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A n1 ( device to control flow) (for water, gas) robinet m ; ( on barrel) robinet m, bonde f ; the cold/hot tap le robinet d'eau froide/chaude ; to run one's hands under the tap se passer les mains sous le robinet ; to turn the tap on/off ouvrir/fermer le robinet ; on tap [beer] pression inv ; [wine] en fût ; fig disponible ;2 ( blow) petit coup m, petite tape f ; he felt a tap on his shoulder il a senti une tape sur son épaule ; she heard a tap at the door elle a entendu frapper à la porte ; a soft tap un léger coup ; a sharp tap un coup sec ; to give sth a tap donner un petit coup or une tape à qch ;3 ( listening device) to put a tap on a phone mettre un téléphone sur écoute ;B taps npl (+ v sg) ( bugle call) ( for lights out) sonnerie f d'extinction des feux ; ( at funeral) sonnerie f aux morts.1 ( knock) [person] taper, tapoter (on sur ; against contre) ; to tap sth with sth taper or frapper qch de qch ; to tap sb on the shoulder/the arm taper qn sur l'épaule/le bras ; to tap one's feet (to the music) taper du pied (en rythme) ; to tap a rhythm battre la mesure (with sth de qch) ; to tap one's fingers on the table pianoter sur la table ; to tap data into the computer introduire des données dans l'ordinateur ;2 ( extract) exploiter [talent, resources, market, energy] ; to tap sb for money ○ demander de l'argent à qn, taper qn ○ ;3 ( install listening device) mettre [qch] sur écoute [telephone] ; mettre les téléphones de [qch] sur écoute [house, embassy] ;5 ( for sap) gemmer, inciser [tree] (for pour en extraire) ;6 ( collect resin) recueillir [qch] par incision [rubber] ;7 Tech ( cut thread of) tarauder ;8 US ( designate) désigner (as comme ; for pour ; to do pour faire).D vi ( p prés etc - pp-) [person, finger, foot] taper ; to tap on ou at the window/door taper à la fenêtre/porte ; to tap against sth taper or battre contre qch.■ tap in:■ tap out:▶ tap [sth] out, tap out [sth] transmettre [message]. -
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tap [tæp]1. noun• the hot/cold tap le robinet d'eau chaude/froide► on tapb. ( = knock) petit coup ma. [+ telephone] mettre sur écouteb. [+ resources, supplies] exploiter4. compounds( = gain access to) accéder à ; ( = exploit) exploiter* * *[tæp] 1.1) (for water, gas) robinet mthe cold/hot tap — le robinet d'eau froide/chaude
to turn the tap on/off — ouvrir/fermer le robinet
on tap — [beer] pression inv; [wine] en fût; fig disponible
2) ( blow) petit coup m3) ( listening device)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( knock) [person] taper (doucement); ( repeatedly) tapoter2) ( install listening device) mettre [quelque chose] sur écoute [telephone]3) ( extract contents) mettre en perce [barrel]; inciser [rubber tree]; exploiter [resources, energy]3.to tap somebody for money — (colloq) taper (colloq) quelqu'un
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) [person, finger, foot] taperPhrasal Verbs:- tap in
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