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cleat

/kliːt/

/klit/

Translations

cleatnoun

cleats

/kliːt/

/klit/

taquetMarine, pour l’amarrage ou l’attache d’une corde.

The sailor wrapped the mooring line around the dock cleat.

Le marin a enroulé la aussière autour du taquet du quai.

cramponSports et chaussure, pour la saillie sous la semelle.

Mud packed between the cleats of his football boots.

De la boue s’était accumulée entre les crampons de ses chaussures de football.

tasseauCharpenterie, menuiserie, pièce de renfort ou de support.

The carpenter used a cleat to reinforce the shelf.

Le menuisier a օգտագործé un tasseau pour renforcer l’étagère.

Additional translations

chaussure à cramponsPour le sens de chaussure utilisée dans les sports.

Synonyms

cleatverb

cleated

Past Simple

cleated

Past Participle

cleating

Gerund

/kliːt/

fixer avec un taquetEn contexte nautique ou de fixation.

The sailor cleated the rope to prevent the sail from flapping in the wind.

Le marin a fixé la corde avec un taquet pour empêcher la voile de battre au vent.

équiper de cramponsEn contexte sportif.

The coach instructed the players to cleat their shoes before the game to ensure better traction on the wet field.

L’entraîneur a demandé aux joueurs d’équiper leurs chaussures de crampons avant le match pour mieux adhérer sur le terrain mouillé.

Synonyms

tie down

cleatadjective

Used attributively to denote relation to cleats or fitted with cleats.

à cramponsSe dit d’un équipement conçu pour recevoir des crampons.

He bought a cleat wrench to adjust his cycling shoes.

Il a acheté une clé à crampons pour régler ses chaussures de cyclisme.

Synonyms

Definitions

cleatnoun

A metal or wooden fitting with two projecting arms around which a rope or line can be looped to secure it, especially on a boat or dock.

The sailor wrapped the mooring line around the dock cleat.

A type of shoe with projections on the sole for better grip, often used in sports.

The soccer player laced up his cleats before heading onto the field.

A strip of wood or metal used to strengthen or support a structure.

The carpenter used a cleat to reinforce the shelf.

One of the projecting studs or ridges on the sole of a shoe or boot intended to increase traction.

Mud packed between the cleats of his football boots.

cleatverb

To provide or equip with cleats, which are projections or ridges on a shoe or boot sole to prevent slipping.

The coach instructed the players to cleat their shoes before the game to ensure better traction on the wet field.

To fasten or secure with a cleat, typically referring to a piece of wood or metal used to secure a rope or line on a boat.

The sailor cleated the rope to prevent the sail from flapping in the wind.

cleatadjective

Relating to or designed for cleats, or equipped with cleats.

He bought a cleat wrench to adjust his cycling shoes.