shaft

Anglais

Étymologie

Du vieil anglais sceaft

Nom commun

shaft

Singulier	Pluriel
shaft /ʃɑːft/	shafts /ʃɑːftz/

1. Bâton, gaule, perche, barre, barreau.
   • A shaft is the long narrow body of a spear or arrow
2. Rachis d'une plume.
   • A shaft is the main axis of a feather
   • I had no idea that they removed the feathers’ shafts to make the pillows softer!
3. Puits de mine.
   • A shaft is a long narrow passage sunk into the earth, for mining etc; a mineshaft.
   • Your grandfather used to work with a crane hauling ore out of the gold mine's shafts.
4. Cage d'ascenseur.
   • A shaft is a vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
   • Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft.
5. Conduit d'aération.
   • A shaft is a ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
6. Escroquerie
   • A shaft is a malicious act, as in “to give someone the shaft”
   • That guy at work gave me the shaft, he ratted me out to the boss for being late!
7. (vulgaire) : bite.

Verbe

shaft transitif

Temps	Forme
Infinitif	to shaft /ʃɑːft/
Présent simple, 3e pers. sing.	shafts /ʃɑːftz/
Prétérit	shafted /ʃɑːftd/
Participe passé	shafted /ʃɑːftd/
Participe présent	shafting /ʃɑːft.ɪŋ/
voir conjugaison anglaise

1. (vulgaire) : baiser.
2. escroquer
3. Creuser un puits de mine.

Prononciation

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