What does piston in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word piston in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use piston in French.
The word piston in French means piston, valve, string-pulling, student of/at the Ecole Centrale, cafetière with plunger, plunger coffee pot, piston engine. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word piston
pistonnom masculin (élément de moteur) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le piston va et vient à l'intérieur du cylindre. The piston moves up and down inside the cylinder. |
valvenom masculin (mécanique de trompette) (trumpet) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le trompettiste huilait méticuleusement les pistons de son instrument. The trumpet player oiled the valves of his instrument meticulously. |
string-pullingnom masculin (familier (favoritisme, intercession) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour obtenir un stage, Damien a profité du piston de son oncle. Damian got an internship, thanks to his uncle's string-pulling. |
student of/at the Ecole Centralenom masculin (argot (élève de l' Ecole Centrale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il a réussi le concours d'entrée, il sera piston l'année prochaine. He passed his entrance exam. Next year he'll be a student of the Ecole Centrale. |
cafetière with plunger, plunger coffee potnom féminin (type de cafetière) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
piston enginenom masculin (moteur avec des cylindres) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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