Translations for gears in the English»French Dictionary

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derailleur gears [Brit dəˈreɪljə ˌɡɪəz] N npl

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derailleur gears

I.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] N

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1. gear (equipment):

gear

climbing/fishing/gardening gear

matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage

2. gear (personal possessions, stuff):

gear inf

don't leave your gear all over the place

ne laisse pas tes affaires partout

3. gear (clothes):

gear

fpl tennis/football gear

tenue f de tennis/football

4. gear MOTOR:

gear

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

6. gear (drugs):

gear inf

II.gears N npl

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1. gears MOTOR:

gears

changement m de vitesse

2. gears TECH:

gears

III.gear [Brit ɡɪə, Am ɡɪr] VB trans

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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

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bottom gear

gear change N

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gear change

changement m de vitesses

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

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

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gear cable N

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câble m des vitesses

gear lever N

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levier m de vitesses

gear ratio N

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rapport m d'engrenage

gear stick N Brit MOTOR

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levier m de vitesses

gear shift [Am ˈɡɪrˌʃɪft] N Am

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1. gear shift (lever):

levier m de vitesses

2. gear shift (process):

changement m de vitesse

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I.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] N

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2. gear (mechanism):

gear

3. gear TECH (set of gears):

gear(s)

4. gear (toothed wheel):

gear

5. gear no pl inf (equipment):

gear

gear clothes

6. gear no pl inf (belongings):

gear

7. gear no pl inf (trendy clothes):

gear

II.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] VB intr

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gear

III.gear [gɪəʳ, Am gɪr] VB trans

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1. gear TECH:

gear

gear lever N Brit, Aus, gearshift N Am, gear stick N Brit

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1. gear lever (lever):

levier m de vitesses

2. gear lever (action):

changement m de vitesses

steering gear N TECH, AUTO

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steering gear

boîte f de direction

gear down VB trans

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landing gear N AVIAT

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landing gear

train m d'atterrissage

reverse gear N

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reverse gear

marche f arrière

I.gear up VB intr

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to gear up for sth

se préparer pour qc

II.gear up VB trans

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1. gear up TECH:

riot gear N

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tenue f anti-émeute

skew gear N TECH

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engrenage m hyperboloïde

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changer de braquet

to change gears

in first/second/third gear

en première/seconde/troisième

to be in neutral [or out of] gear

être au point mort

to shift into top [or Am high] gear

passer à la vitesse maximale

gear(s)

to move up a gear

passer à la vitesse supérieure

to be out of gear

être au point mort

to shift into high gear

passer à plein régime

to gear sth to sth

adapter qc à qc

to change into third gear

passer en troisième

to crash sth down the gears

Translations for gears in the French»English Dictionary

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pompe à engrenage

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

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

However, if velocities are mismatched, the gears tend to bounce off each other at first contact and resist engagement. en.wikipedia.org

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

There are 5 forward gears and 1 reverse gear. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Transmission: 4 forward speeds, helical gears, synchronized, 1 reverse. en.wikipedia.org

The angular velocity ratio between two gears of a gearset must remain constant throughout the mesh. en.wikipedia.org

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

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