noun🔗ShareCeintureA band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing."My dad wore a leather belt to hold up his trousers. "Mon père portait une ceinture en cuir pour maintenir son pantalon.wearappearanceitemstyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeinture de sécuritéA band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt."Keep your belt fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride."Attachez votre ceinture de sécurité ; ça va secouer.vehiclewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourroieA band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power."The motor had a single belt that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels."Le moteur avait une seule courroie qui serpentait d'avant en arrière autour de diverses roues.machinetechnologypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeinture, bande, rayureAnything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe."a belt of trees; a belt of sand"Une ceinture d'arbres ; une bande de sable.appearanceitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeinture, ceinture de championA trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts."the heavyweight belt"La ceinture des poids lourdssportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeinture, ceinture d'astéroïdesA collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star."The asteroid belt is a group of rocky objects that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. "La ceinture d'astéroïdes est un groupe d'objets rocheux qui orbitent autour du Soleil entre Mars et Jupiter.astronomyspaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeintureOne of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds."The astronomer pointed to a swirling belt on Jupiter in the night sky. "L'astronome a pointé une ceinture tourbillonnante sur Jupiter dans le ciel nocturne.astronomyspaceweatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup, chocA powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object."After the bouncer gave him a solid belt to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting."Après que le videur lui ait asséné un solide coup au ventre, Simon en avait soudainement assez de se battre dans les bars.actionweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGorgée, rasadeA quick drink of liquor."Care to join me in a belt of scotch?"Voulez-vous partager une rasade de scotch avec moi ?drinkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRégion(usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt)."My aunt lives in the Bible Belt, so she often attends church services on Sundays. "Ma tante vit dans la région de la Bible, elle assiste donc souvent aux offices le dimanche.geographyareacultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa zone de la tailleThe part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist."That umpire called that pitch a strike at the belt."Ce juge a appelé ce lancer une prise à la zone de la taille.sportpositionbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBandeDevice that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon"The machine gun's belt fed the cartridges smoothly into the weapon. "La bande de la mitrailleuse alimentait les cartouches en douceur dans l'arme.weaponmilitarymachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCeindre, entourerTo encircle."The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions."La petite ville était ceinte de champs de maïs dans toutes les directions.wearappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoucler, ceinturerTo fasten a belt on."Before leaving for school, she belted her backpack on tightly. "Avant de partir pour l'école, elle a bien bouclé son sac à dos.wearactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCeindre quelqu'un d'une ceintureTo invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood."The king will belt the new knight with his ceremonial sword during the investiture. "Le roi ceindra le nouveau chevalier de son épée de cérémonie pendant l'investiture.ritualroyalculturetraditionhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper avec une ceintureTo hit with a belt."The child was misbehaving so he was belted as punishment."L'enfant se comportait mal, alors il a été frappé avec une ceinture en guise de punition.actionbodyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHurler, braillerTo scream or sing in a loud manner."He belted out the national anthem."Il a hurlé l'hymne national.musicentertainmentsoundlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoire cul sec, vider d'un traitTo drink quickly, often in gulps."He belted down a shot of whisky."Il a bu un shot de whisky cul sec.drinkactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper, battreTo hit someone or something."The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game."Le joueur en colère a frappé l'arbitre au visage, et par conséquent, a été expulsé du match.actionhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper la balle loin, généralement pour un home runTo hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run."He belted that pitch over the grandstand."Il a frappé cette balle par-dessus les gradins.sportentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFoncer, filerTo move very fast"He was really belting along."Il filait vraiment à toute allure.actionenergyvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading