wire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wire in the English»French Dictionary

I.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] N

1. wire (length of metal):

wire

fil m

electric/telephone wire

fil électrique/téléphonique

a length/coil of wire

un bout/rouleau de fil

loose wires (from wall)

des fils qui dépassent

loose wires (on floor)

des fils qui traînent

loose wires (from plug)

des fils qui sortent

2. wire Am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

to get a wire from sb

recevoir un télégramme de qn

to send sb a wire

envoyer un télégramme à qn

3. wire Am (in horseracing):

wire

ligne f d'arrivée

II.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. wire ELEC:

to wire a house

installer l'électricité dans une maison

to wire a plug/a lamp

connecter une prise/une lampe

the oven had been incorrectly wired

le four avait été mal connecté

the house is wired for television

la maison peut capter la télévision

2. wire (send telegram to):

wire person

télégraphier à

he wired us his answer immediately

il nous a immédiatement télégraphié sa réponse

3. wire (stiffen):

wire stem, flower, bodice

renforcer [qc] avec un fil métallique

III.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r]

down to the wire Am

jusqu'au tout dernier moment

to get in under the wire Am (arrive)

arriver de justesse

to get in under the wire (accomplish sth)

finir qc de justesse

to pull wires Am

se faire pistonner inf

to get one's wires or lines crossed

se comprendre de travers

wired up inf

énervé

cheese wire N

cheese wire

fil m à fromage

copper wire N U

copper wire

fil m de cuivre

hot-wire [Brit, Am ˈhɑt ˌwaɪ(ə)r] VB trans inf

to hot-wire a car

faire démarrer une voiture en trafiquant les fils

razor wire N

razor wire

feuillard m

chicken wire N

chicken wire

grillage m (à mailles fines)

fuse wire N ELEC

fuse wire

fusible m

picture wire N

picture wire

fil m (pour accrocher les tableaux)

ground wire N Am

ground wire

fil m de terre

high wire N

high wire

corde f raide

wire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wire in the English»French Dictionary

I.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am ˈwaɪɚ] N

1. wire no pl (metal thread):

wire

fil m métallique

2. wire ELEC:

wire

fil m

3. wire Am (telegram):

wire

télégramme m

Phrases:

to get one's wires crossed

s'embrouiller

to get in under the wire Am inf

arriver de justesse

down to the wire Am inf

jusqu'à la dernière minute

to pull wires Am

tirer les ficelles

II.wire [ˈwaɪəʳ, Am ˈwaɪɚ] VB trans

1. wire (fasten with wire):

wire

attacher

2. wire ELEC:

wire building

faire l'installation électrique de

3. wire (fit with microphone):

to be wired person, room

être équipé de micros cachés

to be wired for sound

avoir un micro sur soi

4. wire Am (send telegram):

wire

envoyer un télégramme à

wire-cutters N pl

wire-cutters

cisailles fpl

wire fence N

wire fence

grillage m

high wire N

high wire

corde f raide

wire-haired terrier N

wire-haired terrier

terrier m à poils durs

Translations for wire in the French»English Dictionary

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grillage

wire netting

grillage

wire fencing

fil de fer barbelé

barbed wire

barbelé(e)

barbed wire no pl

télégraphier

to wire

fil métallique

metal wire

treillis (en métal)

wire mesh

treillis

wire mesh

wire Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wire mesh

treillis m

a fence topped with barbed wire

une clôture surmontée de barbelés

to get in under the wire Am inf

arriver de justesse

down to the wire Am inf

jusqu'à la dernière minute

ground wire

fil m neutre

strip of barbed wire/range of hills

ceinture de barbelés/collines

to put wire netting on a window

grillager une fenêtre

to put wire fencing around a garden

grillager un jardin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Popular traditional arts are mainly in pottery, basketry (such as Tonga baskets), stools, fabrics, mats, wooden carvings, ivory carvings, wire craft and copper crafts.

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A pot can be supported above this with a circle of chicken wire or metal tent pegs.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, this traditional method of wire mesh lath and three coats of exterior plaster is still widely used.

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As a teenager she performed in the circus as an acrobat on the high wire, and as a contortionist.

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In a second regime, when the wire is pulled further apart, the conductance collapses to values less than the quantum of conductance.

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He didn't just walk up and down the wire: he performed stunts such as backwards walking, hanging upside down and doing a headstand on the wire.

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By the time he was eight, he was in a high wire act with his brothers.

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He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building.

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Mains electrical power circuits are generally grounded (earthed), so there will be a live (hot) wire, a neutral wire, and a ground wire.

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Pickets, or metal posts, were originally used to hold up the wire and were hammered in by a muffled mallet.

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