distributor

distributeur

Personne ou entreprise qui fournit des marchandises aux magasins ou à d’autres clients.

En anglais simple : A person or company that sends goods to shops or other customers.

• We need a local distributor.
• The distributor delivers drinks to small shops.
• Several distributors sell our products across the country.

Comment l'utiliser : distributor of something (The company is a distributor of medical equipment.)

Synonymes : supplier, wholesaler

Expressions courantes : food distributor, local distributor, distributor of something

distributeur d’allumage

Pièce du moteur qui envoie l’électricité à chaque bougie au bon moment.

En anglais simple : An engine part that sends electricity to each spark plug at the right time.

• The distributor needs replacing.
• A cracked distributor cap stopped the engine starting.
• The mechanic checked the distributor before testing the spark plugs.

Synonymes : dizzy

Expressions courantes : distributor cap, faulty distributor, replace the distributor