rear wheel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rear wheel in the English»French Dictionary

rear wheel N MOTOR

rear wheel

roue f arrière

rear-wheel drive N MOTOR

rear-wheel drive

traction f arrière

rear-wheel drive attr vehicle

à traction arrière

Translations for rear wheel in the English»French Dictionary

the offside rear wheel

la roue arrière côté conducteur

Translations for rear wheel in the French»English Dictionary

roue avant/arrière

front/back ou rear wheel

traction arrière MOTOR

rear-wheel drive

Translations for rear wheel in the English»French Dictionary

I.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] N

1. wheel:

wheel (on vehicle)

roue f

wheel (on trolley, piece of furniture)

roulette f

front/back wheel

roue avant/arrière

2. wheel (for steering) (in vehicle):

wheel

volant m

wheel NAUT

roue f (de gouvernail)

to be at or behind the wheel

être au volant

to take the wheel (in vehicle)

prendre le volant

to take the wheel NAUT

tenir la roue

to fall asleep at the wheel

s'endormir au volant

3. wheel (in watch, mechanism, machine):

wheel

rouage m

the wheels of government fig

les rouages du gouvernement

4. wheel (for pottery):

wheel

tour m

5. wheel HISTORY (instrument of torture):

wheel

roue f

6. wheel GAMES (in roulette):

wheel

roue f

II.wheels N

wheels npl (car):

wheels inf

bagnole f inf

wheels inf

voiture f

are these your new wheels?

c'est ta nouvelle bagnole? inf

have you got wheels inf?

tu es motorisé? inf

III.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB trans

wheel bicycle, barrow, pram:

wheel

pousser

to wheel a child in a pram

promener un enfant dans sa poussette

they wheeled me into the operating theatre

ils m'ont emmené dans la salle d'opération sur un chariot

IV.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB intr

1. wheel:

wheel, a. wheel round (circle) bird:

tournoyer

2. wheel (turn sharply):

wheel person, regiment:

faire demi-tour

wheel car, motorbike:

braquer fortement

wheel ship:

virer de bord

to wheel to the right person, regiment:

faire demi-tour à droite

right/left wheel! MIL

demi-tour droite/gauche!

V.-wheeled COMP

a three-/four-wheeled vehicle

un véhicule à trois/quatre roues

VI.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil]

to wheel and deal

magouiller inf

the wheel of fortune

la roue de la fortune

it's wheels within wheels

l'affaire est plus compliquée qu'elle n'en a l'air

to reinvent the wheel

réinventer la roue

to be fifth wheel Am

être la cinquième roue du carrosse

I.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (of building, car, room etc):

rear

arrière m

at the rear of the house

derrière la maison

(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc

vu de l'arrière

(viewed) from the rear person

vu de dos

‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)

‘à l'arrière’

2. rear MIL:

rear (of procession, train)

queue f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrière-garde f

rear (of unit, convoy)

arrières mpl

rear (of column)

queue f

at the rear of the train

en queue de train

to attack the enemy in the rear

attaquer l'ennemi à revers

to bring up the rear (gen) MIL

fermer la marche

3. rear euph (of person):

rear

derrière m inf

II.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ

1. rear entrance, garden:

rear

de derrière

2. rear MOTOR:

rear light, seat, suspension

arrière

III.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans

rear child, family, animals

élever

rear plants

cultiver

to be reared on classical music

être nourri de musique classique

IV.rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up

rear horse:

se cabrer

rear snake:

se dresser

rear fig building, tree etc:

s'élever, se dresser

See also ugly

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place

laid

ugly sound

désagréable

ugly wound

vilain

to be an ugly sight

être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict

dangereux/-euse

ugly tactics, campaign

bas/basse

ugly accusation

vicieux/-ieuse

ugly passion, violence

effroyable

the situation turned ugly

la situation a dégénéré

to give sb an ugly look

regarder qn d'un sale œil

he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye

il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant

to be in an ugly mood group, mob:

gronder

to be in an ugly mood individual:

être d'humeur massacrante

the ugly face of

l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime

déplorable

an ugly customer inf

un sale type inf

he looks like an ugly customer inf

il a une sale tronche inf

as ugly as sin

laid comme un pou

racism/elitism rears its ugly head

on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

rear wheel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rear wheel in the English»French Dictionary

rear-wheel drive N

rear-wheel drive

roues fpl arrières motrices

rear-wheel drive (car)

traction f arrière

Translations for rear wheel in the French»English Dictionary

traction avant/arrière

front-/rear-wheel drive

roue arrière/avant

rear/front wheel

Translations for rear wheel in the English»French Dictionary

I.wheel [wi:l] N

1. wheel (circular object):

wheel

roue f

on wheels

sur des roues

2. wheel AUTO:

wheel

volant m

to be at the wheel

être au volant

3. wheel NAUT:

wheel

gouvernail m

4. wheel pl inf (car):

wheel

bagnole f

Phrases:

to set the wheels in motion

mettre les choses en route

to be a big wheel Am inf

être un gros bonnet

to feel like a fifth wheel Am

se sentir de trop

II.wheel [wi:l] VB trans

wheel

pousser

Phrases:

to wheel sb/sth out

ressortir qn/qc

III.wheel [wi:l] VB intr

to wheel and deal inf

brasser des affaires

I.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] ADJ

rear

arrière

the rear door/entrance

la porte/l'entrée de derrière

II.rear¹ [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] N

1. rear (back part):

the rear

l'arrière

to bring up the rear

fermer la marche

2. rear inf (buttocks):

rear

derrière m

to be a pain in the rear

être un enquiquineur

I.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB trans

1. rear (bring up):

rear

élever

2. rear (raise):

rear

lever

to rear one's ugly head again pej

poindre de nouveau à l'horizon

3. rear form (build):

rear

dresser

II.rear² [rɪəʳ, Am rɪr] VB intr

1. rear (raise):

rear horse

se dresser

2. rear (extend high):

rear

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The chain (on rear wheel drive models) is two to three times as long as an upright and usually requires one or more idler pulleys.

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He doesn't have a bike as nice as ours, and is making a halfhearted attempt to inspect his rear wheel.

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Dual hydraulic rear wheel disc brakes with a parking brake feature are standard.

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She'll ride sidesaddle, and that guard has to stop her sari and the rear wheel from interacting.

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Rear wheel horsepower is measured with engine installed in motorcycle.

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It had a double rear wheel giving the impression of a three-wheeler.

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There can be controls to switch off the rear steer and options to steer only the rear wheel independent of the front wheels.

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The boneshaker also had a brake a metal lever that pressed a wooden pad against the rear wheel.

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The deck was at a good height for taking the bags onto the coalman's back and there was no protruding rear wheel to obstruct his access to them.

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It was a three-wheeler, with the one rear wheel being both the drive wheel and the only braked wheel.

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