English-French translations for tandem

• tandem
  Puis-je vous demander : Quousque tandem - Noiz arte ? May I ask: Quousque tandem - Noiz arte?
  Monsieur Barroso, vous venez de dire que vous vouliez travailler en tandem avec Herman Van Rompuy. Mr Barroso, you have just said that you want to work in tandem with Herman Van Rompuy.
  Nous venons d' ailleurs de décider que nous viendrions en tandem à la prochaine conférence de presse afin qu' il n' y ait plus de malentendus. In fact, we have just decided to come to the next press conference on a tandem, so as to rule out any further misunderstandings.

Definition of tandem

• A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer.
• A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration
• One behind the other
• Together; working as one

Synonyms

• in tandem

Examples

• to ride tandem on a bicycle-built-for-two
• The horses were harnessed tandem.
• Their skillful tandem work made the project quick and successful.

Related words

• tandemist
• tandem chess
• tandem bicycle
• tandem bus
• tandem repeat
• in tandem
• variable number tandem repeat