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1 seal
A n1 Zool phoque m ;2 Jur, gen ( insignia) sceau m ; to set one's seal on lit apposer son cachet sur [document] ; fig conclure [championship, match] ; to set the seal on sceller [friendship] ; confirmer [trend, regime] ; I need your seal of approval j'ai besoin de votre approbation ; to give sth one's seal of approval approuver qch ; look for our seal of quality exigez le label de qualité ;3 ( integrity mechanism) ( on container) plomb m ; (on package, letter) cachet m ; ( on door) scellés mpl ;4 ( closing mechanism) fermeture f ; the cork provides a tight seal le bouchon ferme hermétiquement ; cheap envelopes have a poor seal les enveloppes bon marché se collent mal ; an airtight/watertight seal une fermeture étanche (à l'air/à l'eau) ; the rubber strip forms a seal around the door la bande de caoutchouc scelle le tour de la porte.C vtr1 ( authenticate) cacheter [document, letter] ; the letter was sealed with a kiss un baiser servit de sceau à la lettre ;2 ( close) fermer [envelope, package] ; plomber [container, lorry] ; sceller [oil well, pipe] ; boucher [gap] ;3 (make airtight, watertight) fermer [qch] hermétiquement [jar, tin] ; lisser [plaster] ; rendre [qch] étanche [roof, window frame] ;4 ( settle definitively) sceller [alliance, friendship] (with par) ; conclure [deal] (with par) ; to seal sb's fate décider du sort de qn.E sealed pp adj [envelope] cacheté ; [package] scellé ; [bid, instructions, orders] sous pli cacheté ; [jar] fermé hermétiquement ; [door, vault] scellé.■ seal in conserver [flavour].■ seal off:▶ seal [sth] off, seal off [sth]1 ( isolate) isoler [corridor, wing] ;■ seal up:▶ seal [sth] up, seal up [sth] fermer [qch] hermétiquement [jar] ; boucher [gap]. -
2 flipper
['flipə]1) (a limb for swimming, especially of a seal, walrus etc.) nageoire2) (a kind of rubber or plastic shoe, worn when swimming, which is shaped like the flipper of a seal etc.) palme(s) -
3 stamp
A n1 Post timbre m ; a 46-cent stamp un timbre à 46 centimes ; first/second-class stamp timbre tarif rapide/lent ; postage stamp timbre-poste m ; ‘no stamp needed’ ‘ne pas affranchir’ ;3 ( marking device) ( made of rubber) tampon m ; ( made of metal) cachet m ; ( for marking metals) étampe f ; ( for marking gold) poinçon m ; date stamp timbre m dateur ; to give sth one's stamp of approval fig donner son accord à qch ;4 fig ( hallmark) marque f ; to bear the stamp of avoir la marque de [person, artist] ; to set one's stamp on imposer sa marque sur [play, company, era] ;6 ( sound of feet) piétinement m ; the stamp of the horse's hooves le bruit des sabots des chevaux ; with a stamp of her foot en tapant du pied ;C vtr1 ( mark) apposer [qch] au tampon [date, name, number] (on sur) ; tamponner [card, ticket, library book] ; marquer [goods, boxes] ; viser [document, ledger, passport] ; to be stamped with the official seal être visé avec le sceau officiel ; to be stamped ‘confidential’ porter la mention ‘confidentiel’ ; to stamp a book with the date marquer la date dans un livre ; to stamp one's authority/personality on imprimer son autorité/sa personnalité sur [project, enterprise, match] ;2 ( with foot) to stamp one's foot ( in anger) frapper ou taper du pied ; to stamp one's feet ( rhythmically) taper des pieds ; ( for warmth) battre la semelle ; to stamp sth flat tasser qch ; to stamp sth into the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol du pied ;3 Post affranchir [envelope].D vi1 ( thump foot) [person] taper du pied ; [horse] piaffer ; to stamp on écraser (du pied) [toy, foot] ; écraser [brakes] ; to stamp the mud off one's boots ôter la boue de ses bottes en tapant des pieds ;2 ( walk heavily) marcher en tapant des pieds ; to stamp into/out of sth entrer dans/sortir de qch en tapant des pieds ;■ stamp out:▶ stamp out [sth], stamp [sth] out1 ( put out) éteindre [qch] en piétinant [fire, flames] ;2 ( crush) éradiquer [cholera, disease] ; réprimer [terrorism, fraud] ; écraser [uprising] ; supprimer [crime] ;3 ( cut out) découper [qch] à la presse [component].
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