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valve

valve

noun VAHLV Rare

Usage Note

Valve covers valves in plumbing, engines, and biology (valve cardiaque — heart valve). It is also used for bicycle inner-tube valves. The related term soupape is the usual word for an engine valve and for a pressure-relief valve (soupape de sécurité).

Examples

"La valve du pneu est défectueuse."

Natural Translation

The tyre valve is faulty.

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