| Principales traductions |
| pad n | (soft protective layer) | rembourrage nm |
| | (pour absorber liquides) | compresse nf |
| | (Sports) | protection nf |
| | You can buy ski suits with fitted pads to help protect you against injury. |
| | Vous pouvez vous procurer une combinaison de ski avec protections intégrées pour éviter les blessures. |
| pad n | (notebook, jotter) | bloc nm |
| | | bloc-notes nm inv |
| | The journalist is making notes on his pad. |
| | Le journaliste prend des notes sur son bloc-notes. |
| pad n | (soft part of animal's paw) | coussinet nm |
| | The cat is limping because she has a thorn stuck in her pad. |
| | La chatte boite parce qu'elle a une épine plantée dans un coussinet. |
| pad n | (soft part of finger) (extrémité du doigt) | pulpe nf |
| | I cut the pad of my thumb last week, but it's healed up now. |
| | Je me suis coupé la pulpe du pouce la semaine dernière, mais c'est guéri maintenant. |
| pad n | slang (home) (familier : appartement) | appart, appart' nm |
| | (familier : chambre) | piaule nf |
| | This is a really nice pad you've got here. |
| | Ton appart est vraiment chouette. |
pad [sth],
pad [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtr | (add stuffing to) | rembourrer [qch] (avec [qch]), matelasser [qch] (avec [qch]), capitonner [qch] (avec [qch]) vtr |
| | Marilyn is padding the chair cushions. |
| | Marilyn rembourre les coussins de la chaise. |
| pad [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (add extra to) | étoffer⇒, délayer⇒, remplir⇒ vtr |
| | Josh is padding his speech; it's not quite long enough yet. |
| | Josh doit étoffer son discours, il n'est pas encore assez long. |
Formes composées
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| bachelor pad n | informal (single man's home) | garçonnière nf |
| brake pad n | (device: part of brake) (Automobile) | plaquette de frein nf |
| | (vélo) | patin de frein, patin nm |
| | The brake pad on the left wheel was completely worn out. |
| | La plaquette de frein sur la roue gauche était complètement usée. |
changing mat,
changing pad n | (to change diaper) | matelas à langer nm |
| cotton pad n | (for removing make-up) | disque à démaquiller nm |
| crash pad n | (safety mattress) (gymnastique) | matelas de chute, matelas de réception nm |
| crash pad n | US: slang (temporary home) (familier) | endroit où crécher nm |
| | My cousin lives two blocks from here, we can use his place as a crash pad. |
| desk pad | (cushioned pad) | sous-main nm |
| elbow pad n | often pl (protective coverings for elbows) | coudière nf |
| | It's a good idea to wear elbow pads when you're learning to rollerskate. |
| | C'est une bonne idée de porter des coudières quand on commence le patin à roulettes. |
| head pad n | (cushioned headrest) | appuie-tête nm |
| | Il s'est acheté un appuie-tête gonflable pour le bain. |
| heating pad n | (compress for pain relief) | compresse chauffante nf |
| | Roger placed the heating pad behind his sore back and turned it to the highest setting. |
| | (pour chauffer les mains) | chaufferette nf |
| helicopter pad n | (landing area) | héliport nm |
| | Helicopter pads are usually labelled with a big H. |
| hot pad n | (heated compress) | compresse chauffante, compresse chaude nf |
| | (plus grand) | cousin chauffant nm |
| hot pad n | (mat placed under hot dish) | chauffe-plat nm |
| ink pad n | (block saturated with ink) | tampon encreur nm |
| | You can buy ink pads in hundreds of different colours these days. |
knee pad,
kneepad n | (sport: protective covering) | genouillère nf |
| | Remember to wear knee pads when you play hockey. |
| | N'oublie pas de porter des genouillères lorsque tu joues au hockey. |
| landing pad n | (helicopter landing spot) (hélicoptère) | plate-forme d'atterrissage nf |
| | | hélisurface nf |
launch pad,
launchpad,
launching pad n | (platform for launching a spacecraft) | rampe de lancement nf |
| | The Space Shuttle is on the launch pad and the countdown to blast-off has begun. |
| | La navette spatiale est sur la rampe de lancement et le compte à rebours a commencé. |
launch pad,
launchpad,
launching pad n | figurative (starting point) (figuré) | tremplin nm |
| | He used his six months as a kitchen assistant as a launch pad to his career as a chef. Winning a writing competition was the launch pad for her career as a successful author. |
| | Les six mois de stage en cuisine lui ont servi de tremplin pour se lancer à son compte dans la restauration. |
| | (figuré) | rampe de lancement nf |
| | Ces six mois en tant que marmiton ont été la rampe de lancement de sa carrière de chef. |
| legal pad | (ruled writing tablet) (souvent jaune) | bloc-notes (grand format) nm inv |
| lily pad n | (leaf of a water lily plant) (courant) | nénuphar nm |
| | (scientifique ou littéraire) | feuille de nymphéa nf |
| | The frog sat on a lily pad in the pond, waiting for a fly to pass by. |
| | La grenouille patientait sur un nénuphar, dans l'attente d'une mouche. |
| loofah pad n | (type of vegetable sponge) | éponge végétale nf |
| | | louffa, luffa, loofa nm |
| | Use a loofah pad in the shower to slough off dead skin. |
| mattress pad n | (padded overlay for a bed) | sur-matelas nm |
| | If your mattress is not comfortable you can put a mattress pad on top of it. |
| | Si ton matelas n'est pas confortable, tu peux ajouter un sur-matelas. |
| maxi pad n | (sanitary towel for heavy flow) | serviette hygiénique ultra-absorbante nf |
| | | serviette (hygiénique/périodique) maxi nf |
| memo pad n | abbreviation (memorandum pad) | calepin nm |
mouse pad,
UK: mouse mat n | US (rubber surface for computer mouse) | tapis de souris nm |
| | J'ai vraiment besoin d'un tapis de souris. |
| be on the pad v expr | US, slang (police officer: take bribes) (officier de police) | recevoir des pots-de-vin, recevoir des dessous-de-table loc v |
| pressure pad n | (absorbs pressure) (Médecine) | pansement compressif nm |
| pressure pad n | (converts to electrical signal) | capteur de pression, tapis de contact nm |
| pussy pad n | vulgar, offensive, informal (passenger seat on a motorcycle) | panier nm |
| saddle pad n | (cloth to go under saddle) | tapis de selle nm |
sanitary pad,
period pad,
also US: sanitary napkin,
also UK: sanitary towel n | (menstrual protection) | serviette hygiénique, serviette périodique nf |
| | | serviette nf |
| | | protection féminine, protection périodique nf |
| | (Can) | serviette sanitaire nf |
| | Women's restrooms have special containers for used sanitary napkins. |
| | Dans les toilettes femmes, il y a des poubelles spéciales pour serviettes hygiéniques. |
| scouring pad n | (abrasive scrubbing device) | éponge à récurer nf |
| scratch pad n | US (wad of paper for scribbling notes) | bloc-notes nm |
| | I keep a scratch pad by the phone so I can jot down who called. |
| | Je garde un bloc-notes à côté du téléphone pour pouvoir noter qui a appelé. |
| shoulder pad n | usually plural (clothing: insert in shoulder) (habillement) | épaulette nf |
| | It looks like one shoulder pad is missing from the jacket. |
| shoulder pad n | usually plural (sport: protective accessory) (protection) | épaulière nf |
| | The football player forgot to bring his shoulder pads. |
| sketch pad n | (artist's book for rough drawings) | carnet de croquis nm |
suction cup,
suction pad,
suction disc n | (rubber device that creates a vacuum) | ventouse nf |
suction cup,
suction pad,
suction disc n | (zoology: organ for adhering to a surface) (Zoologie) | ventouse nf |
| writing pad n | (notepad) | bloc-notes nm inv |