gears in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gears in the English»French Dictionary

derailleur gears [Brit dəˈreɪljə ˌɡɪəz] N npl

derailleur gears

dérailleur m

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

1. gear (equipment):

gear

matériel m

climbing/fishing/gardening gear

matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage

2. gear (personal possessions, stuff):

gear inf

affaires fpl

don't leave your gear all over the place

ne laisse pas tes affaires partout

3. gear (clothes):

gear

fringues inf

fpl tennis/football gear

tenue f de tennis/football

4. gear MOTOR:

gear

vitesse f

bottom or first gear

première vitesse

to be in second/third gear

être en seconde/troisième

to change gear

changer de vitesse

to put a car in gear

passer la vitesse

you're not in gear

tu es au point mort

you're in the wrong gear

tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse

‘keep in low gear’ (on sign)

‘utilisez votre frein moteur’

to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig

se préparer pour qc

5. gear TECH (toothed wheel):

gear

roue f dentée

6. gear (drugs):

gear inf

drogués fpl

II.gears N npl

1. gears MOTOR:

gears

changement m de vitesse

2. gears TECH:

gears

engrenage m

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

1. gear (tailor):

to be geared to or towards sb/sth course, policy, system, tax:

s'adresser à qn/qc

to be geared to or towards doing

être destiné à faire

2. gear (provide with gearing):

gear MOTOR, TECH car

équiper [qc] d'un embrayage

gear other machinery

équiper [qc] d'un engrenage

bottom gear N Brit MOTOR

bottom gear

première f

gear change N

gear change

changement m de vitesses

I.gear up VB [Brit ɡɪə -, Am ɡɪr -] (gear up)

gear up

se préparer

II.gear up VB [Brit ɡɪə -, Am ɡɪr -] (gear [sb] up)

gear up

préparer

to be geared up to do

être prêt pour faire

to be geared up for party, interview, trip

être prêt pour

gear cable N

gear cable

câble m des vitesses

gear lever N

gear lever

levier m de vitesses

gear ratio N

gear ratio

rapport m d'engrenage

gear stick N Brit MOTOR

gear stick

levier m de vitesses

gear shift [Am ˈɡɪrˌʃɪft] N Am

1. gear shift (lever):

gear shift

levier m de vitesses

2. gear shift (process):

gear shift

changement m de vitesse

gears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gears in the English»French Dictionary

I.gear [gɪr] N

1. gear AUTO (speed):

gear

vitesse f

in first/second gear

en première/seconde

to be in neutral [or out of] gear

être au point mort

to change [or shift] gears

changer de vitesse

to shift into top [or high] gear

passer à la vitesse maximale

2. gear (mechanism):

gear

mécanisme m

3. gear TECH (set of parts):

gear(s)

engrenage m

4. gear (toothed wheel):

gear

roue f dentée

5. gear inf (equipment):

gear

attirail m

6. gear inf (clothes):

gear

tenue f

7. gear inf (belongings):

gear

affaires fpl

Phrases:

to shift into high gear

passer au plein régime

II.gear [gɪr] VB intr TECH

gear

s'engrener

III.gear [gɪr] VB trans

1. gear TECH:

gear

engrener

2. gear fig:

to gear sth to sth

adapter qc à qc

to be geared for sth

être préparé pour qc

landing gear N AVIAT

landing gear

train m d'atterrissage

riot gear N

riot gear

tenue f anti-émeute

skew gear N TECH

skew gear

engrenage m hyperboloïde

steering gear N TECH, AUTO

steering gear

boîte f de direction

I.gear up VB intr

gear up

se préparer

to gear up for sth

se préparer pour qc

II.gear up VB trans

1. gear up TECH:

gear up

multiplier

2. gear up fig:

gear up

préparer

to be geared up to do sth

être préparé à faire qc

to get geared up for sth

se préparer pour qc

reverse gear N

reverse gear

marche f arrière

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mesh gears

s'engrener

Translations for gears in the French»English Dictionary

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attirail

gear

saint-frusquin

gear

gears Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for gears in the French»English Dictionary

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pompe à engrenage

gear pump

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was programmed by resetting gears and chains to adjust phasing and amplitudes.

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All gears, including the reverse gear, are synchronized.

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This steel artwork contains moving gears, a working clock, and a movie of the moon's terminator in action.

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Early multiplying reels were wide and had a small diameter, and their gears, made of brass, often wore down after extensive use.

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Also, timing belts do not require lubrication, which is essential with a timing chain or gears.

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These bicycles are without derailleur gears, hub gearing or other methods for varying the gear ratio of the bicycle.

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The spider gears mount on the pinion cross shaft which rests in angled cutouts forming cammed ramps.

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In skew gears, teeth suddenly meet at a line contact across their entire width causing stress and noise.

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There are 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear.

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The finger was gripped in the gears of a turntable when his hand slipped.

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