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hinge

UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/

Translations

hingenoun
hinges
pl
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
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.
Synonyms
joint
axis
fulcrum
link
pivot
hingeverb
hinged
Past Simple
hinged
Past Participle
hinging
Gerund
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
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.
Synonyms
pivot
oscillate
turn
rotate
swing
hingeadjective
UK
/hɪndʒ/
US
/hɪndʒ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "hinge pin", "hinge side".
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.
Synonyms
pivotal
central
crucial
critical
key
decisive
vital
essential
momentous
focal

Definitions

hingenoun
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.
hingeverb
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.
hingeadjective
Relating to or situated at a hinge; serving as or functioning like a hinge.
The hinge side frame needed extra reinforcement.
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