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1 battery-operated
∎ (radio, toy) to be battery-operated or battery-powered fonctionner sur pilesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > battery-operated
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2 battery operated
battery operated, battery powered adj à piles. -
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4 battery
battery [ˈbætərɪ]1. nounb. ( = number of similar objects) batterie f2. compounds* * *['bætərɪ]1) Electricity pile f; Automobile batterie f2) Military batterie f3) Agriculture ( for hens) batterie f5) Law coups mpl et blessures fpl -
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operate ['ɒpəreɪt](a) (machine, device) faire fonctionner, faire marcher;∎ my husband doesn't even know how to operate the toaster! mon mari ne sait même pas se servir du grille-pain!;∎ is it possible to operate the radio off the mains? peut-on brancher cette radio sur le secteur?;∎ this clock is battery-operated cette horloge fonctionne avec des piles;∎ a circuit-breaker operates the safety mechanism un disjoncteur actionne ou déclenche le système de sécurité∎ they operate several casinos ils tiennent plusieurs casinos;∎ she operates her business from her home elle fait marcher son affaire depuis son domicile;∎ they operate a protection racket in the neighbourhood ils rackettent les gens du quartier;∎ they operate a system of rent rebates for poorer families ils ont un système de loyers modérés pour les familles les plus démunies∎ it operates by itself ça fonctionne tout seul;∎ this is how colonialism operates voici comment fonctionne le colonialisme;∎ the factory is operating at full capacity l'usine tourne à plein rendement∎ to operate on sb (for sth) opérer qn (de qch);∎ he was operated on for cancer on l'a opéré ou il a été opéré d'un cancer;∎ we'll have to operate il va falloir opérer(c) (be active) opérer;∎ military patrols operate along the border des patrouilles militaires opèrent le long de la frontière;∎ many crooks operate in this part of town de nombreux malfaiteurs sévissent dans ce quartier;∎ the company operates out of Chicago le siège de la société est à Chicago;∎ the company operates in ten countries la société est implantée dans dix pays(d) (produce an effect) opérer, agir;∎ the drug operates on the nervous system le médicament agit sur le système nerveux;∎ the decision has operated against us la décision a joué contre nous;∎ two elements operate in our favour deux éléments jouent en notre faveur(e) (be operative) s'appliquer;∎ the rule doesn't operate in such cases la règle ne s'applique pas à de tels cas;∎ the wage increase will operate from 1 January l'augmentation des salaires prendra effet à partir du 1er janvier -
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['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) aérogare2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) terminus3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) borne4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) en phase terminale
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