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chaps

/tʃæps/

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noun

Un homme, un type

(obsolete outside Britain and Australia) A man, a fellow.

Examples :

"Who’s that chap over there?"

Qui est ce type là-bas ?

person human language

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Client, acheteur

A customer, a buyer.

Examples :

"The store owner greeted the new chaps warmly, eager to get their order. "

Le propriétaire du magasin a chaleureusement salué les nouveaux clients, désireux de prendre leur commande.

person business commerce

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noun

Enfant, gamin

Examples :

"The teacher asked the chaps to line up quietly before going to lunch. "

Le professeur a demandé aux enfants de s'aligner calmement avant d'aller déjeuner.

person human age family

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noun

Crevasse, gerçure

A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth, or in the skin.

Examples :

"The farmer noticed small chaps in the dry earth where he'd been plowing. "

L'agriculteur a remarqué de petites crevasses dans la terre sèche où il avait labouré.

geology body medicine nature appearance

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noun

Scission, fracture

A division; a breach, as in a party.

Examples :

"The political party's internal chaps led to disagreements over the campaign strategy. "

Les scissions internes du parti politique ont mené à des désaccords sur la stratégie de campagne.

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noun

Coup, claque

Examples :

"The teacher gave the student a sharp chaps on the hand for not paying attention. "

Le professeur a donné un coup sec sur la main de l'élève pour ne pas avoir prêté attention.

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verb

Crevasser, gercer

Of the skin, to split or flake due to cold weather or dryness.

Examples :

"In winter, my lips always chap from the dry, cold air. "

En hiver, mes lèvres se gercent toujours à cause de l'air sec et froid.

body medicine physiology condition

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verb

Fendre, gercer

To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

Examples :

"The cold wind often chaps my lips in the winter. "

Le vent froid fend souvent mes lèvres en hiver.

body medicine physiology appearance condition

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verb

Frapper, cogner

To strike, knock.

Examples :

"The carpenter chaps the wooden pieces together with a hammer. "

Le charpentier frappe les morceaux de bois ensemble avec un marteau.

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noun

Mâchoires

(often in the plural) The jaw.

Examples :

"The dentist examined the patient's lower chaps to check for any damage. "

Le dentiste a examiné les mâchoires inférieures du patient pour vérifier s'il y avait des dommages.

anatomy body part organ physiology

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noun

Mâchoires

One of the jaws or cheeks of a vice, etc.

Examples :

"The machinist tightened the chaps of the vise to hold the metal firmly in place. "

Le machiniste a serré les mâchoires de l'étau pour maintenir fermement le métal en place.

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noun

Chapitres

(authorship) One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.

Examples :

"Detective novel writers try to keep up the suspense until the last chapter."

Les auteurs de romans policiers essaient de maintenir le suspense jusqu'au dernier chapitre.

literature writing part

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Section, chapitre

A section of a social or religious body.

Examples :

"Within the larger church community, the "young adults" group functions as one of its active chaps. "

Au sein de la grande communauté ecclésiale, le groupe des « jeunes adultes » fonctionne comme l'une de ses sections actives.

group religion organization

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noun

Séquence, suite

A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue.

Examples :

"After a chaps of bad luck at school, things finally started to improve for Sarah. "

Après une suite de malchance à l'école, les choses ont finalement commencé à s'améliorer pour Sarah.

event time story process

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noun

Décrétale

A decretal epistle.

Examples :

"The priest read the chaps from the Pope, which outlined the church's new rules for fasting during Lent. "

Le prêtre a lu la décrétale du pape, qui exposait les nouvelles règles de l'Église en matière de jeûne pendant le Carême.

theology religion writing literature law

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noun

Mecs, types

A location or compartment.

Examples :

""I organized my desk drawer into different chaps for pens, paperclips, and notebooks." "

J'ai organisé le tiroir de mon bureau en différents compartiments pour les stylos, les trombones et les cahiers.

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Chaps, pantalon en cuir

Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

Examples :

"Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns."

Les chaps étaient un élément de base des costumes dans les westerns.