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∎ someone tapped me on the shoulder quelqu'un m'a tapé sur l'épaule;∎ she was tapping her fingers on the table elle pianotait ou tapotait sur la table;∎ he tapped his foot to the rhythm il marquait le rythme en tapant du pied(b) (barrel, cask) mettre en perce, percer; (gas, water main) faire un branchement sur; (watercourse) capter; (tree) inciser; (pine tree) gemmer; (wine) tirer;∎ the trees were tapped for their gum on a incisé les arbres pour en recueillir la résine(c) (exploit → resources, market) exploiter; (→ talent, service) faire appel à, tirer profit de; (→ capital) drainer;∎ we must tap all the resources we have nous devons puiser dans toutes nos ressources;∎ to tap sb for information soutirer des informations à qn;∎ familiar to tap sb for a loan taper qn;∎ familiar he tapped me for £15 il m'a tapé de 15 livres∎ to tap sb's line or phone mettre qn sur (table d')écoute;∎ the phones are tapped les téléphones sont sur écoute(f) Electricity faire une dérivation sur∎ to tap at the door frapper doucement à la porte;∎ to tap on the table tapoter sur la table;∎ the boy was tapping on a drum le garçon frappait doucement sur un tambour;∎ the woodpeckers are tapping on the bark les piverts donnent des coups de bec sur l'écorce3 noun∎ to turn a tap on/off ouvrir/fermer un robinet;∎ to leave the tap running laisser le robinet ouvert;∎ they seem to have funds on tap ils semblent avoir des fonds toujours disponibles∎ to give sb a tap on the shoulder donner une petite tape sur l'épaule à qn∎ to dance tap faire des claquettes∎ (screw) tap taraud m(f) Electricity dérivation f, branchement f, prise f∎ to put a tap on sb's phone mettre (le téléphone de) qn sur écoute;∎ who authorized the tap? qui a autorisé la mise sur écoute?∎ long/medium/short tap = valeurs émises à un prix déterminé par l'État à long/moyen/court terme►► tap dance claquettes fpl (danse);tap dancer danseur(euse) m,f de claquettes;tap dancing (UNCOUNT) claquettes fpl (danse);Finance tap issue émission f des valeurs du Trésor;tap shoes claquettes fpl (chaussures);Finance tap stock = valeur du Trésor mise aux enchères;tap water eau f du robinet(b) (code, rhythm) taper;∎ to tap out a message (in morse code) émettre un message
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