gear

gear
gear [gɪər]
1. noun
   a. ( = equipment) matériel m ; (for gardening) outils mpl
   b. ( = belongings) (inf) affaires fpl
• he leaves his gear all over the house il laisse traîner ses affaires dans toute la maison
   c. (British) ( = clothing) vêtements mpl
• he had his tennis gear on il était en tenue de tennis
• put on your tennis gear mets tes affaires de tennis
   d. ( = apparatus) dispositif m
• safety gear dispositif m de sécurité
   e. [of car] ( = mechanism) embrayage m ; ( = speed) vitesse f
• in gear en prise
• not in gear au point mort
• she put the car into gear elle a mis la voiture en prise
• to change or shift gear (US) changer de vitesse
• first or bottom gear première f
• second/third/fourth gear deuxième f/troisième f/quatrième f
• top gear (British) high gear (US) ( = fourth) quatrième f ; ( = fifth) cinquième f
• in second gear en seconde
• to change or shift into third gear (US) passer en troisième
• to get one's brain in gear (inf) faire travailler ses méninges (inf)
2. transitive verb
adapter (to à)
• classes geared to their needs des cours adaptés à leurs besoins
• movies geared primarily to a US audience des films s'adressant essentiellement à un public américain
• training is geared to make staff more efficient la formation est conçue pour rendre le personnel plus compétent
3. compounds
► gear lever (British), gear stick noun levier m de vitesse
► gear up
1. intransitive verb
( = get ready) se préparer
2. separable transitive verb
( = make ready) (inf)
he is gearing himself up for the presidential elections il se prépare pour les élections présidentielles
• they were all geared up for the new sales campaign ils étaient fin prêts pour la nouvelle campagne de ventes
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[gɪə(r)] 1.
noun
1) (equipment) matériel m

climbing gear — matériel d'alpinisme

2) (colloq) (possessions) affaires fpl
3) (clothes) fringues (colloq) fpl

football gear — tenue f de football

4) Automobile vitesse f

bottom ou first gear — première vitesse

to be in third gear — être en troisième

to put a car in gear — passer la vitesse

you're not in gear — tu es au point mort

‘keep in low gear’ — ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’

to get (oneself) into gear for something — fig se préparer pour quelque chose

5) Technology roue f dentée
2.
gears plural noun
1) Automobile changement m de vitesse
2) Technology engrenage m
3.
noun modifier [box, change, lever, stick] de vitesses

gear wheel — (on bicycle) pignon m

4.
transitive verb

to be geared to ou towards somebody — s'adresser à quelqu'un

Phrasal Verbs:

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