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backlash

/ˈbæk.læʃ/

backlashnoun

backlashes

/ˈbæk.læʃ/

Translations

jeuSens technique en mécanique : jeu entre des pièces mobiles, notamment des engrenages.

Precision instruments require minimal gear backlash to ensure accurate movement.

Les instruments de précision nécessitent un jeu minimal des engrenages pour assurer un mouvement précis.

levée de boucliersSens courant, surtout dans les contextes sociaux et politiques.

The new policy caused a significant backlash from the public.

La nouvelle politique a provoqué une levée de boucliers importante de la part du public.

réaction hostile

The announcement triggered a backlash among voters.

L'annonce a déclenché une réaction hostile parmi les électeurs.

Additional translations

reculSens technique ou physique : mouvement brusque en arrière.

Definitions

A strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.

The new policy caused a significant backlash from the public.

The recoil or backward movement of a mechanism, often due to a sudden release of energy.

The engineer adjusted the gears to minimize the backlash in the machinery.

The clearance or play between mating mechanical parts, especially the amount of lost motion between a pair of gears.

Precision instruments require minimal gear backlash to ensure accurate movement.

Synonyms

backlashverb

backlashed

Past Simple

backlashed

Past Participle

backlashing

Gerund

/ˈbæk.læʃ/

Translations

réagir violemmentEmploi intransitif, souvent avec against.

Voters backlashed against the proposed tax increase.

Les électeurs ont réagi violemment contre la hausse d'impôt proposée.

reculer brusquementSens mécanique.

The piston backlashed, causing damage to the cylinder walls.

Le piston a reculé brusquement, causant des dommages aux parois du cylindre.

Definitions

To react strongly and adversely, usually as a large group and typically followed by the preposition "against".

Voters backlashed against the proposed tax increase.

To recoil or move suddenly backward, especially as a result of a sudden release of mechanical energy.

The piston backlashed, causing damage to the cylinder walls.

backlashadjective

more backlash

Comp.

most backlash

Super.

/ˈbæk.læʃ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to backlash (social or mechanical).

Translations

anti-jeuTerme technique en mécanique.

The device includes a backlash compensation mechanism.

L'appareil comprend un mécanisme anti-jeu.

Definitions

Relating to or intended to prevent, measure, or deal with backlash.

The device includes a backlash compensation mechanism.