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1 va-et-vient
va-et-vient [vaevjɛ̃]invariable masculine nouna. [de personnes, véhicules] comings and goingsb. ( = interrupteur) two-way switch* * *vaevjɛ̃nom masculin invariable1) ( allées et venues) (de personnes, véhicules) comings and goings (pl); (de dossiers, d'idées) to-ing and fro-ingfaire le va-et-vient — [personne, bateau] to go to and fro; [dossier] to go back and forth
2) Électrotechnique two-way switch* * *vaevjɛ̃ nm inv1) [pièce mobile] to and fro movement2) [personnes, véhicules] comings and goings pl to-ings and fro-ings pl3) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE two-way switch* * *va-et-vient nm inv1 ( allées et venues) (de personnes, véhicules) comings and goings (pl) (de of); (de dossiers, d'idées) toing and froing; faire le va-et-vient [personne, bateau] to go to and fro (entre qch et qch between sth and sth); [dossier, loi] to go backwards and forwards GB, to go back and forth;2 ( mouvement de foule) toing and froing (de in);3 ( balancement) toing and froing; mouvement de va-et-vient ( horizontal) to and fro motion; ( vertical) up-and-down movement;4 Électrotech two-way switch;[vaevjɛ̃] nom masculin invariable2. [aller et retour]faire le va-et-vient to go back and forth ou backwards and forwards3. MÉCANIQUE [latéral] to-and-fro motion[vertical] up-and-down movement4. ÉLECTRICITÉ5. [charnière de porte] helical hingeporte/battant à va-et-vient swing door/panel6. [bac] small ferry ou ferryboat -
2 navette
navette [navεt]feminine nouna. ( = service de transport) shuttle service• faire la navette entre [banlieusard, homme d'affaires] to commute between ; [véhicule] to operate a shuttle service between ; [bateau] to ply between ; [projet de loi, circulaire] to be sent backwards and forwards between• elle fait la navette entre la cuisine et la chambre she comes and goes between the kitchen and the bedroomb. ( = véhicule) shuttle* * *navɛtfaire la navette entre Paris et Dijon — [personne] ( pour le travail) to commute between Paris and Dijon; ( pour raison personnelle) to travel back and forth between Paris and Dijon
2) ( en tissage) shuttle•Phrasal Verbs:* * *navɛt nf1) (spatiale) shuttle2) (en car, train) shuttle, shuttle servicefaire la navette (entre) [car, train] — to provide a shuttle service (between), [personne] to go to and fro (between), to shuttle (between), (entre son lieu de travail et chez soi) to commute (between)
Je fais la navette entre Paris et Ivry. — I commute between Paris and Ivry.
3) (pour tisser) shuttle* * *navette nf1 Transp ( véhicule) shuttle; ( liaison) shuttle (service); faire la navette entre Paris et Dijon [personne] ( pour le travail) to commute between Paris and Dijon; ( pour raison personnelle) to travel back and forth between Paris and Dijon; [bus] to operate a shuttle service between Paris and Dijon; il y a un car qui fait la navette there is a shuttle service;2 Tex shuttle;3 Jur movement of bill between two legislative assemblies;navette spatiale space shuttle.[navɛt] nom fémininfaire la navette (entre) to shuttle back and forth ou to and fro (between)un bus fait la navette entre la gare et l'aéroport there is a shuttle bus (service) between the station and the airportil fait la navette entre Paris et Marseille he comes and goes ou goes to and fro between Paris and Marseilles[aiguille - pour filets] netting ou meshing needle
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