gear
nomverbeadjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ɡɪː//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɪjə//
- Australie//ɡɪə//
- Nouvelle-Zélande//ɡiə//
- //ɡɛː//
Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
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Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
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Clothing; garments.
Aray thy selfe in her most gorgeous geare
Those Eastern winters, I can't endure 'em / So every year I pack my gear and come out here till Purim / Rosh Hashanah, I spend in Arizona
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obsolèteGoods; property; household items.
Homely gear and common ware.
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A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel
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A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
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A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter. A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
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argotRecreational drugs, including steroids.
getting on gear
"Have you got any gear? Dominic, have you got any acid?" Emma kept running her hands nervously through her hair. "Not LSD, man; that last trip freaked me out."
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archaïqueStuff.
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obsolèteBusiness matters; affairs; concern.
goe they both together to their geare.
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obsolèteAnything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
March 29, 1549, Hugh Latimer, the fourth sermon preached before King Edward That servant of his that confessed and uttered this gear was an honest man.
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Variante de landing gearEllipsis of landing gear.
gear-up landing
Get the gear down quick!
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Germanic *arwaz Proto-Germanic *garwaz Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *garwijanąder. Old Norse gervibor. Middle English gere English gear From Middle English gere, a borrowing from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną (“to prepare”). See also adjective yare, yar from the same root via Old English.
verbe
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To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
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To be in gear, come into gear.
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To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
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To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
This shop is not really geared towards people of our age.
They have geared the hotel mainly at tourists.
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To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
adjectif
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great or fantastic
Formes
- pluriel
- gears
- comparatif
- more gear
- superlatif
- most gear
- passé
- geared
- participe passé
- geared
- participe présent
- gearing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- gears
gear · Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Gear · A surname.gee · Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or…Gee · A surname.