sans piston

sɑ̃ pistɔ̃

Definition

Definition of sans piston - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

mérite personnelsans utiliser de relations influentes ou de favoritisme

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

Adjective

mérite personnelqui réussit par mérite personnel sans aide de personnes influentes

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

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Expressions with piston

par piston

adj.

obtenu grâce à des contacts privilégiés

Elle a obtenu une promotion par piston.

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.

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instrument militaire

instrument de musique à vent en cuivre sans piston

Examples of sans piston in a sentence

Dans ce concours, on progresse vraiment sans piston, uniquement au mérite.
Elle a réussi son concours sans piston, malgré la concurrence féroce.
Beaucoup d’étudiants veulent prouver qu’ils peuvent s’en sortir sans piston.

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English:without any connections, without connections, ...
German:ohne Vitamin B, eigenverdient, ...
Italian:senza raccomandazioni, per merito proprio, ...
Spanish:sin enchufe, por mérito propio, ...
Portuguese:sem cunha, sem cunhas, ...
Chinese:没有靠关系, 无关系, ...
Japanese:コネなしで, コネなし, ...
Arabic:دون واسِطَة, بلا وساطة, ...
Hebrew:בְּלִי פְּרוֹטֶקְצְיָה, בִּזְכוּת עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:без протекции, по собственным заслугам, ...
Ukrainian:без протекції, своїми силами, ...
Catalan:sense endolls, pel seu propi mèrit, ...
Danish:på egne meritter, selvgjort, ...
Dutch:zonder kruiwagen, zonder hulp van invloed, ...
Greek:χωρίς μέσο, χωρίς διασυνδέσεις, ...
Hungarian:protekció nélkül, befolyásos személyek segítsége nélküli, ...
Khmer:ដោយមិនពឹងខ្សែ, គ្មានខ្សែ, ...
Korean:인맥 없이, 연줄 없이 실력으로, ...
Polish:bez znajomości, samodzielny, ...
Portuguese (BR):por mérito próprio, ...
Romanian:fără pile, prin propriile merite, ...
Swedish:utan kontakter, självgjord, ...
Thai:โดยไม่ใช้เส้นสาย, ได้ด้วยความสามารถตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:torpilsiz, ...
Vietnamese:không nhờ vả ai, không nhờ vả, ...

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