What does levier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word levier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use levier in French.

The word levier in French means lever, lever, stick, lever, lever arm, lever-action rifle, leverage, control stick, control lever, gear lever. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word levier

lever

nom masculin (outil servant à lever)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les secours ont eu recours à un levier pour dégager les personnes coincées dans les décombres.
Emergency services had to resort to a lever to free the people trapped in the rubble.

lever, stick

nom masculin (organe de commande) (control)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le levier de vitesse permet de passer les vitesses manuellement.
The gear lever makes it possible to switch gears manually.

lever

nom masculin (moyen d'action) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous trouverons bien un levier pour le contraindre.
We will find a lever to get him to do what we want.

lever arm

nom masculin (distance entre un levier et le point d'appui) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour soulever cette malle, il faut un bras de levier important.

lever-action rifle

nom féminin (arme à feu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

leverage

nom masculin (effet multiplicateur) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

control stick, control lever

nom masculin (manette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gear lever

nom masculin (manette de changement de vitesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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