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sanitary ['sænɪtərɪ](a) (hygienic) hygiénique;∎ the kitchen didn't look very sanitary la cuisine n'avait pas l'air très propre(b) (conditions, measures, equipment) sanitaire;∎ sanitary arrangements/facilities dispositions fpl/installations fpl sanitaires►► sanitary arrangements dispositions fpl sanitaires;sanitary disposal bag sachet m pour garniture périodique;sanitary engineer technicien(enne) m,f du service sanitaire;sanitary engineering génie m sanitaire;sanitary facilities installations fpl sanitaires;sanitary inspector inspecteur(trice) m,f de la santé publique;sanitary ware appareils mpl sanitaires -
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sanitary [ˈsænɪtərɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = hygienic) hygiéniqueb. ( = to do with hygiene) [conditions, services] sanitaire2. compounds* * *['sænɪtrɪ], US [-terɪ]1) [engineer, facilities] sanitaire -
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pad [pæd]1. nouna. (to prevent friction, damage) coussinet m[+ cushion, shoulders] rembourrer ; [+ furniture, door] capitonner* * *[pæd] 1.1) ( of paper) bloc m2) ( to prevent chafing) protection f; ( to absorb liquid) tampon m; ( to give shape) rembourrage m3) (sticky part on object, plant) ventouse f5) ( sanitary towel) serviette f hygiénique7) (also launch pad) rampe f de lancement2.transitive verb (p prés etc - dd-)1) (put padding in, on) rembourrer [chair, shoulders, jacket] ( with avec); capitonner [walls, floor, large surface]2) ( make longer) = pad out3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - dd-)to pad along/around — avancer/aller et venir à pas feutrés
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A n1 ( of paper) bloc m ;2 ( to prevent chafing or scraping) protection f ; foam/rubber/felt pad protection f de mousse/de caoutchouc/de feutre ;3 ( to absorb or distribute liquid) tampon m ; make-up remover/scouring pad tampon m démaquillant/à recurer ;5 (sticky part on object, plant, animal) ventouse f ;9 ( sanitary towel) serviette f hygiénique ;1 (put padding in, on) rembourrer [chair, shoulders, bra, jacket] (with avec) ; capitonner [walls, floor, large surface] ; to pad a wound with cotton wool mettre un tampon de coton sur une plaie ;2 ( make longer) = pad out.■ pad out:▶ pad out [sth], pad [sth] out1 fig étoffer, délayer pej [essay, book, speech] (with à l'aide de) ; allonger [meal, course, dish] (with avec) ; gonfler ○ [bill, expense account] (with avec) ;2 lit rembourrer [shoulders, bust, costume]. -
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A n1 Zool (of bird, insect) aile f ; to be on the wing être en vol ; to catch insects on the wing attraper des insectes au vol ;4 Sport ( player) ailier m ; ( side of pitch) aile f, côté m ; to play on the right wing être ailier droit ;1 Theat the wings les coulisses fpl ; to be waiting in the wings Theat attendre dans les coulisses ; fig attendre son heure ;2 Aviat to get one's wings obtenir l'insigne de pilote.C vtr1 to wing one's way to [plane, passenger, letter] voler vers ;2 ( injure) [bullet] érafler.D vi ( fly) voler ; the geese are winging into the estuary/back to their winter home les oies volent vers l'estuaire/repartent pour l'hiver.to clip sb's wings rogner les ailes à qn ; to spread one's wings ( entering adult life) voler de ses propres ailes ; ( entering wider career) voir autre chose ; to take sb under one's wings prendre qn sous son aile ; to take wing littér [thoughts] s'envoler ; to wing it ○ US improviser. -
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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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1 noun∎ he wiped his hands on a rag il s'essuya les mains avec un chiffon;∎ a piece of rag un bout de chiffon;∎ familiar to chew the rag discuter le bout de gras;∎ familiar to feel like British a wet rag or American a dish rag (physically) être crevé; (emotionally) être vidé;∎ when he said that to her it was like a red rag to a bull elle a vu rouge après ce qu'il lui a dit(b) (worn-out garment) loque f;∎ this old dress is an absolute rag cette vieille robe est une vraie loque(c) (shred, scrap) lambeau m;∎ torn to rags mis en lambeaux∎ the local rag la feuille de chou locale∎ to be on the rag avoir ses ragnagnas(f) British University = semaine pendant laquelle les étudiants préparent des divertissements, surtout au profit d'œuvres charitables(j) Building industry pierre f bourrue, bourru m(tease) taquiner;∎ they ragged her about her accent ils la taquinaient au sujet de son accent(worn-out clothes) guenilles fpl, haillons mpl, loques fpl; American familiar (clothes) fringues fpl;∎ a tramp dressed in rags un clochard vêtu de haillons;∎ in rags and tatters en loques;∎ to go from rags to riches passer de la misère à la richesse;∎ a rags-to-riches story un véritable conte de fées►► rag book livre m en tissu;rag content (of paper) pourcentage m de peille;rag doll poupée f de chiffon;British University rag mag = magazine humoristique publié pendant "rag week";rag paper papier m à base de peille;rag picker chiffonnier(ère) m,f;rag rug catalogne f;familiar rag trade confection□ f;∎ he's in the rag trade il est or travaille dans les fringues;rag week = semaine pendant laquelle les étudiants préparent des divertissements, surtout au profit d'œuvres charitables
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