boite de vitesses — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gearbox noun The enclosed unit in a vehicle that houses the gears and connects to the gear lever.
- transmission noun The act of sending or passing something on, such as data, a signal, or a disease.
Senses
boite de vitesses is used for these senses in English:
- gearbox That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
- transmission (automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
transmission — full definition
- noun The act of sending or passing something on, such as data, a signal, or a disease.
- noun The mechanism in a vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels.