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Meaning of gear shift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.
The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
Canada, US
a stark change, esp. between considerably differently paced things (e. g. in a narration, topics on an agenda, music)
figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch Gangschaltung

Français levier de vitesse

Svenska växel

Tiếng Việt căn số

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

gear stick gear train gear wheel gear-up landing gear-wheel Gearbox