belt

ceinture

Bande de cuir ou de tissu portée à la taille pour maintenir les vêtements ou porter des objets.

En anglais simple : A strip of leather or cloth worn around your waist to hold clothes up or carry things.

• My belt is too tight.
• She wore a red belt with her dress.
• I need a belt to hold these trousers up.

Synonymes : girdle, waistband, sash, strap

Expressions courantes : leather belt, wear a belt, belt buckle

ceinture de sécurité

Sangle solide qui maintient une personne en sécurité sur un siège ou à sa place.

En anglais simple : A strong strap that holds someone safely in a seat or in place.

• Fasten your belt before we leave.
• The safety belt kept him in his seat.
• All passengers must keep their belts fastened during landing.

Synonymes : safety strap

Expressions courantes : seat belt, safety belt, fasten a belt

courroie

Bande fermée qui tourne autour de roues pour transmettre la force ou le mouvement dans une machine.

En anglais simple : A continuous band that moves around wheels to carry power or motion in a machine.

• The machine needs a new belt.
• A broken belt stopped the engine.
• Check the drive belt for signs of wear.

Synonymes : drive band

Expressions courantes : drive belt, fan belt, belt drive

bande, ceinture

Zone longue et étroite, ou partie de quelque chose formant une bande.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow area or strip of something.

• A belt of trees surrounds the farm.
• They live in the country’s industrial belt.
• The storm crossed a narrow belt of coastal land.

Comment l'utiliser : belt of something (A belt of forest separates the two villages.)

Synonymes : strip, band, zone

Expressions courantes : green belt, belt of trees, industrial belt

attacher, ceinturer

Passer une sangle autour d’une personne ou d’une chose et la fermer.

En anglais simple : To put a strap around someone or something and fasten it.

• She belted her coat at the waist.
• We belted the children into their seats.
• He belted himself in before starting the car.

Comment l'utiliser : belt someone in (She belted the baby in before driving away.); belt something around something (He belted the robe around his waist.)

Synonymes : strap, fasten

Expressions courantes : belt someone in, belt something on, belt a coat

entourer, ceinturer

Former une bande ou un anneau autour d’un lieu ou d’une chose.

En anglais simple : To form a strip or ring around a place or thing.

• Forests belt the small town.
• The village was belted by green fields.
• A narrow strip of sand belts the island.

Synonymes : surround, encircle

Expressions courantes : belt a town, belt the coast