shaft

(Nom commun) De l’anglo-saxon sceaft.

(Verbe) De l’anglo-saxon scieppan.

shaft

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, gaine 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. (Argot) 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.
8. Brancard (de charrette).

• (Mécanique) crankshaft (vilebrequin d'un moteur)

shaft transitif

1. (Familier) (Populaire) Tricher, escroquer.
   • I trusted him and he really shafted me.
2. (Vulgaire) (Argot) Baiser.
3. Creuser un puits de mine.

• États-Unis : [ʃæft]
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