What does crémaillère in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crémaillère in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crémaillère in French.

The word crémaillère in French means rack and pinion, house-warming, house-warming party, rack and pinion, rack railway, cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway, housewarming party, housewarming, hold a house-warming party. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crémaillère

rack and pinion

nom féminin (dispositif à crans)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour gravir les pentes, les métros utilisent une crémaillère.
To go up slopes, underground trains use a rack and pinion.

house-warming, house-warming party

nom féminin (familier (réception pour nouveau logement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu vas à la crémaillère des Martin samedi soir ?
Are you going to the Martins' house-warming on Saturday night?

rack and pinion

nom féminin (véhicule : pièce de direction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crémaillère endommagée ne permet plus de braquer suffisamment.
The damaged rack and pinion means the steering wheel can no longer be turned properly.

rack railway, cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway

nom masculin (type de remontée mécanique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

housewarming party, housewarming

nom féminin (inauguration d'un domicile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous vous invitons à notre pendaison de crémaillère dimanche prochain.

hold a house-warming party

locution verbale (faire une fête quand on emménage)

Ma femme et moi avons pendu la crémaillère avec nos voisins.

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