tyre

Tyre

 (tīr)

An ancient Phoenician city on the eastern Mediterranean Sea in present-day southern Lebanon. The capital of Phoenicia after the 11th century bc, it was a flourishing commercial center noted for its purple dyestuffs and rich, silken clothing. Tyre was besieged and captured by Alexander the Great in 332 bc and was destroyed by a Mameluke army in ad 1291.

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tyre

 (tīr)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of tire².

tyre

(ˈtaɪə) or

tire

n

1. (Automotive Engineering) a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube. See also tubeless tyre, cross-ply, radial-ply

2. (Railways) a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel

3. a metal band or hoop attached to the rim of a wooden cartwheel

vb

(Automotive Engineering) (tr) to fit a tyre or tyres to (a wheel, vehicle, etc)

[C18: variant of C15 tire, probably from tire³]

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Tyre

(ˈtaɪə) or

Tyr

n

(Placename) a port in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: founded about the 15th century bc; for centuries a major Phoenician seaport, famous for silks and its Tyrian-purple dye; now a small market town. Pop: 141 000 (2005 est). Arabic name: Sur

tyre

(taɪ^ər)

n., v.t. tyred, tyr•ing. Brit.

tire ².

Tyre

(taɪ^ər)

n.

an ancient seaport and trading center of Phoenicia: site of modern Sur.

tyre

Past participle: tyred
Gerund: tyring

Imperative

tyre

tyre

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tyre - a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks Sur Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
	2.	tyre - hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" tire auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire - a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc wagon tire - a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel

Translations

إِطَارُ العَجَلَةإطار هواءإطار، عَجَلَه

pneumatika

dæk

ReifenAutoreifen

λάστιχο

neumáticoruedacauchocubiertallanta

rengas

pneupneumatique

guma

autógumibicikligumigumigumiabroncskerékpárgumi

banbandajo

hjólbarîi

gommaruota

タイヤ

타이어

padanga

riepa

band

dekkbildekk

opona

pneu

автомобильная шинабаллонрезинашина

pneumatika

obročpnevmatikazračnica

däck

ยางรถยางรถยนต์

araba dış lâstiğilastik

шина

lốp xevỏ

轮胎

Tyre

[ˈtaɪəʳ] N → Tiro m

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tyre

tire (US) [ˈtaɪəʳ]

A. N [of car, bus, bicycle etc] → neumático m (Sp), llanta f (LAm), caucho m (S. Cone); (= outer cover) → cubierta f; (= inner tube) → cámara f (de aire); [of cart] → llanta f, calce m; [of pram] → rueda f de goma
to have a burst/flat tyre → tener una rueda pinchada or (Mex) ponchada

B. CPD tyre burst N → pinchazo m, reventón m
tyre gauge N → medidor m de presión
tyre lever N → palanca f para desmontar neumáticos
tyre pressure N → presión f de los neumáticos
tyre valve N → válvula f de neumático

tyre

[ˈtaɪə^r] tire (US) n → pneu mtyre lever n (British) → démonte-pneu mtyre marks npl → traces fpl de pneutyre pressure n → pression f des pneus

tyre

, (US) tire

n

(Aut) → Reifen m; a burst (Brit) or blown tyre → ein geplatzter Reifen

he has tyres (hum inf) → er hat Speckrollen am Bauch (inf)

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tyre

, (US) tire:

tyre gauge

n → Reifendruckmesser m

tyre lever

n → Montiereisen nt

tyre pressure

n → Reifendruck m

tyre

tire (Am) [ˈtaɪəʳ] n (Aut) → gomma, pneumatico

tyre

(American) tire (ˈtaiə) noun

a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc. The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them. band إطار، عَجَلَه гума pneu pneumatika der Reifen dæk ελαστικό οχήματος neumático rehv حلقه لاستیک rengas pneuצמיג टायर, हाल guma na kotaču gumi(abroncs), köpeny ban hjólbarði pneumatico, gomma タイヤ 타이어 padanga riepa tayar banddekkopona ټیر، بی حوصلی کول، تنګول pneuшина pneumatika zračnica guma däck ยางรถ araba dış lâstiği 輪胎 шина; покришка ٹائر، پہيے کے اوپر کا خول lốp, vỏ 轮胎

tyre

→ إِطَارُ العَجَلَة pneumatika dæk Autoreifen λάστιχο neumático rengas pneu guma ruota タイヤ 타이어 band dekk opona pneu шина däck ยางรถ lastik lốp xe 轮胎

• I have a flat tire (US)
  I have a flat tyre (UK) → لَدَيَّ عَجَلَةٌ فارِغَةٌ مِنْ الهَواءِ → Mám píchlou pneumatiku → Mit dæk er punkteret → Mein Reifen ist platt → Έσκασε το λάστιχο → Se me ha pinchado una rueda → Pyörän kumi on tyhjä → J'ai un pneu crevé → Probušena mi je guma → Ho forato una ruota → タイヤがパンクしました → 타이어 바람이 빠졌어요 → Ik heb een platte band → Jeg har punktert → Mam przebitą oponę → O pneu está furado → У меня спущена шина → Jag har fått punktering → ยางจักรยานฉันแบน → Lastiğim patladı → Tôi bị bể bánh xe → 车胎没气了
• What should the tire pressure be? (US)
  What should the tyre pressure be? (UK) → ما هُوَ الضَغْطُ الـمُفْتَرَضُ للإطارِ؟ → Jaký má být správný tlak vzduchu v pneumatikách? → Hvad bør dæktrykket være? → Wie hoch sollte der Reifendruck sein? → Πόση πρέπει να είναι η πίεση στα λάστιχα; → ¿Qué presión deben tener las ruedas? → Mikä renkaiden paineen pitäisi olla? → Quelle pression faut-il pour les pneus ? → Koliki treba biti tlak u gumama? → A quanto dovrebbe essere la pressione degli pneumatici? → 適正なタイヤ圧はどのくらいですか？ → 타이어 압력이 얼마여야 하나요? → Wat moet de druk van de banden zijn? → Hvilket lufttrykk skal dekkene ha? → Jakie powinno być ciśnienie w oponach? → Qual deve ser a pressão dos pneus? → Какое рекомендованное давление в шинах? → Vilket tryck bör det vara i däcken? → ความดันยางควรเป็นเท่าไร? → Tekerleklerin havası ne kadar olmalı? → Áp suất lốp cần phải là bao nhiêu? → 轮胎压力应该是多少？
• I have a flat tire (US)
  I've a flat tyre (UK) → الإطارُ فَارِغٌ مِنْ الهَوَاءِ → Mám píchlou pneumatiku → Jeg har et punkteret dæk → Ich habe einen platten Reifen → Έπαθα λάστιχο → Se me ha pinchado una rueda → Rengas on tyhjentynyt → J'ai un pneu crevé → Guma mi je prazna → Ho un pneumatico a terra → タイヤがパンクしています → 타이어 바람이 빠졌어요 → Ik heb een platte band → Det ene dekket er flatt → Złapałemgumę → O pneu está furado → У меня спущена шина → Jag har punktering → ยางรถฉันแบน → Lastiğim patlak → Tôi bị bẹp lốp → 我的车轮胎没气了
• The tire has burst (US)
  The tyre has burst (UK) → لَقَدْ اِنْفَجَرَ إِطارُ السَيَّارَةِ → Praskla mi pneumatika → Dækket er punkteret → Der Reifen ist geplatzt → Έσκασε το λάστιχο → Me ha estallado una rueda → Rengas on puhjennut → Le pneu a éclaté → Guma je pukla → Il pneumatico è esploso → タイヤが破裂しました → 타이어가 터졌어요 → Ik heb een klapband → Dekket er punktert → Pękła opona → O pneu estourou → Шина лопнула → Däcket har gått sönder → ยางรถระเบิด → Lastik patladı → Lốp bị nổ → 我的车胎爆了