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1 noun∎ come and sit on my lap viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux;∎ familiar don't think it's just going to fall into your lap! ne t'imagine pas que ça va te tomber tout cuit dans le bec!;∎ figurative to drop sth in sb's lap coller qch à qn;∎ it's in the lap of the gods c'est entre les mains des dieux;∎ the lap of luxury le grand luxe;∎ to live in the lap of luxury vivre dans le plus grand luxe∎ we ran two laps nous avons fait deux tours de piste;∎ a 30-lap race une course sur 30 tours;∎ the last lap le tour de l'arrivée, le dernier tour (avant l'arrivée);∎ figurative we're on the last lap on arrive au bout de nos peines;∎ lap of honour tour m d'honneur(c) (of journey) étape f(d) Technology (overlap) recouvrement m; Building industry (of tiles, slates) chevauchement m, recouvrement m(e) (of wire around cylinder etc) tour m∎ the slower drivers were soon lapped by the leaders les pilotes les plus rapides n'ont pas tardé à prendre un tour d'avance sur les autres concurrents∎ Kelly was lapped at over 200 mph Kelly a été chronométré sur un tour à plus de 300 km/h(d) (of waves) clapoter contre;∎ the waves lapped the hull les vagues clapotaient contre la coque∎ to lap sth round sth enrouler qch autour de qch(f) Building industry (planks) enchevaucher, poser à recouvrement; (tiles) donner du recouvrement à;∎ to lap a joint with sheet metal chaperonner un assemblage∎ Kelly was lapping at over 200 mph Kelly tournait à plus de 300 km/h de moyenne∎ the waves lapped against the boat les vagues clapotaient contre le bateau►► Cars lap belt ceinture f ventrale;lap dancer = entraîneuse qui danse nue pour un client;lap dancing = type de danse exécutée par une entraîneuse nue pour un client;Technology lap joint enchevauchure f, assemblage m par recouvrement;American lap robe plaid m;Cars lap and shoulder belt ceinture f trois points;Metallurgy lap weld soudure f à recouvrement;Metallurgy lap welding soudage m à recouvrement➲ lap over(tiles) chevaucher surse chevaucher∎ he laps up every word she says il gobe tout ce qu'elle dit;∎ they were all paying her compliments and she was just lapping it up tous lui faisaient des compliments et elle s'en délectait -
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lap [læp]1. noun• we're on the last lap (of project, task) on a fait le plus difficilea. [+ milk] laperb. [+ runner, car] prendre un tour d'avance sur[waves] clapoter3. compoundsa. [+ milk] laperb. [+ information] (inf) absorber ; [+ compliments] (inf) boire comme du petit-lait (inf) ; [+ attention] (inf) se délecter de* * *[læp] 1.1) ( area of body) genoux mplto be on the last lap — lit faire le dernier tour; fig en être à la dernière étape
3) ( part of journey) étape f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) Sport avoir un tour d'avance sur [person]2) ( drink) laper [water]3.Phrasal Verbs:- lap up•• -
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wash [wɒ∫]1. noun• to give one's hands/face a wash se laver les mains/le visageb. ( = laundry) I do a big wash on Mondays je fais une grande lessive le lundi• your shirt is in the wash ( = being washed) ta chemise est à la lessivea. laver• to wash o.s. [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilette• to wash one's hands/face se laver les mains/le visagea. ( = have a wash) [person] se laver ; [cat] faire sa toilettec. [waves, sea, flood] to wash over sth balayer qch• a wave of sadness/tiredness washed over him il a soudain ressenti une profonde tristesse/une grande fatigue4. compounds[stain] s'en aller au lavagea. [+ stain] faire partir au lavageb. [waves, sea, flood] ( = carry away) emporter ; [+ footprints] balayera. [+ deck, car] laver (à grande eau) ; [+ wall] lessiverb. [+ medicine, pill] faire descendre ; [+ food] arroser► wash off► wash outa. [dye, colours] passer au lavagea. ( = remove) [+ stain] faire partir au lavageb. ( = rinse) [+ bottle, pan] laverc. the match was washed out ( = prevented by rain) le match a été annulé à cause de la pluie► wash upa. (British) ( = wash dishes) faire la vaisselleb. (US) ( = have a wash) se débarbouillerb. [sea, tide] rejeter (sur le rivage) ; [river] rejeter (sur la berge)* * *1. [wɒʃ]1) [U] ( by person)to give [something] a wash — laver [window, floor]; nettoyer [object]; lessiver [paintwork]; se laver [hands, face]
to give somebody a wash — débarbouiller [child]
2) ( laundry process) lavage mweekly wash — lessive f hebdomadaire
in the wash — ( about to be cleaned) au sale; ( being cleaned) au lavage
3) ( from boat) remous m4) ( coating) gen couche f (de peinture); Art lavis m5) ( for face) lotion f2.noun modifierfrequent wash shampoo — shampooing m pour lavages fréquents
3. [wɒʃ], US [wɔːʃ]pen and wash drawing — dessin m à la plume et au lavis
transitive verb1) ( clean) laver [person, clothes, floor]; nettoyer [object, wound]; lessiver [surface]to wash one's hands/face — se laver les mains/le visage
2) ( carry along) entraîner [silt, debris]to wash somebody/something overboard — emporter quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus bord
3) littér ( lap against) lécher4) ( coat) Art laver; gen, Technology passer une légère couche de peinture sur [wall]4.intransitive verb ( clean oneself) [person] se laver, faire sa toilette; [animal] faire sa toilette; ( clean clothes) faire la lessive; ( become clean) se laver5.that excuse won't wash with me — (colloq) fig cette excuse ne me satisfait pas
to wash oneself — [person] se laver; [animal] faire sa toilette
Phrasal Verbs:- wash off- wash out- wash up••it will all come out in the wash — ( be revealed) tout finira bien par se savoir; ( be resolved) tout finira par s'arranger
to wash one's hands of — se laver les mains de [matter]; se désintéresser de [person]
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lap — lap1 [læp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 3 4¦(part of journey)¦ 5 in the lap of luxury 6 in the lap of the gods ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 4 5; Origin: Old English lAppa] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1800 1900; … Dictionary of contemporary English
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