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shift [shifts] (change of workers) noun [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | poste◼◼◼nom {m} quart◼◼◼nom {m} équipe◼◼◼nom {f}He works the night shift. = Il travaille en équipe de nuit. |
shift [shifts] (gear mechanism in a motor vehicle) noun [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | vitesse◼◼◼nom |
shift [shifts] (act of shifting) noun [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | décalage [technology◼◼◼nom {m} astronomy]nom {m} |
shift [shifted, shifting, shifts] (to change, swap) verb [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | échanger◼◼◻verbe permuter◼◻◻verbe switcherverbe |
shift [shifted, shifting, shifts] (to move from one place to another) verb [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | décaler◼◼◻verbe |
shift [shifts] (button on a keyboard) noun [UK: ʃɪft] [US: ˈʃɪft] | touche majuscule◼◻◻nom {f} |
shift key (key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard) noun | touche majuscule◼◼◼nom {f} |
shifty [shiftier, shiftiest] (Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable) adjective [UK: ˈʃɪf.ti] [US: ˈʃɪf.ti] | louche◼◼◼adjectif fuyant◼◼◼adjectif |
shiftwork (rotating mode of work) noun | travail posté◼◼◼nom {m} travail par équipes◼◻◻nom {m} travail par quarts [Canada]◼◻◻nom {m} |
day shift [day shifts] (A scheduled work during daylight hours) noun [UK: deɪ ʃɪft] [US: ˈdeɪ ˈʃɪft] | poste de jour◼◼◼nom {m} |
downshift [downshifted, downshifting, downshifts] (to shift the transmission of a car or bicycle into a lower gear) verb [UK: dˈaʊnʃɪft] [US: dˈaʊnʃɪft] | rétrograder◼◼◼verbe |
gear shift (part of a gearbox involved in changing gear) noun [UK: ɡɪə(r) ʃɪft] [US: ˈɡɪr ˈʃɪft] | levier de vitesse◼◼◼nom {m} |
graveyard shift (a night shift, such as especially one from midnight to 8AM on a three-shift schedule) noun [UK: ˈɡreɪ.vjɑːd ʃɪft] [US: ˈɡreɪ.ˌvjɑːrd ˈʃɪft] | poste de nuit◼◼◼nom {m} |
Great Vowel Shift (major change in the pronunciation of the English language) proper noun | grand changement vocalique◼◼◼nom propre |
Lamb shift (difference between energy levels) noun | déplacement de Lamb◼◼◼nom {m} décalage de Lamb◼◼◻nom {m} |
make shift (contrive, find a way through difficulty) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʃɪft] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈʃɪft] | se débrouillerverbe |
makeshift (made to work or suffice) adjective [UK: ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft] [US: ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft] | de fortune◼◼◼adjectif |
night shift [night shifts] (group of workers) noun [UK: naɪt ʃɪft] [US: ˈnaɪt ˈʃɪft] | équipe de nuit◼◼◼nom {f} |
night shift [night shifts] (period) noun [UK: naɪt ʃɪft] [US: ˈnaɪt ˈʃɪft] | poste de nuit◼◼◼nom {m} |
paradigm shift (change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries) noun [UK: ˈpæ.rə.daɪm ʃɪft] [US: ˈpe.rə.ˌdaɪm ˈʃɪft] | changement de paradigme◼◼◼nom |
redshift [redshifts] (change in wavelength) noun [UK: rˈedʃɪft] [US: rˈedʃɪft] | décalage vers le rouge◼◼◼nom |
semantic shift (linguistics) noun | glissement sémantique◼◼◼nom |
shape-shifter (person who can transform) noun | métamorphe◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f} |
swing shift noun [UK: ˈswɪŋ.ˈʃɪft] [US: ˈswɪŋ.ˈʃɪft] | poste de soirnom {m} |