traction

adhérence

Accroche des roues sur une surface qui leur permet d’avancer sans glisser.

En anglais simple : The grip that lets wheels move along a surface without slipping.

• The tyres lost traction on the ice.
• These shoes provide better traction on wet rocks.
• Does this vehicle have enough traction for muddy roads?

Synonymes : grip

Expressions courantes : lose traction, gain traction, better traction

élan, adhésion

Progrès d’une idée, d’un projet ou d’un produit qui attire davantage d’attention ou de soutien.

En anglais simple : Progress made as an idea, plan, or product gains attention or support.

• The idea is gaining traction.
• Our campaign got little traction last year.
• The product gained traction with younger customers.

Comment l'utiliser : gain traction with someone (The proposal gained traction with local voters.)

Synonymes : momentum

Expressions courantes : gain traction, get traction, traction with someone

traction

Traitement qui tire continuellement sur une partie blessée du corps pour maintenir les os dans la bonne position.

En anglais simple : Treatment that steadily pulls an injured body part to help bones stay in the right position.

• His leg is in traction.
• The doctor applied traction to the injured limb.
• She spent several days in traction after the accident.

Comment l'utiliser : be in traction (He was in traction for two weeks.)

Expressions courantes : in traction, apply traction, skeletal traction

traction

Action de tirer quelque chose sur une surface à l’aide d’une force motrice.

En anglais simple : The act of using power to pull something across a surface.

• The railway uses electric traction.
• Steam traction once powered these trains.
• The engineers tested the new traction motor.

Synonymes : haulage

Expressions courantes : electric traction, steam traction, traction motor