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1 noun∎ the skaters wear pads on their knees and elbows les patineurs portent des genouillères et des protège-coudes(b) (for absorbing liquid, polishing etc) tampon m;∎ a pad of cotton wool un tampon de coton hydrophile∎ (inking) pad tampon m encreur∎ helicopter pad aire f d'atterrissage pour hélicoptères∎ let's go to my pad allons chez moi□ ;∎ you can crash at my pad tu peux pieuter chez moi∎ (water) lily pad feuille f de nénuphar∎ the pad of footsteps behind me des pas feutrés derrière moi;∎ the pad of bare feet on marble le bruit sourd de pieds nus sur le marbre(walk) avancer à pas feutrés;∎ he padded downstairs in his slippers il descendit l'escalier en pantoufles;∎ the dog padded along beside the cyclist le chien trottinait à côté du cycliste(essay, article, speech) étoffer;∎ he padded out the talk with anecdotes il a étoffé son discours en le truffant d'anecdotes;∎ they included two old songs to pad the album out ils ont inclu deux vieilles chansons pour étoffer l'album;∎ they padded out the meal with some rice ils ont complété le repas avec du riz
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inking pad — ink filled pad for inking stamps … English contemporary dictionary
inking pad — noun a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp • Syn: ↑pad, ↑inkpad, ↑stamp pad • Hypernyms: ↑block … Useful english dictionary
pad — pad1 [pad] n. [echoic, but infl. by PAD3] the dull sound made by a footstep or staff on the ground pad2 [pad] n. [? var. of POD1] 1. a soft, stuffed saddle 2. anything made of or stuffed wi … English World dictionary
pad — I [[t]pæd[/t]] n. v. pad•ded, pad•ding 1) a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing 2) a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle 3) a number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge to form a tablet 4) pri… … From formal English to slang
pad — I. /pæd / (say pad) noun 1. a cushion like mass of some soft material, for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a guard for the leg, containing padding and stiffeners, as worn by those batting and wicketkeeping in cricket, goalkeeping in hockey,… …
pad — pad1 /pad/, n., v., padded, padding. n. 1. a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree. 3. a number of sheets of paper glued or … Universalium
pad — I. verb (padded; padding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden to follow a path, from pad path Date: 1553 transitive verb to traverse on foot intransitive verb to go on foot ; walk; especially to walk with or as if with padded feet … New Collegiate Dictionary
stamp pad — noun a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp • Syn: ↑pad, ↑inkpad, ↑inking pad • Hypernyms: ↑block … Useful english dictionary
ink pad — UK US noun [countable] [singular ink pad plural ink pads] a thick piece of material that contains ink, used for putting ink on a rubber stamp Thesaurus: office supplies and other stationery … Useful english dictionary
stamp pad — noun A porous pad, often made of a felt like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps … Wiktionary
inkpad — noun a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp • Syn: ↑pad, ↑inking pad, ↑stamp pad • Hypernyms: ↑block * * * inkˈpad noun A pad of inked cloth used in rubber stamping, fingerprinting, etc • • … Useful english dictionary