contrevent

kɔ̃tʁəvɑ̃

Definition

Definition of contrevent - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

maison

Rare

volet extérieur qui protège une fenêtre du vent et de la pluie

Rare

Il a fermé les contrevents avant l'orage.

abat-vent

charpente

TECH.

pièce de bois diagonale qui renforce une charpente contre le vent

TECH.

Le charpentier installe des contrevents pour solidifier la structure.

jambe de force

direction

Rare

vent qui souffle dans la direction opposée

Rare

Le navire avance difficilement à cause du contrevent.

vent contraire

fourneau

Dated

côté opposé à la tuyère dans un fourneau de métallurgie

Dated

Le métal fond du côté du contrevent du fourneau.

mur du fond

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volet extérieur qui protège une fenêtre du vent et de la pluie

Origin of contrevent

latin, contra (contre) + ventus (vent)

Examples of contrevent in a sentence

Un contrevent cassé laissait passer le froid dans la chambre.
Le contrevent empêche la charpente de bouger sous la tempête.
Sans contrevent, la toiture serait instable.
Les cyclistes peinent face au contrevent.
Un contrevent violent ralentit la progression des randonneurs.
Le technicien vérifie l’état du contrevent avant l’allumage.

Des dépôts se forment souvent près du contrevent du fourneau.

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English:storm shutter, brace, ...
German:Fensterladen, Windverband, ...
Italian:persiana, saetta, ...
Spanish:contraventana, tirante, ...
Portuguese:portada, contraventamento, ...
Chinese:百叶窗, 斜撑, ...
Japanese:雨戸, 筋交い, ...
Arabic:مِصْراعُ نافِذَة, دعامة مائلة, ...
Hebrew:תְּרִיס חִיצוֹנִי, מַשְׁעֶנֶת אֲלַכְּסוֹנִית, ...
Russian:ставня, раскос, ...
Ukrainian:ставня, розкос, ...
Catalan:porticó, tirant, ...
Danish:skodde, vindbånd, ...
Dutch:luik, windschoring, ...
Greek:ανεμοφράκτης, αντιανέμιο, ...
Hungarian:zsalugáter, szélrács, ...
Khmer:សន្ទះបិទបង្អួចខាងក្រៅ, ឈើទ្រេតទប់ខ្យល់, ...
Korean:덧문, 버팀목, ...
Polish:okiennica, wzmocnienie dachowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):veneziana, contra-vento, ...
Romanian:oblon, contravent, ...
Swedish:fönsterlucka, vindkryss, ...
Thai:บานหน้าต่างกันลม, ไม้ค้ำยันเฉียง, ...
Turkish:dış kepenk, rüzgâr kirişi, ...
Vietnamese:cửa chớp, thanh giằng chéo, ...

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Definition of contrevent - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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