valveEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchvalve /BrE valv , AmE vælv / noun 1 (in machine, engine) soupape f; (on tyre, football) valve f 2 Anatomy (of organ) valvule f 3 (of mollusc, fruit) valve f 4 (on brass instrument) piston m 5 British Electronics lampe f