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1 coupling
coupling ['kʌplɪŋ](a) (mating → of animals, birds, humans) accouplement m(b) Technology (static device) raccord m, joint m; (device for transmitting motion) accouplement m, embrayage m; Railways (for carriages) attelage m►► Cars coupling bar barre f d'accouplement -
2 telescope
telescope ['telɪskəʊp]1 nountélescope m, longue-vue f; Astronomy télescope m, lunette f astronomique(a) (make collapse → parts) emboîter(a) (collapse → parts) s'emboîter(b) (railway carriages) se télescoper;∎ the carriages telescoped into each other les wagons se sont télescopés -
3 concertina
concertina [‚kɒnsəˈti:nə]1. noun* * *[ˌkɒnsə'tiːnə] 1.noun concertina m2.intransitive verb GB [part of vehicle] se plier en accordéon; [carriages] se téléscoper -
4 funicular (railway)
noun (a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.) funiculaire -
5 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (re)tirer (sur)2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) tirer sur3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) ramer4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) entrer dans2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) traction; gorgée; bouffée2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) attraction3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) influence•- pull down - pull a face / faces at - pull a face / faces - pull a gun on - pull off - pull on - pull oneself together - pull through - pull up - pull one's weight - pull someone's leg -
6 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) train2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) traîne3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) suite4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) trainII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) (se) former; (s')entraîner2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) pointer (sur)3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) faire grimper•- trained- trainee - trainer - training -
7 concertina
A n concertina m.B vi GB [vehicle, part of vehicle] se plier en accordéon ; three carriages had concertinaed (together) trois wagons s'étaient télescopés. -
8 disconnect
disconnect [‚dɪskə'nekt](a) (detach → plug, pipe, radio, TV) débrancher; (→ wire, battery) déconnecter; (→ gas, electricity, telephone, water) couper -
9 rear
rear [rɪə(r)]1 noun(a) (of place) arrière m;∎ at the rear of the bus à l'arrière du bus;∎ the garden British at the rear or American in the rear of the house le jardin qui est derrière la maison;∎ they attacked them from the rear ils les ont attaqués par derrière∎ Military & figurative to bring up the rear fermer la marche;∎ to protect one's rear Military protéger ses arrières; figurative assurer ses arrières∎ rear (end) (buttocks) arrière-train m∎ is there a rear entrance? est-ce qu'il y a une entrée par derrière?(b) (head, legs) lever, relever;∎ figurative racism has reared its ugly head again le spectre du racisme a refait son apparition∎ to rear (up) se cabrer(b) (mountain, skyscraper)∎ to rear (up) se dresser►► rear admiral contre-amiral m;rear drive axle pont m arrière;rear gunner mitrailleur m arrière;British Cars rear lamp, rear light feu m arrière;rear spoiler aileron m ou spoiler m arrière;rear window lunette f arrière -
10 shunt
shunt [ʃʌnt]∎ the neighbours upstairs were shunting furniture around les voisins du dessus déplaçaient des meubles;∎ they shunted him off to the Fresno office ils l'ont muté à Fresno;∎ he just shunted me out of his way il m'a poussé hors de son chemin∎ the carriages had been shunted into a siding les wagons avaient été mis sur une voie de garage(b) (travel back and forth) faire la navette;∎ I spent the day shunting back and forth between the two offices j'ai passé ma journée à faire la navette entre les deux bureaux3 noun(b) Electricity shunt m, dérivation f
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