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(a) (goods, parcel, gift, food) emballer, envelopper;∎ the fish was wrapped in foil le poisson était enveloppé dans du papier d'aluminium;∎ would you like it wrapped? (gift) c'est pour offrir?;∎ she wrapped the scarf in tissue paper elle a emballé ou enveloppé l'écharpe dans du papier de soie(b) (cocoon, envelop) envelopper, emmailloter;∎ the baby was wrapped in a blanket le bébé était enveloppé dans une couverture;∎ her head was wrapped in a thick scarf elle avait la tête enveloppée dans une grosse écharpe;∎ figurative her visit was wrapped in mystery sa visite était entourée de mystère(c) (twist, wind)∎ to wrap round or around enrouler;∎ she had a towel wrapped round her head sa tête était enveloppée dans une serviette;∎ she had a towel wrapped round her body elle s'était enveloppée dans une serviette;∎ wrap this blanket round you/your shoulders enroule cette couverture autour de toi/de tes épaules;∎ he wrapped the bandage round her hand il lui a enroulé la main dans une bande;∎ he wrapped his arms round her il l'a prise dans ses bras;3 noun(a) (housecoat) peignoir m; (shawl) châle m; (over ballgown) sortie-de-bal f; (blanket, rug) couverture f∎ it's a wrap! c'est dans la boîte!∎ figurative to keep a plan/one's feelings under wraps garder un plan secret/ses sentiments secrets;∎ when the wraps eventually came off lorsque tout a été dévoilé;∎ the wraps were taken off the new car today la voiture a été montrée au public pour la première fois aujourd'hui➲ wrap up(a) (goods, parcel, gift, food) envelopper, emballer, empaqueter;∎ he wrapped the sandwiches up in foil il a enveloppé les sandwiches dans du papier d'aluminium(b) (person → in clothes, blanket) envelopper;∎ wrap him up in a blanket enveloppez-le dans une couverture;∎ she was well wrapped up in a thick coat elle était bien emmitouflée dans un épais manteau;∎ wrap yourself up warmly couvrez-vous bien∎ politicians are skilled at wrapping up bad news in an acceptable form les politiciens s'y connaissent pour présenter les mauvaises nouvelles sous un jour acceptable;∎ his meaning was wrapped up in diplomatic jargon il enrobait ce qu'il disait de jargon diplomatique∎ that wraps up business for today c'est fini pour aujourd'hui□ ;∎ let's get this matter wrapped up finissons-en avec cette question□∎ to be wrapped up in sth être absorbé par qch;∎ he's very wrapped up in his work il est très absorbé par son travail;∎ they're wrapped up in their children ils ne vivent que pour leurs enfants;∎ she's very wrapped up in herself elle est très repliée sur elle-même;∎ she is too wrapped up in her own problems elle est trop préoccupée par ses propres problèmes∎ he was wrapped up in some shady dealings il a été impliqué dans des transactions louches∎ she wrapped up her talk with three points elle a résumé son discours en trois points∎ wrap up warmly or well! couvrez-vous bien!∎ wrap up! la ferme!
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