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1 bed-wetter
bed-wetter [-'wetə(r)](child) enfant mf qui fait pipi au lit;∎ he's a bed-wetter il fait pipi au lit -
2 wet
∎ to get wet se mouiller;∎ I got my jacket wet j'ai mouillé ma veste;∎ I got my feet wet je me suis mouillé les pieds;∎ try not to get your shoes wet essaie de ne pas mouiller tes chaussures;∎ to be wet through (person) être trempé jusqu'aux os ou complètement trempé; (clothes, towel) être complètement trempé;∎ her eyes were wet with tears elle avait les yeux baignés de larmes;∎ the roads can be slippery when wet les routes mouillées peuvent être glissantes;∎ figurative to be (still) wet behind the ears manquer d'expérience(b) (ink, paint, concrete) frais (fraîche);∎ wet paint! (sign) peinture fraîche!∎ it's going to be very wet all weekend il va beaucoup pleuvoir tout ce week-end;∎ the wettest summer on record l'été le plus humide dont on se souvienne;∎ in wet weather par temps de pluie, quand il pleut;∎ the wet season la saison des pluies∎ don't be so wet! tu es une vraie lavette!;∎ he thinks it's wet to discuss emotions il trouve ça mièvre de parler des sentiments□∎ to be all wet avoir tort□(hair, sponge, towel) mouiller;∎ to wet oneself or one's pants mouiller sa culotte;∎ to wet the bed faire pipi au lit;∎ to wet one's lips s'humecter les lèvres;∎ familiar to wet one's whistle boire un coup;∎ familiar figurative we'll have to wet the baby's head il faudra qu'on arrose la naissance du bébé□3 noun∎ to go out in the wet sortir sous la pluie;∎ let's get in out of the wet entrons, ne restons pas sous la pluie;∎ he left his bike out in the wet il a laissé son vélo dehors sous la pluie∎ the wet la saison des pluies►► American wet bar = minibar avec un petit évier;familiar wet blanket rabat-joie m inv;wet dock bassin m à flot;wet dream éjaculation f ou pollution f nocturne;wet fish poisson m frais;wet lease (for aircraft) location f d'avion avec équipage;wet nurse nourrice f;Medicine wet pack = traitement qui consiste à envelopper le malade dans des draps humides;wet rot (UNCOUNT) moisissure f humide;wet suit combinaison f ou ensemble m de plongée
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bed wetter — noun see bed wetting … New Collegiate Dictionary
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bed-wetting — (n.) 1844, from BED (Cf. bed) (n.) + prp. of WET (Cf. wet) (v.). Related: Bed wetter … Etymology dictionary
bed-wetting — [bed′wet΄iŋ] n. involuntary urination in bed while asleep, especially as a habitual problem bed wetter n … English World dictionary
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bed-wetting — noun Date: 1890 enuresis especially when occurring in bed during sleep • bed wetter noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bed-wetting — noun involuntary urination during the night. Derivatives bed wetter noun … English new terms dictionary
bed wetting — noun (U) the problem that some children have of passing urine (=liquid from the body) while they are asleep bed wetter noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English