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1 bent
bent [bent]1 pt & pp of bend(a) (curved → tree, tube, wire) tordu, courbé; (→ branch) courbé; (→ back) voûté; (→ person) voûté, tassé; (out of shape → aerial, coathanger) tordu; (→ axle, lever) coudé;∎ he's bent on becoming an actor il est décidé à ou veut absolument devenir acteur;∎ she's bent on winning elle est décidée à gagner;∎ to be bent on self-destruction être porté à l'autodestruction∎ as bent as a nine bob note or as a three pound note pédé comme un phoque3 noun∎ they're of an artistic bent ils sont tournés vers les arts;∎ she has a natural bent for music (liking) elle a un goût naturel pour la musique; (talent) elle a des dispositions naturelles pour la musique;∎ he followed his (natural) bent il a suivi son penchant ou son inclination∎ to the top of one's bent au meilleur de sa forme►► Botany bent grass agrostide f -
2 stub
1 noun(a) (stump → of tree) chicot m, souche f; (→ of pencil) bout m; (→ of tail) moignon m; (→ of cigarette) mégot m;∎ she was trying to write with a tiny stub of pencil elle essayait d'écrire avec un bout de crayon minuscule;∎ an ashtray full of cigarette stubs un cendrier plein de mégots∎ to stub one's toe/foot se cogner le doigt de pied/le pied;∎ he stubbed his toe against the kerb il a buté contre le bord du trottoir►► stub axle essieu m à chapes fermées(cigarette) écraser
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axle-tree — axˈle tree noun 1. A crossbar or shaft fixed across the underside of a cart or similar vehicle, on each rounded end of which a wheel rotates 2. An axle (obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑axle … Useful english dictionary
axle — (n.) pole or pin upon which a wheel revolves, M.E. axel , from some combination of O.E. eax and O.N. öxull axis, both from P.Gmc. *akhsulaz (Cf. O.E. eaxl, O.S. ahsla, O.H.G. ahsala, Ger. Achsel shoulder ), from PIE *aks axis (see … Etymology dictionary
axle — [17] The word axle emerges surprisingly late considering the antiquity of axles, but related terms had existed in the language for perhaps a thousand years. Old English had eax, which came from a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō, related to Latin… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
axle — [17] The word axle emerges surprisingly late considering the antiquity of axles, but related terms had existed in the language for perhaps a thousand years. Old English had eax, which came from a hypothetical Germanic *akhsō, related to Latin… … Word origins
axle — [ aks(ə)l] noun a rod or spindle passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels. Origin ME (orig. axle tree): from ON ỏxultré … English new terms dictionary
axle — n. a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) on which a wheel or group of wheels is fixed. Etymology: orig. axle tree f. ME axel tre f. ON oumlxull treacute … Useful english dictionary
axle — ax|le [ˈæksəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: axletree axle (13 21 centuries), from Old Norse öxultre, from öxul axle + tre tree ] the bar connecting two wheels on a car or other vehicle … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Wheel and axle — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oil tree — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ax|le|tree — «AK suhl TREE», noun. a crossbar connecting two opposite wheels of a cart, wagon, carriage, or other horse drawn vehicle. The wheels turn on its ends. ╂[probably < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic öxul trē < öxull axle + trē tree, beam)] … Useful english dictionary