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barbed-wire fence,
also US: barbwire fence,
barb-wire fence n | (metal security fence) | clôture de barbelés nf |
| | | barbelés nmpl |
barbed wire,
also US: barb wire,
barbwire n | (spiked wire) | fil barbelé, barbelé, fil de fer barbelé nm |
| | The farmer has put up barbed wire round his field to deter trespassers. |
barbed-wire,
also US: barb-wire,
barbwire n as adj | (made of spiked wire) | en fil barbelé, en barbelé loc adj |
| | The prisoners were held inside a barbwire enclosure. |
| chicken wire n | (hexagonal mesh used as fence) | grillage nm |
| concertina wire | (barbed wire) (en bobine) | fil barbelé concertina, fil Dannert nm |
| copper wire n | (red-brown metal filament) | fil de cuivre nm |
| down to the wire expr | figurative (close to the deadline) (match, résultat) | serré adj |
| | (match) | se jouer dans un mouchoir de poche loc v |
| electric wire n | (cable carrying electric current) | fil électrique nm |
| ground wire n | (electronics) | fil de mise à la terre, fil de terre nm |
hardwire [sth],
hard-wire [sth]⇒ vtr | (circuit: connect directly) | câbler⇒, connecter⇒ vtr |
hardwire [sth] into [sb],
hard-wire [sth] into [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (inculcate) | inculquer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| high wire n | (high tightrope) (cirque) | corde raide nf |
| | | high-wire walking : équilibrisme nm |
| | | high-wire walker/artist : équilibriste, funambule, fildefériste nmf |
| high-wire act n | (performance on a tightrope) | numéro d'équilibrisme, numéro de voltige nm |
| high-wire act n | figurative (difficult activity) (figuré) | numéro d'équilibrisme, numéro de voltige, exercice de voltige nm |
| hot-wire [sth]⇒ vtr | (start a car without key) (une voiture) | démarrer [qch] sans clé loc v |
| | | démarrer [qch] avec les fils loc v |
| live wire n | (cable carrying electricity) | câble électrique, câble sous tension nm |
| | CAUTION: LIVE WIRES OVERHEAD. Always assume that a fallen wire is a live wire. |
| | DANGER : CÂBLE ÉLECTRIQUE AU-DESSUS. Partez toujours du principe qu'un câble qui pend est sous tension. |
live wire,
livewire n | figurative (lively, outgoing person) (figuré : très actif) | pile électrique nf |
| | That kid is such a live wire! He never stays still! |
| | Ce gamin est une vrai pile électrique ! Il ne tient pas en place ! |
| piano wire n | (thin, strong metal cord) | corde à piano nf |
| razor wire | (barbed tape) | fil barbelé nm |
| stranded wire n | (wire made up of smaller wires) (Électricité) | fil multibrins, fil torsadé, fil toronné nm |
| telephone wire n | (cable for telephone service) | câble téléphonique, câble de téléphone, fil téléphonique nm |
under the wire,
just under the wire expr | US, figurative, informal (barely in time) | juste à temps loc adv |
| | | à la dernière minute loc adv |
| | I managed to get my book report in under the wire. |
| wire agency | (organization gathering news) | agence de presse nf |
| wire brush n | (tool with steel bristles) | brosse métallique nf |
| | Use a wire brush to remove any corrosion. |
| wire cloth n | (netting made from wires) | toile métallique nf |
| wire cutter n | (tool) | pince coupante nf |
| wire cutters npl | (tool: pliers) | pince coupante nf |
| | I used wire cutters to remove the ring from my swollen finger. |
wire drawing,
wire-drawing,
wiredrawing n | (metalworking process) (Métallurgie) | tréfilage nm |
wire drawing,
wire-drawing,
wiredrawing n | archaic, figurative (endless refinement of an idea) | peaufinage nm |
| wire fence n | (fence made of wire) | grillage nm |
| | | clôture nf |
| wire gauge n | (measuring device) | calibre pour fil nm |
| wire gauge n | (diameter of a wire) | épaisseur de fil nf |
| wire gauze n | (mesh fabric made of wire) | toile métallique nf |
| wiregrass n | (category of grasses) (herbe) | pâturin du Canada, pâturin comprimé nm |
| wire hanger n | (clotheshanger made of wire) | cintre métallique nm |
wire line,
wire-line,
wireline n | (telephone, telegraph wire) | câble téléphonique nm |
| | (vieilli) | câble télégraphique nm |
wire line,
wire-line,
wireline n | (oil, gas industry: cable) (pétrole, gaz) | câble nm |
wire-line,
wireline adj | (telecommunications: using wires) | câblé, filaire adj |
| | | à câble adj |
| wire mesh n | (metal netting material) | grillage nm |
| wire money v expr | (send a money order) | envoyer de l'argent (par virement) loc v |
| | | transférer de l'argent loc v |
| | | faire un virement loc v |
| | Many of the foreign workers wire money home to their families. |
| | Beaucoup de travailleurs étrangers envoient de l'argent à leur famille restée au pays. |
| wire netting n | (net of woven wires) | grillage, treillis métallique nm |
| wire rope | (type of rope) | câble métallique nm |
| wire service n | (agency that sends news stories) | agence de transmission nf |
| | | fil de presse nm |
wire stripper,
wire strippers,
strippers,
stripper n | (tool) | pince à dénuder nf |
| wire transfer n | (bank-to-bank money transfer) | virement, virement bancaire nm |
| | When my sister lost all her money, I sent her a wire transfer so she could get home. |
| | Quand ma sœur a perdu tout son argent, je lui ai fait un virement pour qu'elle puisse rentrer. |
| wire wheel n | (brush in shape of wheel) | brosse meuleuse, brosse pour touret nf |
| wire wheel n | (wheel with metal spokes) | roue à rayons nf |
| wire wool n | (abrasive steel-fibre material) | paille de fer nf |
| | For tough scrubbing, try using wire wool on your dirty plates and bowls. |
wirehair,
wirehaired,
wire-hair,
wire-haired adj | (dog: having wiry, coarse coat) | à poils durs loc adj |
wirehair,
wire hair,
wire-hair n | (wirehair dog) | chien à poils durs nm |
zip-line,
zip line,
zip wire n | (rope slide) | tyrolienne nf |
| | I've always wanted to ride a zip-line high up in the trees. |
| | J'ai toujours voulu faire de la tyrolienne tout en haut des arbres. |