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1 moteur
moteur, -trice [mɔtœʀ, tʀis]1. masculine nounb. ( = force) mover2. adjective[muscle, nerf, troubles] motor* * *
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- trice mɔtœʀ, tʀis adjectif1) [force, principe] driving (épith)2) [trouble, fibre] motor (épith)
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nom masculin2) fig driving force•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mɔtœʀ, tʀis (-trice)1. adj1) ANATOMIE, PHYSIOLOGIE motor2) TECHNIQUE, AUTOMOBILES driving2. nm1) [véhicule, turbine] engine, [appareil] motorà moteur — power-driven, motor modif
2) fig, [entreprise, relation] prime mover* * *A adj1 ( qui entraîne) [force, principe] driving ( épith); être l'élément moteur de qch to be the driving force behind sth; jouer un rôle moteur dans to play a dynamic role in; la voiture a quatre roues motrices the car has four-wheel drive; les roues motrices sont à l'avant it's a front-wheel drive (car); les roues motrices sont ensablées the traction wheels are stuck in the sand;B nm1 lit ( électrique) motor; ( autre) engine; voiture avec moteur (à l')arrière/(à l')avant car with an engine at the back/in front; le moteur développe or fait 500 cv the engine is 500 hp; un moteur (de) 8 cylindres an 8-cylinder engine; un véhicule à moteur a motor vehicle; un moteur (à) 4 temps a 4-stroke engine; un moteur (de) 2 litres a 2-litreGB engine; un moteur poussé or gonflé○ a souped-up engine; une voiture avec le moteur en marche a car with the engine running;2 fig driving force; être le moteur de qch [personne, motif] to be the driving force behind sth.C excl Cin action!moteur d'appoint booster; moteur asynchrone asynchronous motor; moteur atmosphérique atmospheric engine; moteur à combustion interne internal combustion engine; moteur diesel diesel engine; moteur électrique electric motor; moteur à explosion internal combustion engine; moteur hydraulique hydraulic engine; moteur à injection fuel injection engine; moteur ionique ion engine; moteur à réaction jet engine; moteur de recherche search engine; moteur rotatif rotary engine; moteur synchrone synchronous motor; moteur turbo turbo engine; moteur à vapeur steam engine.————————nom masculinmoteur à allumage commandé ou à explosion internal combustion enginemoteur à deux/quatre temps two-/four-stroke enginemoteur à essence/vapeur petrol/steam engine3. CINÉMA4. INFORMATIQUE————————motrice nom féminin————————à moteur locution adjectivale -
2 immatriculation
immatriculation [imatʀikylasjɔ̃]feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The last two digits on vehicle number plates in France refer to the code number of the département where they were registered (cars registered in the Dordogne bear the number 24, for example).* * *imatʀikylasjɔ̃nom féminin gén, Administration registrationd'immatriculation — [numéro] registration (épith) GB, license (épith) US
* * *imatʀikylasjɔ̃ nf* * *immatriculation nf gén, Admin registration; d'immatriculation [numéro, plaque] registration GB, license US.ⓘ Immatriculation La plaque d'immatriculation, also referred to as la plaque minéralogique, is the registration plate carried on a motor vehicle. The final two digits are the number of the département in which the owner is a resident. Each vehicle is re-registered if there is a change of owner or if the owner moves to another département.[imatrikylasjɔ̃] nom fémininThe last two numbers on French number plates refer to the département where the vehicle was registered. Vehicles from the Val de Marne, for example, bear the number 94. While buying a different car, you also receive a new number plate. -
3 Carte grise
the official title of ownership of a motor vehicle in France, printed on grey paper. The carte grise is issued by the Préfecture, and must be changed whenever ownership of a vehicle changes, or the owner moves to a new department. French motorists are supposed to carry their carte grise with them whenever using their vehicle, though not to leave the document in the vehicle.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Carte grise
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4 accrocher
I.v. trans.1. To 'buttonhole' someone, to hold a person in conversation against his will.2. To 'nick', to 'collar', to arrest.3. (of motor vehicle): To 'prang', to have a collision with a stationary object or another vehicle.4. To 'hock', to pawn.5. Accrocher les wagons: To 'puke', to 'throw up', to vomit. (Accrochez les wagons! is the kind ofphrase-excuse one utters with familiar jocularity when unable to repress a belch.)6. Accrocher un paletot: To fib, to tell alie.II.v. intrans.1. To 'catch on', to be successful.2. (of studies): To 'latch on', to 'cotton on', to understand and assimilate. En math il a du mal à accrocher! Maths are still quite a stumbling-block with him!III.v. pronom.1. (Cycling slang): To stick to a fellow-competitor, to hang on leech-like at all costs.3. Se l'accrocher: To have to do without, to miss out on something. Alors là, mon vieux, tu peux te l'accrocher! I'll tell you for one, you can whistle for it!IV.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'have a barney', to have a row with someone. 'On est toujours à s'accrocher pour un rien ( du tout): We're always at each other's throat over trifles.2. S'accrocher avec quelqu'un: To have a set-to, to have a fight with someone. -
5 tinette
n. f.1. Ramshackle motor vehicle. (The word is, if anything, affectionate and refers to a trusted vehicle, the survivor of bygone better times.)2. (pl.) Les tinettes: 'The bog', 'the karzey', the W.C. -
6 ventouse
n. f.1. Tenacious bore.2. Motor vehicle that seems to have parked once and for all (as typified in English by Tony Hancock in a sketch where a road has been resurfaced several times round a stationary vehicle). -
7 fraise
n. f.1. 'Mush', 'mug', face. Le dirlo fait une sale fraise aujourd'hui: The boss looks real grumpy today.a To arrive somewhere unexpectedly.b To 'put one's oar in', to meddle and interfere. Dans les discussions, il faut toujours qu'il ramène sa fraise! Whatever the discussion, he's always got the answer!3. Envoyer quelqu'un sur les fraises: To 'send someone off with a flea in their ear', to tell someone to go away in no uncertain manner.4. Sucrer les fraises: To have the shakes, to be afflicted with pronounced trembling.5. Aller aux fraises (of motor vehicle): To 'crash into the scenery', to go off the road. -
8 pointe
n. f.1. 'Chiv', blade, knife.3. Avoir sa pointe: To have had 'one over the eight', to be 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.a (of motor vehicle): To 'burn rubber', to spurt ahead.b To move along niftily (either to escape or to join someone).5. Heure de pointe: Peak-time (when trading, traffic, etc. is at its busiest). -
9 poubelle
n. f.1. 'Tip', dirty and very untidy dwelling. ( Poubelle, eponymous with the Préfet de la Seine who made dustbins compulsory in 1884, really refers in colloquial French to any filthy confined space.)2. (joc.): 'Bone-shaker', 'banger', motor vehicle with little to commend it where comfort or performance are concerned. -
10 véhicule
véhicule [veikyl]masculine noun• véhicule automobile/utilitaire/industriel motor/commercial/industrial vehicle* * *veikylnom masculin1) ( moyen de transport) vehiclevéhicule blindé — armoured [BrE] vehicle
2) ( moyen d'expression) vehicle (de for)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *veikyl nm* * *véhicule nm1 ( moyen de transport) vehicle; véhicule blindé armouredGB vehicle;2 ( moyen d'expression) vehicle (de for).véhicule lourd heavy goods vehicle; véhicule polyvalent multipurpose vehicle, MPV; véhicule de tourisme private car; véhicule sanitaire ambulance; véhicule utilitaire commercial vehicle.[veikyl] nom masculinvéhicule automobile/hippomobile motor/horse-drawn vehiclevéhicule spatial spacecraft, spaceship‘véhicule lent’ ‘slow vehicle’2. [moyen de transmission] vehicle4. RELIGION -
11 Carte verte
Green card, the French motor insurance certificate. Cars registered and insured in France must carry their green card at all times. Generally speaking, French vehicle insurance is automatically valid for use in other European countries, and in this respect the French Green card is the equivalent of the international Green card that UK motorists must usually purchase at extra cost if they intend to take their vehicle out of the country.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Carte verte
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12 département
département [depaʀtəmɑ̃]masculine noundepartment ; ( = division du territoire) département━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━France is divided into 95 metropolitan départements and four overseas départements. Each is run by its own local council, the « conseil général ». Every département has a code number which appears as the first two figures of postcodes and the last two figures on vehicle registration plates. → ARRONDISSEMENT CANTON COMMUNE RÉGION DOM-TOM* * *An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles* * *depaʀtəmɑ̃ nm1) (dans une entreprise, une université) department2) ADMINISTRATION département* * *département nm1 Admin (administrative) department;2 (d'organisme, d'université, d'administration) department; ce n'est pas mon département lit fig that's not my department;3 ( ministère) department.ⓘ Département An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles.[departəmɑ̃] nom masculinle Département d'État the State Department, the Department of StateOne of the three main administrative divisions in France. There are a hundred in all, four of which are overseas. Each is run by a conseil général, which has its headquarters in the principal town of the département.Départements are numbered in alphabetical order (with a few exceptions in Île de France). The number is often used to refer to the department, particularly for the Paris area, and it is not uncommon to hear people say j'habite dans le 91 meaning j'habite dans l'Essonne. -
13 Vignette auto
French road tax disc, obligatory for all motor vehicles from 1956 to 2001. In 2001, to the great joy of French motorists, the "vignette" was abolished. while it lasted, the cost of an annual vignette varied according to the horse-power of the vehicle.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Vignette auto
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