| Principales traductions |
| cycle n | (repeating sequence) | cycle nm |
| | Geology class today was about the cycle that water makes in the atmosphere: evaporation, condensation, precipitation. |
| | Aujourd'hui, le cours de géologie portait sur le cycle de l'eau dans l'atmosphère : l'évaporation, la condensation et les précipitations. |
| cycle n | colloquial, abbreviation (bicycle) | vélo nm |
| | Is there room in the basement to store a cycle? |
| | Est-ce qu'il y aurait la place de stocker un vélo à la cave ? |
| cycle n | (washing machine setting) (lave-linge) | cycle nm |
| | Put the clothes in the washer, pick a cycle and press the button - it's not difficult. |
| | Mets tes vêtements à la machine, choisis un cycle et appuie sur le bouton : c'est pas sorcier. |
| cycle⇒ vi | (go through a sequence) | fluctuer⇒ vi |
| | The boiler cycles on and off throughout the day to maintain a constant temperature inside the house. |
| | Le chauffe-eau fluctue entre les périodes de marche et d'arrêt pour maintenir une température constante à l'intérieur de la maison. |
| cycle vi | colloquial (ride a bicycle) | faire du vélo loc v |
| | | aller à vélo [quelque part], aller en vélo [quelque part] vi |
| | The friends cycled into town to see a movie. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Sidonie a envie de faire du vélo. |
| | Les amis allèrent en ville à vélo pour voir un film. |
| cycle n as adj | colloquial (relating to bicycles) | en vélo, à vélo loc adj |
| | Let's go for a cycle ride. |
| | Allons faire un tour en vélo. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| cycle n | (programmed sequence) (séquence programmée) | cycle nm |
| | The air conditioner cycle is about 20 minutes long. |
| | Le cycle de la climatisation est d'environ 20 minutes. |
| cycle n | (stories: group) (Littérature, Musique) | cycle nm |
| | Wagner's "Ring Cycle" consists of 4 very long operas. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. À l'origine, le cycle de Star Wars n'était composé que de trois volets. |
| cycle vi | (repeat) | se répéter⇒ v pron |
| | The exhibit includes a short explanatory film that cycles throughout the day. |
| | L'exposition comprend une vidéo explicative qui se répète tout au long de la journée. |
Formes composées
cycle | cycling |
bike hire,
bicycle hire,
cycle hire n | informal (bicycle rental service) | location de vélos nf |
| | (personne) | loueur de vélos nm |
| | J'ai trouvé un VTT chez ce loueur de vélos. |
bike race,
bicycle race,
cycle race n | informal (cycling contest) | course cycliste nf |
| | The two boys decided to have a bike race around the edge of the park. |
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (stand for parking cycles) | râtelier à vélos nm |
| | | range-vélos nm inv |
| | (Can) | support à vélos nm |
bike rack,
bicycle rack,
cycle rack n | (device for carrying cycles on car) (sur une voiture) | porte-vélos nm inv |
| | We've bought a bike rack, so we can take our bikes with us on holiday. |
bike trail,
cycle trail n | (cycle route: off-road) | piste cyclable nf |
| billing cycle n | (schedule) | période de facturation nf |
| | | cycle de facturation nm |
| boom-and-bust cycle n | (economy: alternating extremes) | hauts et bas nmpl |
| | Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. |
| | La vie d'Arnold a connu des hauts et des bas : riche un jour; pauvre le lendemain. |
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | cycle économique nm |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| | L'économie du pays est actuellement dans la phase montante du cycle économique. |
| carbon cycle n | (carbon atom circulation) | cycle du carbone nm |
| carbon cycle n | (nuclear transformation cycle) | cycle du carbone nm |
| citric acid cycle n | (chemical reaction series) (Biologie) | cycle de Krebs nm |
| cycle counting n | (inventory carried out in stages) | inventaire tournant nm |
cycle lane,
cycle path n | (path for cyclists) | piste cyclable nf |
| | The cycle lane ends here so you have to join the rest of the traffic. |
| down-cycle⇒ vi | (business: move downward) | baisser⇒ vi |
downcycle,
down cycle n | (business: unfavorable cycle) | cycle baissier, cycle à la baisse nm |
drying cycle,
dry cycle n | (washing machine's drying program) | cycle de séchage nm |
| duty cycle n | (electrical power output) | rapport cyclique nm |
| | | facteur de marche nm |
| duty-cycle adj | (electrical power: intermittent) | de rapport cyclique loc adj |
| | | de facteur de marche loc adj |
| economic cycle n | (rise and fall of economy) | cycle économique nm |
| | Governments have not been able to overcome the economic cycle of boom and bust. |
| | Les gouvernements n'ont pas été capables de dépasser le cycle économique fait de hauts et de bas. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | moteur à quatre temps, quatre temps nm |
freecycle [sth],
free-cycle [sth]⇒ vtr | (recycle by giving away) | donner⇒, offrir (et ainsi recycler) vtr |
| | | recycler [qch] en le donnant loc v |
| hydrologic cycle n | (cyclical movement of water) | cycle hydrologique nm |
| | Intensive deforestation can cause problems with the hydrologic cycle. |
life cycle,
lifecycle n | (development process: [sth] living) | cycle de vie nm |
| | The students learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| | Les élèves ont appris le cycle de vie d'un papillon. |
| lunar cycle n | (period from one full moon to another) | cycle lunaire nm |
| | Many ancient calendars were based on the lunar cycle, with all the months having 28 days. |
| menstrual cycle n | (biology: periods) | cycle menstruel nm |
| nitrogen cycle n | (biochemical process) | cycle de l'azote nm |
| soak cycle n | (washing-machine feature) | trempage nm |
| song cycle n | (group of songs) | cycle de chansons nm |
| spin cycle n | (washing machine setting: removes water) (machine à laver) | cycle d'essorage nm |
| | | essorage nm |
two-cycle (US),
two-stroke (UK) adj | (relating to certain engine type) (moteur) | à deux temps loc adj |
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine n | (internal-combustion engine) | moteur à deux temps nm |
| water cycle n | (circulation of water in nature) | cycle de l'eau nm |