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The first part of the brake is either the lever actuating the brake cam or similar parts (mechanical-transmission inertia brake) or the brake cylinder (hydraulic-transmission inertia brake).La pièce qui constitue l'extrémité du frein est soit le levier actionnant la came du frein ou des éléments analogues (frein à inertie à transmission mécanique), soit le cylindre du frein (frein à inertie à transmission hydraulique).http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
It is this operation which is effected by certain machines, such as the lever, which multiplies the force but not the work.C'est cette opération que réalisent certaines machines telles que le levier qui multiplie la force, mais non le travail.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
The CCAF program requires that projects lever financial and in-kind support from other partners to approximately 50% of the total project budget.Les modalités de financement du FACC nécessitent que, pour les projets, soit obtenue une aide financière ou autres d’autres partenaires, correspondant à quelque 50 % du budget total du projet.© Ministère des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 2001http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012© Minister of Public Works and Government Services 2001http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012
the gear change lever is in neutral position or in neutral gear, orsi le levier de changement de vitesses est en position neutre ou au point morthttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The throttle control lever is provided with a fitting for cable attachment.Le levier des gaz est doté d'une pièce d'ancrage de câble.© 2005 Honda Motor Co., Ltdhttp://engines.honda.com/ 4/2/2012
the gear ratio selection lever is in neutral position or in neutral gear, orsi le levier de sélection des gammes est en position neutre ou au point morthttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
If any part of a gear lever or handbrake lies above the H point level that lever will have to be considered as if the whole of it were above the H point level.Si une quelconque des parties d'un levier de changement de vitesse (ou de frein à main) dépasse le niveau du point H, on considère le levier comme se trouvant entièrement au-dessus du niveau du point H.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
You cannot move a mass without a lever.'On ne peut bouger une masse sans levier.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Move lever to CLOSED position unless the engine is warm.Placer le levier sur la position FERME si le moteur n'est pas chaud.© 2005 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.http://engines.honda.com/ 3/26/2012
There was a click as if a lever had been pulled.Il se fit un déclic, comme d'une manette rabattue.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
To a man of inferior mind it was only a means of degradation, while in the hands of a strong man it was a powerful lever.Pour les médiocres elle n'était qu'une cause d'abaissement, tandis qu'elle mettait au contraire un levier puissant aux mains des forts.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
They should have handles of the lever type that are operable with a closed fist and minimal force, or they should be electronically or automatically controlled.Ils devraient avoir des poignées à levier qu'on peut actionner avec une main fermée et par l'application d'une force minimale, ou être à commande électronique ou automatique.© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canadahttp://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/home 3/6/2012© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canadahttp://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/home 3/6/2012
Move the throttle lever to the MIN position.Placer le levier des gaz sur la position MIN.© 2005 Honda Motor Co., Ltdhttp://engines.honda.com/ 4/2/2012
If the fuel tank is equipped with a fuel valve, move the fuel valve lever to CLOSED or OFF position.Si le réservoir de carburant est doté d'un robinet de carburant, placer celui-ci sur FERME ou DESACTIVE.© 2005 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.http://engines.honda.com/ 3/26/2012
In the case of vehicles with manually operated or semi-automatic-shift gearboxes the test must be carried out with the gear lever in the "neutral" position and with the clutch engaged.Pour les véhicules à boîte de vitesses à commande manuelle ou semi-automatique, l'essai est effectué en position boîte au point mort, embrayage embrayé.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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Collocations
squeeze lever
levier à presser
tyre lever
démonte-pneu
valve lever
culbuteur
brake lever
levier de frein
gear-shift lever
levier de vitesse
handbrake lever
levier de frein à main
Word forms
lever
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lever | levers |
Possessive case | lever's | levers' |
lever
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | levered |
Imperative | lever |
Present Participle (Participle I) | levering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | levered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lever | we lever |
you lever | you lever |
he/she/it levers | they lever |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am levering | we are levering |
you are levering | you are levering |
he/she/it is levering | they are levering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have levered | we have levered |
you have levered | you have levered |
he/she/it has levered | they have levered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been levering | we have been levering |
you have been levering | you have been levering |
he/she/it has been levering | they have been levering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I levered | we levered |
you levered | you levered |
he/she/it levered | they levered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was levering | we were levering |
you were levering | you were levering |
he/she/it was levering | they were levering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had levered | we had levered |
you had levered | you had levered |
he/she/it had levered | they had levered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been levering | we had been levering |
you had been levering | you had been levering |
he/she/it had been levering | they had been levering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lever | we shall/will lever |
you will lever | you will lever |
he/she/it will lever | they will lever |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be levering | we shall/will be levering |
you will be levering | you will be levering |
he/she/it will be levering | they will be levering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have levered | we shall/will have levered |
you will have levered | you will have levered |
he/she/it will have levered | they will have levered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been levering | we shall/will have been levering |
you will have been levering | you will have been levering |
he/she/it will have been levering | they will have been levering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lever | we should/would lever |
you would lever | you would lever |
he/she/it would lever | they would lever |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be levering | we should/would be levering |
you would be levering | you would be levering |
he/she/it would be levering | they would be levering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have levered | we should/would have levered |
you would have levered | you would have levered |
he/she/it would have levered | they would have levered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been levering | we should/would have been levering |
you would have been levering | you would have been levering |
he/she/it would have been levering | they would have been levering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am levered | we are levered |
you are levered | you are levered |
he/she/it is levered | they are levered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being levered | we are being levered |
you are being levered | you are being levered |
he/she/it is being levered | they are being levered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been levered | we have been levered |
you have been levered | you have been levered |
he/she/it has been levered | they have been levered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was levered | we were levered |
you were levered | you were levered |
he/she/it was levered | they were levered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being levered | we were being levered |
you were being levered | you were being levered |
he/she/it was being levered | they were being levered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been levered | we had been levered |
you had been levered | you had been levered |
he/she/it had been levered | they had been levered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be levered | we shall/will be levered |
you will be levered | you will be levered |
he/she/it will be levered | they will be levered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been levered | we shall/will have been levered |
you will have been levered | you will have been levered |
he/she/it will have been levered | they will have been levered |