par piston

paʁ pistɔ̃

Definition

Definition of par piston - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

passe-droitobtenu grâce à des contacts privilégiés

Elle a obtenu une promotion par piston.

Adverb

favoritismegrâce à des relations influentes plutôt que par mérite

Il a obtenu ce poste par piston, pas grâce à ses compétences.

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Expressions with piston

sans piston

adv.

sans utiliser de relations influentes ou de favoritisme

Il a décroché ce poste sans piston, uniquement grâce à ses compétences.

avoir du piston

bénéficier de l'aide de quelqu'un d'influent pour obtenir quelque chose

Elle a eu ce poste parce qu'elle avait du piston dans l'entreprise.

coup de piston

aide apportée grâce à ses relations ou son influence

Il a eu ce poste grâce à un coup de piston de son oncle.

cafetière à piston

appareil pour faire du café avec un cylindre et un piston filtrant

Elle prépare son café du matin dans sa cafetière à piston préférée.

entonnoir à piston

ustensile de cuisine avec piston pour doser liquides et pâtes

Elle utilise un entonnoir à piston pour remplir les choux à la crème.

chinois à piston

passoire conique avec mécanisme de piston pour presser et doser

Le chef utilise un chinois à piston pour préparer sa sauce.

Terms with par piston included in their meaning

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longueur de course

moteur

distance parcourue par un piston entre ses positions extrêmes

course du piston

moteur

distance parcourue par un piston entre ses positions extrêmes

Examples of par piston in a sentence

Ces stages obtenus par piston agacent les autres candidats.
Elle a probablement été recrutée par piston.
Certains étudiants sont admis par piston dans cette école.

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English:connections-based, by pulling strings, ...
German:durch Beziehungen erhalten, durch Beziehungen, ...
Italian:raccomandato, per raccomandazione, ...
Spanish:con enchufe, por recomendación, ...
Portuguese:por cunha, ...
Chinese:靠关系的, 靠关系, ...
Japanese:コネによる, コネで, ...
Arabic:بِالْوَاسِطَة, عن طريق المحسوبية, ...
Hebrew:מְחוּבָּר, בְּעֶזְרַת פְּרוֹטֶקְצְיָה, ...
Russian:по блату, через связи, ...
Ukrainian:протекційний, по блату, ...
Catalan:per padrinatge, per endoll, ...
Danish:nepotistisk, via nepotisme, ...
Dutch:via-via, via vriendjespolitiek, ...
Greek:με ρουσφέτι, με μέσο, ...
Hungarian:protekciós, protekcióval, ...
Khmer:ដោយសារខ្សែ, ដោយអាងអ្នកស្គាល់, ...
Korean:빽으로 얻은, 빽으로, ...
Polish:załatwiony po znajomości, dzięki układom, ...
Portuguese (BR):por apadrinhamento, por influência, ...
Romanian:pe pile, prin pile, ...
Swedish:nepotistisk, genom kontakter, ...
Thai:ได้โดยเส้นสาย, ด้วยเส้นสาย, ...
Turkish:torpilli, torpille, ...
Vietnamese:nhờ quan hệ, nhờ ô dù, ...

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