Formes composées
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| aircraft engine n | (motor of plane or helicopter) | moteur d'avion nm |
beer pump,
also UK: beer engine n | (draws beer from keg) | pompe à bière, tireuse à bière nf |
| combustion engine | (mechanics) | moteur à combustion nm |
| diesel engine n | (engine type) | moteur diesel, diesel nm |
| | The car has a diesel engine. |
| | Cette voiture a un moteur diesel. |
displacement,
engine displacement n | (piston stroke: volume of space) (Aéronautique) | déplacement nm |
| engine driver n | ([sb] who drives a train) (de train) | conducteur, conductrice nm, nf |
| | (vieilli) | machiniste nmf |
| | One of the two engine drivers was killed when the trains collided. |
| engine for growth n | (economic catalyst) | moteur de croissance nm |
| | After World War II, building infrastructure was the engine for growth in the U.S. |
| engine mount n | (vehicle part) (mécanique, avion) | bâti-moteur nm |
| | (plus général) | support moteur nm |
| engine room n | (ship: room containing the engine) | salle des machines nf |
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (fire fighting vehicle) | camion de pompiers nm |
| | Most fire trucks are painted red. |
| | La plupart des camions de pompiers sont rouges. |
firetruck,
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (firefighters' vehicle) | camion de pompiers nm |
| | A red firetruck went speeding down the street with the siren on. |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | moteur à quatre temps, quatre temps nm |
| gas engine n | (motor powered by gas combustion) | moteur à gaz nm |
gasoline engine (US),
petrol engine (UK) n | (motor that runs on petrol) | moteur à essence nm |
| | The gasoline engines in cars are one of the causes of global warming. Our lawn mower has a petrol engine. |
| heat engine | (thermodynamics) | moteur thermique nm |
| hydraulic engine n | (motor powered by water energy) | moteur hydraulique nm |
| internal-combustion engine n | (burns fuel within cylinders) | moteur à combustion interne nm |
| jet engine n | (engine) | réacteur nm |
| | The airplane had two jet engines. |
| | L'avion avait deux réacteurs. |
| jet engine n | (uses jet propulsion) | moteur à réaction nm |
| | | turboréacteur nm |
| reciprocating engine n | (machinery) | moteur alternatif nm |
rocket motor,
rocket engine,
rocket n | (engine of a spacecraft) | moteur de fusée nm |
| | | moteur-fusée nm |
| rotary engine n | (engine that transmits power directly) | moteur rotatif nm |
| rotary engine n | (engine with radial cylinders) | moteur rotatif, moteur à piston rotatif nm |
| search engine n | (internet service gathering information on internet) (Internet) | moteur de recherche nm |
| | En configurant les moteurs de recherche, on obtient les résultats dans la langue de son choix. |
search engine optimization,
also UK: search engine optimisation n | (computing: improving website visibility) (Internet) | référencement nm |
| search-engine friendly adj | (web page: returned via search) | facilement exploitable par un moteur de recherche adj |
| | You need to make your website as search-engine friendly as possible. |
| | | optimisé pour la recherche adj |
single-engine,
single-engined adj | (aircraft: with one engine) | monomoteur adj |
| stationary engine | (machinery) (Mécanique) | moteur fixe, moteur stationnaire nm |
steam engine,
steam-engine n | (engine powered by steam) | moteur à vapeur nm |
| | Le moteur à vapeur a précédé le moteur à explosion. |
| | | machine à vapeur nf |
| | La machine à vapeur transforme l'énergie thermique en énergie mécanique. |
switcher,
switch engine,
switching locomotive n | US (train) | locomotive de manœuvre nf |
| tank engine n | (locomotive train) | locomotive-tender nf |
| traction engine | (locomotive) (machine à vapeur) | locomobile nf |
| turbojet engine | (jet-propulsion engine) | turboréacteur nm |
two-stroke engine,
also US: two-cycle engine n | (internal-combustion engine) | moteur à deux temps nm |