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1 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) faire un accroc à sa réputation -
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blot [blɒt]1. nountache fa. tacherb. ( = dry) sécher3. compounds[+ memories] effacer ; [+ view] masquer* * *[blɒt] 1. 2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( dry) sécher [quelque chose] au buvard2) ( stain) tacher; fig ternir3) = blot out•Phrasal Verbs:- blot out••to be a blot on the landscape — lit gâter le paysage; fig faire une ombre au tableau
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3 blot
1 ( dry) sécher [qch] au buvard [writing] ; to blot one's lipstick enlever le rouge à lèvres superflu ;3 = blot out.to blot one's copybook se faire mal voir ; to be a blot on the escutcheon ternir le blason de qn ; to be a blot on the landscape lit gâter le paysage ; fig faire une ombre au tableau.■ blot out:▶ blot out [sth] [person] effacer ; [mist, rain] masquer.■ blot up:▶ blot up [sth], blot [sth] up éponger. -
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1 noun(b) figurative (on character, name) tache f, literary souillure f; (on civilization, system) tare f;∎ a blot on sb's honour/reputation une tache faite à l'honneur/la réputation de qn;∎ it's a blot on the landscape ça gâche le paysage∎ to blot one's copybook salir sa réputation∎ to blot one's lipstick fixer son rouge à lèvres (en pressant les lèvres sur un mouchoir à papier)(obscure → light, sun) cacher, masquer; (→ memory, thought) effacer; (→ act, event) éclipser(of person) éponger, essuyer; (of blotting paper, sponge) boire -
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[blot] 1. noun1) (a spot or stain (often of ink): an exercise book full of blots.) pâté, tache2) (something ugly: a blot on the landscape.) tache2. verb1) (to spot or stain, especially with ink: I blotted this sheet of paper in three places when my nib broke.) tacher2) (to dry with blotting-paper: Blot your signature before you fold the paper.) sécher•- blotter- blotting-paper - blot one's copybook - blot out -
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