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A n1 Elec ( on appliance) prise f (de courant) ; to pull out the plug débrancher la prise ; to be fitted with a plug avoir une prise ; to pull the plug on ○ retirer son soutien à [scheme, project] ; to pull the plug on sb ○ Med débrancher le système de survie de qn ; US fig trahir qn ;8 ( for chewing) a plug of tobacco une chique de tabac ;9 ○ Advertg, Radio, TV ( mention) pub ○ f, publicité f (for pour) ; to give sth a plug, put in a plug for sth faire de la pub ○ or publicité pour qch ;1 ( block) colmater [leak] (with avec) ; boucher [hole] (with avec) ; to plug a gap lit boucher un trou ; fig combler une lacune ; she plugged a hole in my tooth elle m'a rebouché une dent ; to plug one's ears se boucher le oreilles ;2 ○ Advertg, Radio, TV ( promote) faire de la pub ○ or publicité pour [book, show, product] ; to plug one's record on a programme faire de la pub ○ pour son disque au cours d'une émission ;4 ○ †US ( shoot) abattre, flinguer ○.C vi ( p prés etc - gg-) to plug into ( be compatible with) se connecter à [TV, computer] ; they have plugged into the national mood ○ journ ils sont au courant de l'état d'esprit général.■ plug away ○ s'acharner (at sur) ; he's plugging away at his Latin il bûche ○ son latin.■ plug in:▶ se brancher ;▶ plug [sth] in, plug in [sth] brancher [appliance].■ plug up:▶ plug up [sth], plug [sth] up boucher [hole, gap] (with avec). -
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1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) prise2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) bouchon2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) boucher- plug in
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