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A n2 ( candle) cierge m ;3 ( narrow part) to have a taper [trousers] être en forme de fuseau ; [column, spire] être effilé ; [blade] se terminer en pointe.C vi [sleeve, trouser leg] se resserer ; [column, spire] s'effiler ; to taper to a point se terminer en pointe ; a loan of £400 tapering to £200 in the final year un prêt de 400 livres sterling qui diminue progressivement pour atteindre 200 livres la dernière année.■ taper off:▶ taper off diminuer, aller en s'amenuisant ;▶ taper off [sth], taper [sth] off diminuer or réduire [qch] progressivement. -
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taper [ˈteɪpər][column, trouser leg] finir en fuseau ; [hair] être effilé ; [structure, outline] se terminer en pointe( = diminish) diminuer* * *['teɪpə(r)] 1. 2.transitive verb tailler [quelque chose] en pointe [stick, fabric]3.intransitive verb [sleeve, trouser leg] se resserrer; [column, spire] s'effilerPhrasal Verbs: -
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taper ['teɪpə(r)](column, trouser leg, plane wing) fuseler; (stick, table leg) effiler, tailler en pointe(column, trouser leg, plane wing) être fuselé; (stick, shape, table leg) se terminer en pointe, s'effiler; (finger) être effilé;∎ her hair tapers in to the neck ses cheveux sont effilés sur son cou;∎ it tapers to a point c'est taillé en pointe3 noun(b) (for lighting candle, fire) allume-feu m inv►► British Finance taper relief = réduction progressive des impôts sur les plus-values en fonction du nombre d'années pendant lequel on détient un bien avant de le vendreeffiler, tailler en pointe(b) (noise) diminuer progressivement, décroître, s'affaiblir; (conversation) tomber; (level of interest, activity) décroître progressivement;∎ street crime shows signs of tapering off tout laisse à penser que les agressions sont en baisse -
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vt., frapper, cogner, battre, tapoter, heurter, (à une porte...) ; claquer: TAPÂ (Aillon-V., Aix, Albanais.001, Annecy, Arvillard, Chable, Chambéry.025, Chaucisse, Giettaz, Hauteville-Sa., Montagny-Bozel, Megève, St-Jean-Arvey, Table, Thônes), tapâr (Aussois) ; bouché (Cohennoz) / -î (Megève), R. => Boule. - E.: Applaudir, Dent.A1) se taper, se battre: se tapâ (025).A2) taper dur (fort) (avec un outil: pioche, marteau...) ; donner de grands coups, cogner dur: zhorbâ vi. (001).A3) taper des pieds: pyatâ vi. (Morzine), tapâ dé pî (001).A4) taper sur les talons: balyî p'lô talon < donner sur (contre) les talons> (001). -
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conicité fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > taper
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7 taper off
taper off diminuer; taper off [something], taper [something] off diminuer [quelque chose] progressivement -
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British = réduction progressive des impôts sur les plus-values en fonction du nombre d'années pendant lequel on détient un bien avant de le vendreEveryone has this £3,000 limit and, if it's not used up in one year, the amount can be carried forward to the next. After three years, the tax payable on a gift starts reducing until it reaches nil at year seven. Small gifts of up to £250 can be made to any number of people. This is known as taper relief.
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10 taper pin
axe conique m, goupille conique fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > taper pin
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11 taper pipe
cône de plomberie m, convergent m, réduction fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > taper pipe
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12 taper thread
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > taper thread
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13 стукати
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14 klapać
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15 walnąć
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16 tajpi
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17 топать
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18 ударять
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19 притопнуть
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20 صفع
taper; talocher; souffleter; paumer; gifler; colée; claquer; calotter
См. также в других словарях:
taper — 1. (ta pé) v. a. 1° Donner une tape, des tapes. Tapez ce petit drôle. 2° Taper les cheveux, les relever avec le peigne, les crêper ; locution vieillie ; on dit crêper. • Dites à Montgobert qu on ne tape point les cheveux, et qu on ne tourne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Taper — may refer to: * Fishing rod tapers, a measure of the flexibility of a fishing rod * In geometry, or in the casual description of a shaper or object, a gradual thinning or narrowing towards one end * Machine taper, in machinery and engineering *… … Wikipedia
Taper — Ta per, n. [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W. tampr.] 1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light. [1913 Webster] Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A tapering form; gradual diminution … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — Taper. v. a. Frapper, donner un coup. Il l a bien tapé. je vous taperay. Le peuple dit aussi, Tapoter, & l un & l autre est bas. On dit, Taper les cheveux, pour dire, Les mesler & les relever avec le peigne d une certaine maniere qui les renfle & … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Taper — Ta per, a. [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.] Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — [tā′pər] n. [ME < OE tapur, prob. by dissimilation < L papyrus (see PAPER): from use of papyrus pith as wick] 1. a wax candle, esp. a long, slender one 2. a long wick coated with wax, used for lighting candles, lamps, etc. 3. any feeble… … English World dictionary
Taper — Ta per, v. t. To make or cause to taper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — (n.) O.E. tapur, taper candle, not found outside English, possibly a dissimilated borrowing from L. papyrus (see PAPYRUS (Cf. papyrus)), which was used in M.L. and some Romance languages for wick of a candle (e.g. It. papijo wick ), since these… … Etymology dictionary
taper — / taper off [v] decrease to a point abate, bate, close, come to a point, die away, die out, diminish, drain, dwindle, fade, lessen, narrow, recede, reduce, rescind, subside, thin, thin out, wane, weaken, wind down; concepts 137,698,776 Ant. go up … New thesaurus
taper — ► VERB 1) diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end. 2) (taper off) gradually lessen. ► NOUN ▪ a slender tapered candle, used for conveying a flame. ORIGIN Old English, formed, by alteration of p to t , from Latin papyrus papyrus plant ,… … English terms dictionary
Taper — Ta per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapering}.] To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English