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tandem

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tan·dem  (tndm)
n.
1. A two-wheeled carriage drawn by horses harnessed one before the other.
2. A team of carriage horses harnessed in single file.
3. A tandem bicycle.
4. An arrangement of two or more persons or objects placed one behind the other: driving horses in tandem.
adj.
Having two identical components arranged one behind the other: a tandem axle.

[Latin, at last, at length; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

tandem adv.

tandem [ˈtændəm]
n
1. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two saddles, arranged one behind the other for two riders
2. a two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses harnessed one behind the other
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a team of two horses so harnessed
4. any arrangement of two things in which one is placed behind the other
in tandem together or in conjunction
adj
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Brit used as, used in, or routed through an intermediate automatic telephone exchange a tandem exchange
adv
one behind the other to ride tandem
[whimsical use of Latin tandem at length, to indicate a vehicle of elongated appearance]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tandem - an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
2.tandemtandem - a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Adv.1.tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem"
Translations
tandem [ˈtændəm]
A. N (= bicycle) → tándem m
B. ADV in tandem [work, function] → conjuntamente
the two systems will run in tandemlos dos sistemas funcionarán conjuntamente or en tándem
the two plays were written in tandemlas dos obras fueron escritas simultáneamente
in tandem withconjuntamente con
to ride tandemmontar en un tándem

tandem [ˈtændəm] n
(= bicycle) → tandem m
in tandem (= together) → en tandem
They are working in tandem → Ils travaillent en binôme., Ils travaillent en tandem.
in tandem with sb → en tandem avec qn
in tandem (= at the same time) → concomitamment
in tandem with sth → concomitamment avec qch

tandem
n (= cycle)Tandem nt; the horses were in tandemdie Pferde liefen hintereinander im Gespann; in tandem (with) (fig)zusammen (mit)

tandem [ˈtændəm]
1. n (bicycle) → tandem m inv
2. adv in tandemin tandem

tandem [ˈtændəm]
1. n (bicycle) → tandem m inv
2. adv in tandemin tandem

tandem
n tandem [ˈtӕndəm]
a long bicycle with two seats and two sets of pedals, one behind the other. tandem دَرَّاجَه ذات مَقْعَدَين واحِدٌ وَراء الآخَر велосипед за двама tandem tandem das Tandem δίδυμο ποδήλατο tándem tandem دوچرخه دو نفره tandem tandem אוֹפַנַיִים לִשנַיִם साइकिल दो या दो से अधिक एक के पीछे एक सीट व पेडल वाली bicikl s dva sjedala jednim za drugim tandem sepeda tandem tvímenningsreiðhjól tandem 二人乗り自転車 2인용 3륜 자전거 tandemas tandēms basikal tandem tandem tandemsykkel tandem bicicleta de dois lugares tandem тандем tandem dvosedežno kolo bicikl za dvoje tandemcykel รถม้าสองล้อซึ่งใช้ม้าสองตัวลากเรียงตามยาว iki kişilik bisiklet 雙人自行車 тандем لمبي سائيکل جس ميں دو پہيے آگے پيچھے لگے ہوں xe đạp đôi
adv
(usually of two people on a tandem) one behind the other They rode tandem. tandem واحِدٌ خَلْف الآخَر тандем v tandemu tandem hintereinander ο ένας πίσω από τον άλλο en tándem, uno detrás del otro paaris, teineteise järel پشت سر هم peräkkäin en tandem זֶה מְאָחרֵי זֶה आगे-पीछे dvojac tandemben berdua hver á eftir öðrum in tandem 縦に並んで 앞뒤로 연결되어 tandemu tandēmā; viens aiz otra bersama-sama op een tandem etter hverandre w/na tandemie um atrás do outro în tan­dem цугом v tandeme tandemski udvoje tandem เรียงตามกัน art arda 一前一後地 цугом, низкою ايک دوسے کے پيچھے đi xe đạp đôi

tandem دراجة ترادفية tandem tandem Tandem ποδήλατο με δύο θέσεις tándem tandempyörä tandem tandem tandem タンデム自転車 2인승 자전거 tandem tandem tandem bicicleta para dois, tandem тандем tandem จักรยานสองที่นั่ง tandem bisiklet xe đạp đôi 双人自行车


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He was a first-rate driver; he could take a four-in-hand or a tandem as easily as a pair.
A rolling cloud of yellow dust had streamed round the curve of the road, and from the heart of it had emerged a high tandem tricycle flying along at a breakneck pace.
It was a calm; so, forming a tandem of three boats, we commenced the slow business of towing the trophy to the Pequod.
 
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