Signification visuelle de 'screws'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

Illustration visuelle de screws: Vis

noun

Vis

A device that has a helical function.

"The carpenter used screws to hold the wooden boards together tightly. "

Le charpentier a utilisé des vis pour maintenir fermement les planches de bois ensemble.

device machine technical item

Illustration visuelle de screws: Vissage, torsion

noun

Vissage, torsion

The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.

"The loosening of the jar lid required several forceful screws. "

Le desserrage du couvercle du bocal a nécessité plusieurs vissages forcés.

action machine technical

Illustration visuelle de screws: Gardien de prison

noun

Gardien de prison

A prison guard.

"The prisoners knew they had to be careful because the screws were watching their every move in the yard. "

Les prisonniers savaient qu'ils devaient faire attention car les gardiens de prison observaient chacun de leurs mouvements dans la cour.

job police person

Illustration visuelle de screws: Usurier, grippe-sou

noun

Usurier, grippe-sou

An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.

"My dad is such a screws when we go grocery shopping; he always insists on buying the cheapest brand, even if it's low quality. "

Mon père est un tel grippe-sou quand nous faisons les courses ; il insiste toujours pour acheter la marque la moins chère, même si elle est de mauvaise qualité.

character person business economy

Illustration visuelle de screws: Examinateur sévère, contrôle sévère

noun

Examinateur sévère, contrôle sévère

An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.

""Professor Harding is known as one of the biggest screws in the English department; his exams are notoriously difficult and graded very harshly." "

Le professeur Harding est connu comme l'un des examinateurs les plus sévères du département d'anglais ; ses examens sont notoirement difficiles et notés très durement.

education person character

Illustration visuelle de screws: Rapports sexuels, baiser

noun

Rapports sexuels, baiser

Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.

sex action body human

Illustration visuelle de screws: Partenaire sexuel occasionnel

noun

Partenaire sexuel occasionnel

A casual sexual partner.

Illustration visuelle de screws: Salaire, gages

noun

Salaire, gages

"My dad works long hours, but the screws are good enough to support the family. "

Mon père travaille de longues heures, mais le salaire est suffisant pour subvenir aux besoins de la famille.

job business economy finance

Illustration visuelle de screws: Recul

noun

Recul

"The golfer put so much screws on the ball that it stopped almost immediately after landing on the green. "

Le golfeur a mis tellement de recul sur la balle qu'elle s'est arrêtée presque immédiatement après avoir atterri sur le green.

Illustration visuelle de screws: Un petit paquet de tabac

noun

Un petit paquet de tabac

A small packet of tobacco.

"My grandfather always kept a few screws in his pocket for rolling his own cigarettes. "

Mon grand-père gardait toujours un petit paquet de tabac dans sa poche pour rouler ses propres cigarettes.

material substance

Illustration visuelle de screws: Rosse, haridelle

noun

Rosse, haridelle

An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.

"My grandfather warned me not to buy that horse; he said it was just a bunch of screws and wouldn't be able to pull a plow. "

Mon grand-père m'a averti de ne pas acheter ce cheval ; il a dit que ce n'était qu'une vieille haridelle et qu'il ne pourrait pas tirer une charrue.

animal condition

Illustration visuelle de screws: Vis

noun

Vis

A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.

"The machine's movement follows a series of screws, each combining a rotation and a slide to precisely position the part. "

Le mouvement de la machine suit une série de vis, chacune combinant une rotation et une glissière pour positionner précisément la pièce.

physics math technical

Illustration visuelle de screws: Amphipodes

noun

Amphipodes

An amphipod crustacean.

"the skeleton screw (Caprella); the sand screw"

l'amphipode squelette (Caprella) ; l'amphipode des sables

animal biology organism

Illustration visuelle de screws: Les rhumatismes

noun

Les rhumatismes

(in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.

"My grandmother has had the screws for years, and her doctor says it's difficult to treat. "

Ma grand-mère a les rhumatismes depuis des années, et son médecin dit que c'est difficile à traiter.

disease medicine body

Illustration visuelle de screws: Visser

verb

Visser

To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.

"I screws the two pieces of wood together to make a birdhouse. "

Je visse les deux morceaux de bois ensemble pour faire un nichoir.

technical machine action building device

Illustration visuelle de screws: Baiser, niquer

verb

Baiser, niquer

To have sexual intercourse with.

sex action body human

Illustration visuelle de screws: Arnaquer, flouer

verb

Arnaquer, flouer

To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.

"He screws people over in business deals to get ahead. "

Il arnaque les gens dans les affaires pour réussir.

game business action situation

Illustration visuelle de screws: Extorquer, rançonner

verb

Extorquer, rançonner

To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.

"The landlord screws his tenants by raising the rent every year, even though he doesn't make any improvements to the building. "

Le propriétaire extorque ses locataires en augmentant le loyer chaque année, même s'il n'améliore pas l'immeuble.

business economy finance law politics government moral society organization action value

Illustration visuelle de screws: Tordre, déformer

verb

Tordre, déformer

"Her face screws up in concentration when she's trying to solve a difficult math problem. "

Son visage se crispe de concentration lorsqu'elle essaie de résoudre un problème de mathématiques difficile.

Illustration visuelle de screws: Faire un mauvais effet, dévisser

verb

Faire un mauvais effet, dévisser

To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.

"He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he screwed it and it went out of bounds instead. "

Il a essayé de passer le ballon de football à son coéquipier, mais il a fait un mauvais effet et il est sorti du terrain à la place.

Illustration visuelle de screws: Revisser

verb

Revisser

""After fixing the bookshelf, I had to screw back the loose panel to make it sturdy." "

Après avoir réparé l'étagère, j'ai dû revisser le panneau lâche pour le rendre solide.

technical machine action

Illustration visuelle de screws: Interroger sévèrement, examiner minutieusement

verb

Interroger sévèrement, examiner minutieusement

To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

"The professor screws his students mercilessly during the final exam. "

Le professeur interroge ses étudiants sans pitié pendant l'examen final.