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hinge

/hɪndʒ/

hingenoun

hinges

/hɪndʒ/

Translations

charnière

The door creaked loudly because the hinge needed oiling.

La porte grinçait bruyamment parce que la charnière avait besoin d’être huilée.

Additional translations

pivotAu sens figuré.

Definitions

A movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes, or that connects linked objects.

The door creaked loudly because the hinge needed oiling.

A central point or principle on which everything depends.

The success of the project was the hinge on which the company's future rested.

Synonyms

hingeverb

hinged

Past Simple

hinged

Past Participle

hinging

ing-form

/hɪndʒ/

Translations

dépendre

The success of the project hinges on the team's ability to meet the deadline.

Le succès du projet dépend de la capacité de l’équipe à respecter la date limite.

charniérerTechnique.

The door was hinged to allow it to swing open easily.

La porte a été charniérée pour s’ouvrir facilement.

Definitions

To attach or join with or as if with a hinge.

The door was hinged to allow it to swing open easily.

To depend entirely on something.

The success of the project hinges on the team's ability to meet the deadline.

Synonyms

hingeadjective

/hɪndʒ/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "hinge pin", "hinge side".

Translations

articuléAu sens de « muni d’une charnière » ou « fonctionnant comme une charnière ».

The hinge side frame needed extra reinforcement.

Le cadre du côté articulé avait besoin d’un renforcement supplémentaire.

Definitions

Relating to or situated at a hinge; serving as or functioning like a hinge.

The hinge side frame needed extra reinforcement.

Synonyms