pistons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pistons in the French»English Dictionary

piston [pistɔ̃] N m

1. piston TECH:

piston

piston

moteur à pistons

piston engine

2. piston (relations):

piston inf

contacts pl

avoir du piston

to have connections ou contacts in the right places

il a un piston au ministère

he knows somebody ou he has connections in the Ministry

il a obtenu son poste par piston

he got his job because he has connections in the right places, someone got him the job by pulling strings

3. piston MUS (d'instrument):

piston

valve

cornet à pistons

cornet

pister [piste] VB trans

pister animal:

pister

to trail, to track

pister qn (suivre)

to trail sb

pister qn (être sur la trace de)

to be on the trail of sb

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trombone à coulisse/à pistons

slide/valve trombone

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cornet

cornet m (à pistons)

piston engine

moteur m à pistons

piston

piston m

string-pulling

piston m inf

cafetière

cafetière f à piston

French press

cafetière f à piston

piston ring

segment m (de piston)

pistons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pistons in the French»English Dictionary

piston [pistɔ̃] N m inf (favoritisme)

piston

string-pulling

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segment de piston

piston ring

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piston engine

moteur m à pistons

piston

piston m

cornet

cornet m à piston

valve

piston m

tail

pister

track animal

pister

pistons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

segment de piston

piston ring

cornet m à piston

cornet

moteur m à pistons

piston engine

pistons Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for pistons in the French»English Dictionary

compresseur à pistons

compresseur à pistons

reciprocating compressor

compresseur à pistons radiaux

compresseur à pistons radiaux

radial piston compressor

segment de piston

segment de piston

piston ring

course de piston

course de piston

piston stroke

fond de piston

fond de piston

piston head