- piston
- piston [pistɔ̃]masculine nouna. (Technical) pistonb. ( = aide) (inf) string-pulling (inf)• avoir du piston to have friends in the right places (inf)c. ( = instrument de musique) cornet* * *pistɔ̃nom masculin1) Technologie piston
moteur à pistons — piston engine
2) (colloq) (relations) contacts (pl)avoir du piston — to have connections ou contacts in the right places
il a obtenu son poste par piston — someone pulled strings to get him the job
3) Musique (d'instrument) valvecornet à pistons — cornet
* * *pistɔ̃ nm1) TECHNIQUE piston2) MUSIQUE valve3) fig * (= appui) string-pulling* * *piston nm1 Tech piston; moteur à pistons piston engine;2 ○(relations) contacts (pl); avoir du piston to have connections ou contacts in the right places; il a un piston au ministère he knows somebody ou he has connections in the Ministry; il a obtenu son poste par piston he got his job because he has connections in the right places, someone got him the job by pulling strings;3 Mus (d'instrument) valve; cornet à pistons cornet.[pistɔ̃] nom masculin1. MÉCANIQUE piston2. MUSIQUE valve3. (familier) [recommandation, protection] string-pulling, connectionsil est rentré par piston he got in by knowing the right peopleelle a fait marcher le piston pour se faire embaucher she got somebody to pull a few strings for her to get the job4. (argot scolaire) [élève]student of the École centrale des arts et manufacturesPiston [l'ECAM]nickname of the École centrale des arts et manufactures
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.