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meshed

/mɛʃt/

meshedpast participle

/mɛʃt/

More precise classification: the adjective derives from the past-participle form of the verb “mesh”.

Translations

mailléTechnique; se dit d’éléments disposés en réseau ou à mailles.

The meshed wires formed a sturdy fence around the garden.

Les fils maillés formaient une clôture solide autour du jardin.

coordonnéS’emploie pour des idées, plans ou systèmes bien harmonisés et compatibles entre eux.

Their meshed strategies led to a successful business partnership.

Leurs stratégies coordonnées ont conduit à un partenariat commercial réussi.

Additional translations

enchevêtréS’emploie pour des éléments emmêlés ou entrecroisés.

imbriquéS’emploie pour des systèmes ou des éléments intégrés les uns aux autres.

Definitions

Interwoven or entangled, often referring to materials or structures that are connected in a network-like pattern.

The meshed wires formed a sturdy fence around the garden.

Harmoniously combined or integrated, often used to describe ideas, plans, or systems that work well together.

Their meshed strategies led to a successful business partnership.

Synonyms

meshverb

meshed

Past Simple

meshed

Past Simple

meshed

Past Participle

meshing

Gerund

/mɛʃ/

Translations

s’engrenerSurtout en mécanique, pour des engrenages.

The gears in the machine mesh perfectly to ensure smooth operation.

Les engrenages de la machine s’engrènent parfaitement pour assurer un fonctionnement fluide.

s’imbriquer

The branches of the trees meshed together in the wind.

Les branches des arbres se sont imbriquées dans le vent.

coïnciderPour des emplois abstraits, notamment des emplois du temps ou des plans.

Their schedules didn't mesh, so they had to find another time to meet.

Leurs emplois du temps ne coïncidaient pas, alors ils ont dû trouver un autre moment pour se voir.

Additional translations

prendre au filetRare ; au sens de capture dans un filet.

Definitions

To fit or function together smoothly.

The gears in the machine mesh perfectly to ensure smooth operation.

To engage or interlock, as the teeth of gears.

The engineer adjusted the components so that they would mesh correctly.

To become entangled or intertwined.

The branches of the trees meshed together in the wind.

To coordinate or harmonize.

Their schedules didn't mesh, so they had to find another time to meet.

To catch or trap in or as if in a net.

Illegal hunters meshed dozens of songbirds overnight.

Synonyms

meshnoun

Definitions

A material made of a network of wire or thread.

The window was covered with a fine mesh to keep out insects.

An interlaced structure or network.

The mesh of the fishing net was too large to catch small fish.

A complex or constraining situation.

He found himself caught in a mesh of legal troubles.

The size or gauge of the openings in a mesh, often expressed as the number of openings per linear inch.

The laboratory requires a 100-mesh sieve for this test.

The state of engagement of gear teeth with one another.

The gearbox whined until the gears were fully in mesh.

meshgerund / present participle

Definitions

Interlocking or fitting together; in the process of meshing.

He inspected the meshing gears for signs of wear.

meshpast participle

meshed

Used attributively to describe something that has been fitted or locked together, e.g., meshed gears.

Translations

engrenéSurtout en mécanique.

The meshed gears hummed quietly.

Les engrenages engrenés bourdonnaient doucement.

Additional translations

imbriquéPour des éléments qui s’emboîtent ou s’interpénètrent.

Definitions

Interlocked or engaged with another object, especially referring to the teeth of gears or similarly fitted parts.

The meshed gears hummed quietly.

Synonyms

meshed together

meshadjective

Definitions

Made of or resembling mesh; having a net-like structure.

She bought a mesh top for the beach.