coil

rouleau, spirale

Longueur de corde, de fil ou d’un matériau similaire disposée en boucles circulaires successives.

En anglais simple : A length of rope, wire, or similar material arranged in connected round loops.

• A coil of rope lay on the floor.
• She carried a heavy coil of cable.
• Keep the hose in a loose coil.

Comment l'utiliser : coil of something (There is a coil of wire on the shelf.)

Expressions courantes : coil of rope, coil of wire, tight coil, snake coil

bobine

Fil enroulé en boucles, utilisé dans un appareil électrique.

En anglais simple : Wire wound into loops, used in an electrical device.

• Current flows through the coil.
• The motor contains several copper coils.
• We replaced the faulty ignition coil.

Synonymes : winding

Expressions courantes : copper coil, electrical coil, ignition coil

enrouler

Disposer quelque chose en boucles circulaires successives ou prendre cette forme.

En anglais simple : To wind something into connected circles, or to form this shape.

• Coil the rope before you put it away.
• The snake coiled around a branch.
• She coiled up the garden hose.

Comment l'utiliser : coil something up (He coiled the cable up.); coil around something (The snake coiled around the tree trunk.)

Synonymes : wind, curl

Contraires : uncoil

Expressions courantes : coil a rope, coil around something, coil up