gear

gear
gear
A n
1 (equipment) matériel m ; climbing/fishing/gardening gear matériel d'alpinisme/de pêche/de jardinage ;
2 ○ (personal possessions, stuff) affaires fpl ; don't leave your gear all over the place ne laisse pas tes affaires partout ;
3 (clothes) fringues ○ fpl ; tennis/football gear tenue f de tennis/football ;
4 Aut vitesse f ; bottom ou first gear première vitesse ; to be in second/third gear être en seconde/troisième ; to change gear changer de vitesse ; to put a car in gear passer la vitesse ; you're not in gear tu es au point mort ; you're in the wrong gear tu n'as pas passé la bonne vitesse ; ‘keep in low gear’ (on sign) ‘utilisez votre frein moteur’ ; to get (oneself) into gear for sth fig se préparer pour qch ;
5 Tech (toothed wheel) roue f dentée ;
6 ○ (drugs) drogués fpl.
B gears npl
1 Aut changement m de vitesse ;
2 Tech engrenage m.
C vtr
1 (tailor) to be geared to ou towards sb/sth [course, policy, system, tax] s'adresser à qn/qch ; to be geared to ou towards doing être destiné à faire ;
2 Aut, Tech (provide with gearing) équiper [qch] d'un embrayage [car] ; équiper [qch] d'un engrenage [other machinery].
Phrasal verb
■ gear up :
▶ gear up se préparer ;
▶ gear [sb] up préparer ; to be geared up to do être prêt pour faire ; to be geared up for être prêt pour [party, interview, trip].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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