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1 seat belt
(in a car, aeroplane etc, a safety-belt which will hold a person in his seat in an accident etc.) ceinture de sécurité -
2 belt
belt [belt]1. nouna. ceinture f• that was below the belt! c'était un coup bas !b. ( = area) région fc. (in machine) courroie fa. ( = put on seat belt) attacher sa ceintureb. (British = be quiet) belt up! (inf!) la ferme ! (inf !)* * *[belt] 1.1) ( for garment) also Automobile, Aviation ceinture fsafety ou seat belt — ceinture de sécurité
2) ( area) gen, Meteorology zone fmountain/earthquake belt — zone f de montagnes/de séisme
3) Technology courroie f4) Sport (in boxing, judo) ceinture f5) (colloq) ( blow) beigne (colloq) f, coup m de poing6) ( for punishing) lanière f de cuir2.transitive verb1) (colloq) ( hit) flanquer une beigne à (colloq), gifler [person]2) ( as punishment) donner une correction à3.to belt in/out etc — (colloq) entrer/sortir etc à toute vitesse
Phrasal Verbs:- belt off- belt out- belt up•• -
3 belt
A n3 ( area) ceinture f ; a belt of industry une ceinture industrielle ; a belt of poverty around the inner city une zone de pauvreté autour du centre urbain ; a belt of trees une rangée d'arbres ; mountain/earthquake belt zone f de montagnes/de séisme ;5 Tech courroie f ;6 Sport (in boxing, judo) ceinture f ; to be a black belt être ceinture noire ; the world heavyweight belt le titre mondial des poids lourds ;7 ○ ( blow) beigne ○ f, coup m de poing ; to give sb a belt flanquer une beigne ○ à qn ; I gave the ball a good belt j'ai donné un grand coup de pied dans le ballon ;B ○ vtr1 ○ ( hit) flanquer une beigne à ○, gifler [person] ; donner un grand coup de pied dans [ball] ; he belted him in the mouth/across the face il lui a flanqué une beigne en plein sur la bouche/la figure ;2 Sch ( as punishment) donner une correction à [qn] (avec une lanière de cuir) ;3 ○ = belt down.C vi ( go fast) he belted home il est rentré chez lui à toute vitesse ; to belt along ou down [person] dévaler [qch] à toute vitesse [street] ; [car] filer sur [motorway].to tighten one's belt se serrer la ceinture ; to hit sb below the belt donner un coup bas à qn ; that remark was a bit below the belt cette remarque était un coup bas ; she has 15 years' experience/two tournaments under her belt elle a 15 ans d'expérience/deux tournois à son actif ; a belt and braces job ○ un boulot ○ où deux précautions valent mieux qu'une.■ belt down ○:▶ belt down [sth], belt [sth] down US avaler [qch] d'un trait [drink].■ belt off ○ filer à toute vitesse.■ belt out:▶ belt out [sth], belt [sth] out [person] chanter [qch] à pleins poumons ; [jukebox] brailler.■ belt up2 Aut attacher sa ceinture de sécurité. -
4 safety-belt
noun (a fixed belt in a car or aircraft used to keep a passenger from being thrown out of the seat in an accident, crash etc.) ceinture de sécurité
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