Le mot anglais du jour

clutch

embrayage

Définitions

anglais > français
clutch
1. v. Serrer, agripper.
2. n. (Mécanique) (Auto) Embrayage (système de transmission).
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component (the driving member) to another (the driven member).
3. n. Embrayage (pédale).
4. n. (au pluriel) Griffe, patte
Once more out of the clutches of his old persecutor, it needed no fresh stimulation to call forth the utmost energy and exertion that Smike was capable of summoning to his aid. (The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens)
Se voyant une fois hors des griffes de son ancien persécuteur, Smike n'eut pas besoin d'être stimulé davantage pour faire tous les efforts et pour appeler à son aide toute l'énergie dont il était capable.
5. n. Couvée, ponte.
6. n. Pochette.
anglais > anglais
clutch
1. v. To seize, as though with claws.
to clutch power
2. v. To grip or grasp tightly.
She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.
3. n. The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
4. n. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
5. n. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
6. n. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
7. n. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
8. n. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
9. n. (US) An important or critical situation.
10. adj. (US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
11. n. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
12. n. A group or bunch (of people or things).
13. v. To hatch.
français > anglais
embrayage
1. n-m. clutch
2. n-m. clutch pedal