barillet
French → English
(weaponry) Cylinder: the rotating part of a revolver that contains several chambers for cartridges.
On fait tourner le barillet du revolver avant de tirer sur la gâchette pour la première fois.
(English) One spins the revolver's cylinder before pulling the trigger for the first time.
Il a vidé tout son barillet sur la cible en carton pendant l'entraînement de tir.
(English) He emptied his entire cylinder into the cardboard target during shooting practice.
(mechanics) Barrel: a small drum-shaped part or container housing a specific mechanism.
J’offrais un collier fermé par un petit barillet d’or très finement travaillé à la main.
(English) I offered a necklace closed by a small, very finely hand-crafted gold barrel.
Le barillet sert à transmettre le mouvement de rotation aux broches de la machine textile.
(English) The barrel is used to transmit the rotational movement to the textile machine's spindles.
Entry ID: fr:en:barillet · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary