clamp

agripper, serrer

Presser ou tenir quelque chose très fermement.

En anglais simple : To press or hold something very tightly.

• She clamped her lips shut.
• His fingers clamped around my wrist.
• The dog clamped its teeth onto the rope.

Comment l'utiliser : clamp a hand over something (He clamped a hand over his mouth.); clamp onto something (The child clamped onto her father's arm.)

Synonymes : grip, grasp

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : clamp onto something, clamp something shut

serrer, fixer

Maintenir des objets fermement en place avec un outil qui les presse les uns contre les autres.

En anglais simple : To hold things firmly in place with a tool that presses them together.

• Clamp the two pieces together.
• He clamped the wood before cutting it.
• Can you clamp this board to the table?

Comment l'utiliser : clamp something to something (Clamp the board to the workbench.)

Synonymes : fasten, secure

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : clamp something together, clamp something down

saboter

Poser un sabot métallique sur une roue d’un véhicule pour l’empêcher de bouger.

En anglais simple : To put a metal lock around a vehicle's wheel so it cannot move.

• They clamped my car.
• Cars parked here may be clamped.
• The officer clamped a van outside the station.

Synonymes : boot

Expressions courantes : clamp a car, clamp a vehicle

serre-joint, collier de serrage

Outil ou dispositif qui presse des pièces les unes contre les autres pour les maintenir en place.

En anglais simple : A tool or device that presses parts tightly together to hold them in place.

• Use a clamp to hold the parts together.
• He tightened the clamp around the pipe.
• Remove the clamps once the glue is dry.

Synonymes : fastener

Expressions courantes : metal clamp, pipe clamp, tighten a clamp

pince chirurgicale

Instrument médical qui ferme un vaisseau sanguin en le pinçant pour arrêter le sang pendant une opération.

En anglais simple : A medical tool that presses a blood vessel closed to stop blood flowing during an operation.

• The surgeon applied a clamp.
• Two clamps stopped the bleeding during the operation.
• She removed the clamp from the blood vessel.

Expressions courantes : surgical clamp, artery clamp