| Traductions supplémentaires |
| seal n | (embossed emblem) | sceau, cachet nm |
| | (Droit : sur une porte) | scellé nm |
| | The letter had a wax seal on it. |
| | La lettre arborait un sceau de cire. |
| seal n | (law: on contract) | sceau, cachet nm |
| | The contract won't be official until we attach the seal. |
| seal n | (sticker) (d'un produit alimentaire) | opercule nm |
| | (d'un produit électronique) | autocollant nm |
| | The seal was nothing more than a little sticker. I thought it would be fancier. |
| | L'opercule n'était rien de plus qu'un simple autocollant. Je m'attendais à mieux. |
| seal n | (impression from a stamp) | sceau nm |
| | The red seal that the stamp marked was elaborate. |
| | Le sceau rouge présent sur le cachet était particulièrement travaillé. |
| seal n | (fur or skin of a seal) (fourrure) | phoque nm |
| | Is this coat really made of seal? |
| | Est-ce que ce manteau est réellement en phoque ? |
| seal⇒ vi | (hunt seals) | chasser le phoque loc v |
| | I think they have resumed sealing in Canada. |
| | Je crois qu'il est de nouveau autorisé de chasser le phoque au Canada. |
| seal [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (assure, confirm) (un accord, une alliance) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| | His fate was sealed when the detective found the gun he used. |
| | Son destin a été scellé quand le détective a trouvé le pistolet qu'il avait utilisé. |
| seal [sth] vtr | (make watertight) | boucher⇒ vtr |
| | The new layer of concrete sealed all the leaks. |
| | La nouvelle couche de béton boucha toutes les fuites. |
| seal [sth] vtr | (fasten securely) (une enveloppe,...) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| | Lick the envelope to seal it. |
| | Lèche l'enveloppe pour la sceller. |
| seal [sth] vtr | (apply a seal: stamp) | frapper du sceau de loc v |
| | The king sealed the order with his ring. |
| | À l'aide de sa bague, le roi frappa l'ordre de son sceau. |
Verbes à particule
seal | sealed |
seal [sth] in,
seal in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (close within tightly) | enfermer [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The nurse sealed the blood sample in a small plastic container. |
| | L'infirmière enferma l'échantillon de sang dans une petite boîte en plastique. |
seal [sth] off,
seal off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (isolate, cordon off) | boucler⇒ vtr |
| | The scene of the road traffic accident has been sealed off by the police. |
| | La zone de l'accident a été bouclée par la police. |
seal [sth] up,
seal up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make water- or air-tight) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| | When making preserves it is important to seal up the jars to prevent air getting in and contaminating the fruit. |
seal [sth] up,
seal up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (enclose, shut away) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| | The ancient Egyptians sealed up the tombs of the Pharaohs along with the goods they would need in the next world. |