belt

belt
belt [belt]
1. noun
   a. ceinture f
• he has ten years' experience under his belt (inf) il a dix années d'expérience à son actif
• that was below the belt! c'était un coup bas !
• to tighten one's belt (figurative) se serrer la ceinture
   b. ( = area) région f
• industrial belt région f industrielle
   c. (in machine) courroie f
2. transitive verb
( = hit) (inf) cogner (inf)
3. intransitive verb
( = rush) (inf) to belt in/out entrer/sortir à fond de train (inf)
► belt out (inf) separable transitive verb
• to belt out a song chanter une chanson à tue-tête► belt up intransitive verb
   a. ( = put on seat belt) attacher sa ceinture
   b. (British = be quiet) belt up! (inf!) la ferme ! (inf !)
* * *
[belt] 1.
noun
1) (for garment) also Automobile, Aviation ceinture f

safety ou seat belt — ceinture de sécurité

2) (area) gen, Meteorology zone f

mountain/earthquake belt — zone f de montagnes/de séisme

3) Technology courroie f
4) Sport (in boxing, judo) ceinture f

to be a black belt — être ceinture noire

5) (colloq) (blow) beigne (colloq) f, coup m de poing
6) (for punishing) lanière f de cuir
2.
transitive verb
1) (colloq) (hit) flanquer une beigne à (colloq), gifler [person]
2) (as punishment) donner une correction à
3.
intransitive verb

to belt in/out etc — (colloq) entrer/sortir etc à toute vitesse

Phrasal Verbs:
••

to tighten one's belt — se serrer la ceinture

that remark was a bit below the belt — cette remarque était un coup bas

she has 15 years' experience under her belt — elle a 15 ans d'expérience à son actif


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