contremarche

kɔ̃tʁəmaʁʃ

Definition

Definition of contremarche - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

escalier

TECH.

partie verticale située entre deux marches d'un escalier

TECH.

Il peignit les contremarches en blanc pour éclaircir l'escalier.

militaire

Dated

mouvement militaire dans la direction opposée à celle suivie avant

Dated

Le général ordonna une contremarche pour éviter l'ennemi.

mouvement inverse

repli

retraite

navigation

Dated

manœuvre de bateau qui consiste à virer face au vent

Dated

Le capitaine effectua une contremarche pour changer de cap.

empannage

virement de bord

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partie verticale située entre deux marches d'un escalier

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contremarche d'escalier

partie verticale qui ferme l'espace entre deux marches d'escalier

La contremarche d'escalier est peinte en blanc pour contraster avec les marches.

Origin of contremarche

français, contre (opposé) + marche (pas)

Examples of contremarche in a sentence

Il a mesuré la hauteur de chaque contremarche.
La contremarche fut exécutée à la tombée de la nuit.
Une contremarche rapide permit de regrouper les troupes.
La contremarche a été nécessaire lors du changement de vent soudain.
Une contremarche bien exécutée a évité la collision avec le quai.

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English:riser, retrograde movement, ...
German:Setzstufe, Gegenmarsch, ...
Italian:alzata, contromarcia, ...
Spanish:contrahuella, contramarcha, ...
Portuguese:contramarche, contramarcha, ...
Chinese:楼梯踢脚板, 反向行军, ...
Japanese:蹴込み板, 反転行軍, ...
Arabic:النائمة العمودية, حركة عكسية, ...
Hebrew:רֶגֶל מַדְרֵגָה, תִּמְרוּן נֶגְדִּי, ...
Russian:подступенок, контрмарш, ...
Ukrainian:подступенева дошка, контрмарш, ...
Catalan:contrapetja, contramarxa, ...
Danish:stødtrin, kontramarch, ...
Dutch:stootbord, tegenmars, ...
Greek:αντιπροπέλα, οπισθοχώρηση, ...
Hungarian:lépcsőhomloklap, visszamenet, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទាំងបញ្ឈរនៃជណ្តើរ, ការដកថយ, ...
Korean:계단의 수직판, 역행 기동, ...
Polish:podstopnica, kontrmarsz, ...
Portuguese (BR):espelho, contramarcha, ...
Romanian:contratreaptă, mișcare de retragere, ...
Swedish:sättsteg, kontramarsch, ...
Thai:ลูกตั้งบันได, การถอยทัพ, ...
Turkish:rıht, geri hareket, ...
Vietnamese:vách đứng cầu thang, di chuyển ngược, ...

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Definition of contremarche - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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