winding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for winding in the English»French Dictionary

I.winding [Brit ˈwʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈwaɪndɪŋ] N

1. winding (of road, river):

winding

sinuosité f

2. winding ELEC:

winding

bobinage m

II.winding [Brit ˈwʌɪndɪŋ, Am ˈwaɪndɪŋ] ADJ

winding path, road, river, valley, course

sinueux/-euse

winding stairs

en spirale

winding sheet N

winding sheet

linceul m

winding gear N

winding gear

matériel m de hissage

winding-up [Brit ˌwʌɪndɪŋˈʌp] N (of business, affairs)

winding-up

clôture f

winding-up attr order, petition

de clôture

winding coil N ELEC

winding coil

bobine f

winding drum N

winding drum

tambour m d'enroulage

self-winding ADJ

self-winding

à remontage automatique

series winding N ELEC

series winding

enroulement m en série

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

winding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for winding in the English»French Dictionary

winding [ˈwaɪndɪŋ] ADJ

winding

sinueux

winding-up N no pl Brit, Aus

winding-up of a company:

winding-up

liquidation f

winding-up sale N

winding-up sale

soldes fpl avant liquidation

self-winding watch N

self-winding watch

montre f automatique

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

wind on VB trans, intr Brit, Aus

wind on PHRVB wind forward

See also wind forward

wind forward VB trans, intr

wind forward

avancer

wind chimes N pl

wind chimes

carillon m éolien

Translations for winding in the French»English Dictionary

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détourné(e) sentier

winding

sinueux (-euse)

winding

winding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sail close to the wind

jouer un jeu dangereux

to knock the wind out of sb

couper le souffle à qn

to take the wind out of sb's sails

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

to go/run like the wind

filer comme le vent

to sail close to [or near] the wind

jouer avec le feu

to be left twisting in the wind

être laissé dans l'incertitude

the wind's blowing the leaves around

le vent balaie les feuilles

to wind sb round one's little finger

retourner qn comme un gant

to stand up to the wind

résister à l'épreuve du vent

to fly around in the wind

voler au vent feuilles

winding Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for winding in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

protection de bobinage

winding protection

enroulement de stator

stator winding

répartition du bobinage

winding sectioning

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Up a winding staircase is the first display room -- a showcase of some of the museum's treasures.

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Guests arrive to a large foyer with a winding staircase open to all three levels.

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Further rotation of the arbor causes the bridle to slip along the barrel, preventing further winding.

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A further advantage of this device is that the mainspring can not be broken by excessive manual winding.

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A company which is insolvent may be put into liquidation (sometimes referred to as winding-up).

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These dreamily winding, slow-paced, sparsely used and yet contradictorily essential bus services exist all over the world.

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It consisted of a number of wooden dowels, each with a bifilar winding of copper and zinc coils.

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Alternatively, a creditor can petition the court for a winding-up order which, if granted, will place the company into what is called compulsory liquidation or winding up by the court.

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However, because watches have since been fabricated with their own winding mechanisms, modern keys do not.

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In other words outside the tube the connection is flat, and the monodromy of the loop contained in the field-free region depends only on the winding number around the tube.

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