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1 mop
A n2 ( for dishes) lavette f ;1 ( wash) laver [qch] à grande eau [floor, deck] ;2 ( wipe) to mop one's face/brow (with sth) s'éponger le visage/le front (avec qch) ; to mop sb's brow éponger le front de qn.■ mop down:▶ mop [sth] down, mop down [sth] laver [qch] à grande eau [floor, deck].■ mop up:▶ mop up éponger ;▶ mop up [sth], mop [sth] up1 lit éponger [mess, liquid] ; he mopped up his gravy with some bread il a saucé son assiette avec du pain ;3 ( absorb) engloutir [savings, profits, surplus] ; -
2 mop
mop [mɒp]1. nounb. [of hair] tignasse f[+ floor, surface] passer la serpillière sura. [+ liquid] épongerb. [+ profits] récupérer* * *[mɒp] 1.1) ( for floors) ( of cotton) balai m à franges; ( of sponge) balai m éponge; ( for dishes) lavette f2) ( hair) crinière (colloq) f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( wash) laver [quelque chose] à grande eau2) ( wipe)to mop one's face/brow — s'éponger le visage/le front
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3 mop
1 noun(a) (for floor → string, cloth) balai m (à franges), balai m espagnol; (→ sponge) balai-éponge m; Nautical vadrouille f; (for dishes) lavette f (à vaisselle)∎ a mop of blond hair une tignasse blonde(floor) laver; (table, face, spilt liquid) essuyer, éponger;∎ he mopped the sweat from his brow il s'épongea le front(a) (floor, table, spilt liquid) essuyer, éponger;∎ have some bread to mop up the sauce prenez un morceau de pain pour saucer votre assiette∎ they mopped up all the gold medals ils ont raflé toutes les médailles d'or -
4 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) vadrouille2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) tignasse3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) coup de vadrouille2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) essuyer2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) éponger•- mop up -
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