (make breathless):

wind blow, punch:

couper la respiration or le souffle à

wind climb, exertion:

essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine

2. wind (burp):

wind

faire faire son rot à inf

3. wind HUNT (scent):

wind

avoir un vent de, flairer

III.wind¹ [Brit wɪnd, Am wɪnd]

to get wind of

avoir vent de, apprendre

to get the wind up inf

avoir la trouille or la frousse inf (about à cause de)

to put the wind up sb inf

flanquer la trouille à qn inf

to put the wind up sb inf

faire une peur bleue à qn

to go/run like the wind

aller/filer comme le vent

it's (like) pissing sl or whistling in the wind

c'est comme si on pissait dans un violon sl

to see which way the wind blows

prendre le vent

you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! (to child pulling faces)

arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!

I.wind² [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] N

1. wind (bend):

wind (of road)

tournant m

2. wind (movement):

wind (of handle)

tour m

to give a clock a wind

remonter une pendule

II.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (coil up):

wind hair, rope, string, tape, wire

enrouler (on, onto sur, round autour de)

he wound a scarf round his neck

il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou

she wound her arms around him

elle l'a enlacé

to wind wool

faire une pelote de laine

2. wind (set in motion):

wind, a. wind up watch, clock, toy

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

donner un tour de

4. wind (move sinuously):

to wind one's or its way procession, road, river:

serpenter

III.wind² <pret, pp wound> [Brit wʌɪnd, Am waɪnd] VB intr

wind road, river, procession:

serpenter (along le long de)

wind stairs:

tourner

a queue winding round the theatre

une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre

wind tunnel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

wind tunnel N TECH

wind tunnel

tunnel m aérodynamique

Translations for wind tunnel in the French»English Dictionary

soufflerie

wind tunnel

Translations for wind tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

I.tunnel [ˈtʌnl] N

1. tunnel (passage):

tunnel

tunnel m

2. tunnel ZOOL, BIOL:

tunnel

galerie f

Phrases:

the light at the end of the tunnel

la lumière au bout du tunnel

II.tunnel <-l-, Am -ll-> [ˈtʌnl] VB intr

to tunnel through/under sth

creuser un tunnel dans/sous qc

III.tunnel <-l-, Am -ll-> [ˈtʌnl] VB trans

tunnel

creuser un tunnel dans

to tunnel one's way out of a prison

s'évader de prison en creusant un tunnel

I.wind¹ [wɪnd] N

1. wind (current of air):

wind

vent m

a breath of wind

un courant d'air

a gust of wind

une rafale de vent

2. wind no pl (breath):

wind

souffle m

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

3. wind no pl Brit, Aus (flatulence):

wind

gaz m

to break wind

faire des gaz

4. wind MUS:

the wind

les instruments mpl à vent

5. wind no pl (meaningless words):

wind

n'importe quoi

Phrases:

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to get wind of sth

avoir vent de qc

to go/run like the wind

filer comme le vent

to put the wind up sb Brit, Aus

flanquer la frousse à qn

there's sth in the wind

il y a qc dans l'air

II.wind¹ [wɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (hurt):

wind

couper le souffle à

2. wind Brit (bring up wind):

to wind a baby

faire faire son rot à un bébé

I.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB trans

1. wind (wrap around):

wind film

rembobiner

wind wool

enrouler

2. wind (tension a spring):

wind

remonter

3. wind (turn):

wind handle

tourner

II.wind² <wound, wound> [waɪnd] VB intr

wind

serpenter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They were extensively wind tunnel tested for intake efficiency and inlet contour efficiency.

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He had the latest metal-working machinery, a laboratory for materials testing and a wind tunnel.

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The car was tested in the wind tunnel between 1954 and 1955.

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Wind tunnel tests of a wooden model confirmed that the aerodynamics were sound.

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After wind tunnel tests, original structural system was revised because of the wind load.

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There, he conducted flight research programs with thermal de-icing systems and wind tunnel tests of supersonic aerodynamic heating, internal and external aerodynamics.

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As a result of the wind tunnel testing, the rotor diameter was reduced, wing structure was increased and strengthened, and the rotor controls were stiffened.

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This becomes difficult for drafting cases, if only because a very large wind tunnel is needed.

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By 1983 they had developed the custom airfoil section and tested it in a wind tunnel.

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Other notable campus facilities include a pressurized wind tunnel and a towing tank for testing ship and ocean structure designs.

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