bolt in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bolt in the English»French Dictionary

I.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

1. bolt (lock):

bolt

verrou m

2. bolt (screw):

bolt

boulon m

3. bolt:

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

4. bolt (of cloth):

bolt

rouleau m (de tissu)

5. bolt (for crossbow):

bolt

carreau m

6. bolt (for rifle):

bolt

culasse f mobile

7. bolt (in mountaineering):

bolt, a. expansion bolt

piton m à expansion

8. bolt (dash):

bolt

départ m précipité

to make a bolt for it

décamper inf

to make a bolt for the door/the garden

foncer vers la porte/le jardin inf

II.bolt upright ADJ

bolt upright

droit comme un i

III.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

1. bolt (lock):

bolt window, door

verrouiller

to be bolted shut

être fermé au verrou

2. bolt CONSTR:

bolt plate, girder, section

boulonner

3. bolt:

bolt, a. bolt down (swallow) food

engloutir

4. bolt Am (abandon):

bolt political party, candidate

lâcher

IV.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

1. bolt (flee):

bolt horse:

s'emballer

bolt rabbit:

détaler

bolt person:

décamper

bolt person:

détaler inf

to bolt in/out/off

entrer/sortir/partir à toute allure

2. bolt (grow rapidly):

bolt plant:

monter en graine

V.bolt [Brit bəʊlt, Am boʊlt]

a bolt from or out of the blue

un coup de tonnerre

to have shot one's bolt inf

avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches

expansion bolt N

expansion bolt

vis f à cheville expansible

bolt hole N Brit lit, fig

bolt hole

refuge m

U bolt N

U bolt

boulon m étrier

eye bolt N TECH

eye bolt

boulon m à œil

Translations for bolt in the French»English Dictionary

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bolt

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bolt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bolt in the English»French Dictionary

I.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB intr

bolt

décamper

II.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] VB trans

1. bolt (eat):

to bolt (down) one's food

engloutir sa nourriture

2. bolt (lock):

bolt

verrouiller

3. bolt (fix):

to bolt sth on(to) sth with bolt

fixer qc à qc

to bolt sth on(to) sth fig

plaquer qc sur qc

III.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] N

1. bolt (for locking):

bolt

verrou m

2. bolt (screw):

bolt

boulon m

3. bolt (lightning):

bolt

éclair m

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

4. bolt (roll):

bolt

rouleau m

5. bolt (escape):

to make a bolt for it

décamper

Phrases:

like a bolt from the blue

comme un coup de tonnerre

IV.bolt [bəʊlt, Am boʊlt] ADV

to sit bolt upright

s'asseoir bien droit

bolt-hole N

bolt-hole

refuge m

bolt-hole animal

terrier m

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to shoot one's bolt

être épuisé

to shoot one's bolt fig

jouer sa dernière carte

Translations for bolt in the French»English Dictionary

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boulon

bolt

targette

bolt

verrou

bolt

taquet

bolt

se tenir droit comme un cierge

to stand bolt upright

boulonner

to bolt down

s'emballer animal

to bolt

bolt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bolt (down) one's food

engloutir sa nourriture

to bolt sth on(to) sth with bolt

fixer qc à qc

to bolt sth on(to) sth fig

plaquer qc sur qc

bolt of lightning

coup m de foudre

to make a bolt for it

décamper

like a bolt from the blue

comme un coup de tonnerre

to sit bolt upright

s'asseoir bien droit

to shoot one's bolt

être épuisé

to shoot one's bolt fig

jouer sa dernière carte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The arms were formed in one piece, and were pivoted at the crown on a bolt passing through the forked shank.

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These lugs locked into corresponding lugs in a barrel extension by means of a cam-rotated bolt.

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This prevents opening of the action caused by an inadvertent bump or contact to the bolt handle.

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It features a larger 45mm, multi-piece bolt down case and a layered bezel cut to resemble an engine piston.

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The two-piece bolt assembly consists of a breech (bolt head) and bolt carrier.

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The bolt carrier rides rearward on two rails on either side of the barrel, operating the mechanism.

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All of this takes place in a landscape characterized by a dark, stormy sky on the left, complete with a bolt of lightning.

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He is at first unafraid but is rapidly struck by a bolt of lightning.

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The web of the rail experiences large shear forces and these are enhanced around the bolt hole.

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As the barrel moved forward, the block would be lifted as it rode across the frame forcing the lug upward to lock into the bolt.

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