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écrou à oreilles m, écrou papillon m, vis à oreilles fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > wing nut
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1) écrou à oreilles m2) écrou moleté mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > wing nut
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wing [wɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of bird, insect) aile f;∎ literary to take wing prendre son envol ou son essor;∎ my heart took wing mon cœur s'emplit de joie;∎ literary to be on the wing être en (plein) vol;∎ he shot the bird on the wing il tira l'oiseau en vol;∎ literary desire gave or lent him wings le désir lui donnait des ailes;∎ to take sb under one's wing prendre qn sous son aile∎ figurative on a wing and a prayer en s'en remettant à la Providence∎ the radical wing of the party l'aile ou la fraction radicale du parti;∎ the left/right wing l'aile gauche/droite∎ the west wing l'aile ouest∎ she plays on the wing elle est ailier(i) (of windmill) aile f(j) (of armchair) oreille f∎ also figurative to wing one's way voler;∎ while the letters were winging their way over the ocean pendant que les lettres survolaient l'océan;∎ my report should be winging its way towards you now mon rapport devrait te parvenir incessamment sous peu∎ to wing it (improvise) improviser□∎ the plane winged over the mountains l'avion survola les montagnes∎ also figurative to wait in the wings se tenir dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses;∎ figurative younger politicians are waiting in the wings to seize power les jeunes politiciens se tiennent dans la coulisse ou dans les coulisses en attendant de prendre le pouvoir∎ to win one's wings faire ses preuves, prendre du galon►► wing back (in football) arrière m d'aile;Zoology wing case élytre m;wing chair bergère f à oreilles;wing collar col m cassé;wing commander ≃ lieutenant-colonel m;wing flap (of plane) volet m;wing forward (in rugby) ailier m;wing mirror rétroviseur m extérieur;wing nut papillon m, écrou m à ailettes;wing three-quarter (in rugby) trois-quarts aile m;wing tip (of plane, bird) bout m de l'aile
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wing nut — ☆ wing nut n. a nut with extensions like wings to provide a grip for turning with the fingers: see NUT … English World dictionary
wing nut — n a ↑nut for fastening things, which has sides that stick out to make it easier to turn … Dictionary of contemporary English
wing nut — wing ,nut noun count a NUT that has a flat piece on each side to make it easier to hold … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wing nut — wing′ nut n. bui a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
wing nut — ► NOUN ▪ a nut with a pair of projections for the fingers to turn it on a screw … English terms dictionary
wing nut — noun 1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑wing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Hyponyms: ↑Caucasian walnut, ↑Pterocarya fraxinifolia … Useful english dictionary
wing-nut — noun 1. any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑wing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut tree • Hyponyms: ↑Caucasian walnut, ↑Pterocarya fraxinifolia … Useful english dictionary
wing nut — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wing nut : singular wing nut plural wing nuts a nut that has a flat piece on each side to make it easier to hold … English dictionary
wing nut — /ˈwɪŋ nʌt/ (say wing nut) noun a nut which incorporates two flat projecting wings enabling it to be turned by thumb and forefinger. Also, butterfly nut …
wing nut — a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger. Also, wingnut. Also called butterfly nut, thumbnut. See illus. under nut. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ plant (genus Pterocarya), any … Universalium
wing nut — noun a) A nut with wing like projections to provide leverage in turning; a thumbnut. b) One who advocates extreme measures or changes; a radical … Wiktionary
