belt

belt
belt [{{t}}belt]
1 noun
(a) (band of leather etc) & {{}}Sport{{}} ceinture f; {{}}Military{{}} ceinturon m, ceinture f; (for punishing) lanière f de cuir;
a leather belt une ceinture en cuir;
he had a gun at his belt il portait un revolver à la ceinture;
to give sb the belt (at school) donner une correction à qn (avec une lanière de cuir);
to be a brown/black belt (in martial arts) être ceinture marron/noire;
{{}}figurative{{}} to have sth under one's belt (move, project) en avoir fini avec qch; (driving licence, degree) avoir qch en poche;
once you've got a few years' experience under your belt une fois que tu as quelques années d'expérience à ton actif;
{{}}Boxing{{}} to hold the belt être le champion;
{{}}Boxing{{}} no hitting below the belt il est interdit de porter des coups bas;
{{}}figurative{{}} to hit sb beneath or below the belt donner à qn un coup en traître ou un coup bas;
that was a bit below the belt c'était un peu déloyal comme procédé;
to pull in or to tighten one's belt se serrer la ceinture
(b) {{}}Technology{{}} (of machine) courroie f
(c) (area, zone) région f;
belts of high unemployment des régions à fort taux de chômage
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (sharp blow → with hand) gifle f; (→ with bat, stick) coup m;
he gave the ball a terrific belt il a tapé un grand coup dans la balle;
to give sb a belt in the face flanquer un gnon ou un pain dans la tronche à qn
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (of whisky) gorgée f
2 transitive verb
(a) (dress, trousers) ceinturer, mettre une ceinture à;
he had a gun belted to his waist il avait un revolver à la ceinture;
a belted raincoat un imperméable à ceinture
(b) (hit with belt) donner des coups de ceinture à; (as punishment) donner une correction à (avec une lanière de cuir)
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (hit with hand) gifler ; (hit with bat, stick → ball) frapper dans, taper dans ; (→ person) frapper ;
I belted him (one) in the eye je lui en ai collé un dans l'œil;
she belted the ball elle a donné un grand coup dans la balle
3 intransitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} filer;
they went belting along ils fonçaient;
he belted into/out of the room il est entré dans/sorti de la pièce à toute berzingue;
to belt down the stairs descendre l'escalier quatre à quatre;
they were belting down the motorway ils fonçaient sur l'autoroute
►► belt buckle boucle f de ceinture;
{{}}Technology{{}} belt conveyor transporteur m à courroie ou à ruban ou à bande;
{{}}Technology{{}} belt drive transmission f par courroie;
belt loop passant m (de ceinture);
{{}}Technology{{}} belt sander ponceuse f à courroie
belt out separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (order, instructions) gueuler; (song) gueuler, brailler;
she belted out the last song elle s'est donnée à fond dans la dernière chanson
belt up intransitive verb
(a) (in car, plane) attacher sa ceinture;
belt up! attachez votre ceinture!
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (be quiet) la fermer, la boucler;
belt up! boucle-la!

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