Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
crank /kræŋk/ noun - (familier)(freak) fanatique mf, fana (familier) mf;
- Tech manivelle f.
crank up: ▶ ~ up [sth], ~ [sth] up lit remonter (à la manivelle).
'crank' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| crank vtr | (rotate) voiture | démarrer à la manivelle vtr |
| | gramophone | remonter à la manivelle vtr |
| | orgue de barbarie | actionner la manivelle de vtr |
| crank n | (handle) | manivelle nf |
| crank n | (person) | excentrique nmf |
| | | original, originale n |
| | | hurluberlu nm |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| crank handle | | manivelle nf |
| crank up vtr | literal (start by turning a handle) | démarrer à la manivelle vtr |
| | Can you believe people once had to crank up cars before they would start? |
| crank up vtr | slang, figurative (intensify, increase) | augmenter⇒ vtr |
| | They will never win the match if their offense doesn't crank up the pressure a bit. |