clutch

English → French

clutch

English → French
/klʌtʃ/
1 noun
[of car] embrayage masculine, (= clutch pedal) pédale d’embrayage feminine, [of eggs] couvée feminine
  • to let in the clutch débrayer
  • to let out the clutch embrayer
  • to fall into someone’s clutches tomber sous les griffes de quelqu’un
2 transitive verb
(= grasp) empoigner, (= hold tightly) serrer fort, (= hold on to) se cramponner à
3 intransitive verb
(= engage clutch) embrayer
  • to clutch at (= cling) se cramponner à
  • to clutch at straws se raccrocher à n’importe quoi
Inflected forms (3)clutching, clutched, clutches

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