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dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * *[dɪp] 1.1) ( bathe) baignade f2) (in ground, road) déclivité f3) (of plane, head) inclinaison f4) fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans)5) Culinary sauce f froide ( pour crudités)6) (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( put partially) tremper (in, into dans)2) ( immerse) plonger [garment]; tremper [food]; baigner [sheep]3) GB Automobile baisser [headlights]3.dipped headlights — codes mpl
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( move downwards) piquerto dip below the horizon — [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon
2) ( slope downwards) être en pente4) ( put hand)to dip into one's bag for something — chercher quelque chose dans son sac; fig
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dip [dɪp][ground, road] descendre ; [temperature, prices] baisser• it's the sort of book you can dip into c'est le genre de livre dans lequel on peut se plonger quand on en a envie3. noun4. compounds* * * -
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A n5 Culin sauce f froide (pour crudités) ;1 ( put partially) tremper [finger, toe, stick, brush] (in, into dans) ;2 ( immerse) plonger [garment] (in, into dans) ; tremper [food] (in, into dans) ; Agric baigner [sheep] ;3 ( bend) to dip one's head/knee plier la tête/le genou ;4 GB Aut to dip one's headlights baisser les phares ; dipped headlights codes mpl, feux mpl de croisement ; to drive with dipped headlights rouler en code ;1 ( move downwards) [bird, plane] piquer ; to dip below the horizon [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon ;2 ( slope downwards) [land, field, road] être en pente ;4 ( put hand) to dip into one's bag for sth chercher qch dans son sac ; fig to dip into the till/one's savings for sth puiser dans la caisse/ses économies pour qch ; -
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(a) (incline → ground) descendre, s'incliner; (→ road) descendre, plonger; (→ head) pencher, s'incliner;∎ the road dips sharply la route descend brusquement(b) (drop → sun) baisser, descendre à l'horizon; (→ price) diminuer, baisser; (→ temperature) baisser; (→ plane) piquer; (→ boat) tanguer, piquer;∎ the sun dipped below the horizon le soleil est descendu derrière l'horizon;∎ shares dipped on the London Stock Market yesterday les actions ont baissé à la Bourse des valeurs de Londres hier(c) (during dance) se renverser(a) (immerse) tremper, plonger; Technology tremper; (clean) décaper; (dye) teindre; Agriculture (sheep) baigner (dans un bain parasiticide)∎ figurative to dip one's hand in one's pocket mettre la main à la poche∎ to dip one's headlights se mettre en codes;∎ dipped headlights codes mpl, feux mpl de croisement;∎ to drive on or with dipped headlights rouler en codes∎ Nautical to dip a flag (faire) marquer un pavillon;∎ to dip one's flag to a ship saluer un navire avec son pavillon3 noun∎ to go for a dip aller se baigner, aller faire trempette;∎ figurative a brief dip into Homer un survol rapide d'Homère∎ the winter months saw a sharp dip in profits les bénéfices ont fortement baissé pendant l'hiver∎ avocado dip purée f d'avocat;∎ cheese dip hors d'œuvre m au fromage(i) (in dance) tombé m►► dip needle aiguille f aimantée (de boussole);∎ I've only really dipped into Shakespeare j'ai seulement survolé ou feuilleté Shakespeare(b) (draw upon) puiser dans;∎ we've had to dip into our savings nous avons dû puiser dans nos économies;∎ I'm always dipping into my pocket je suis toujours à débourser
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