noun🔗ShareLit d'enfant, berceauA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet."The parents put their baby to sleep in the new crib. "Les parents ont couché leur bébé dans le nouveau lit d'enfant.familyitembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLit d'enfantA bed for a child older than a baby."Even though he's three, Leo still sleeps in his crib because he isn't ready for a big bed yet. "Même s'il a trois ans, Léo dort toujours dans son lit d'enfant parce qu'il n'est pas encore prêt pour un grand lit.familyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouchetteA small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel"The seasoned sailor curled up in his tiny crib for a much-needed nap, lulled by the gentle rocking of the fishing trawler. "Le marin chevronné se recroquevilla dans sa minuscule couchette pour une sieste bien méritée, bercé par le doux balancement du chalutier.nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBerceauA wicker basket; compare Moses basket."The new parents gently placed their sleeping baby in the woven crib next to their bed. "Les nouveaux parents ont doucement placé leur bébé endormi dans le berceau en osier à côté de leur lit.familyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrèche, mangeoireA manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay."The farmer filled the crib with fresh hay for the horses. "L'agriculteur a rempli la mangeoire de foin frais pour les chevaux.agricultureanimalutensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrècheThe baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi."Every year at Christmas, our church displays a nativity scene, complete with a crib representing the baby Jesus's bed. "Chaque année à Noël, notre église expose une crèche, avec une crèche représentant le lit de l'enfant Jésus.religionculturetheologyartholidayhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrenier, entrepôt à grainsA bin for drying or storing grain, as with a corn crib."The farmer filled the corn crib with the harvest. "L'agriculteur a rempli le grenier de la récolte.agriculturebuildingarchitecturestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrèche, étableA small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals."The farmer built a simple wooden crib to store the corn after the harvest. "L'agriculteur a construit une simple étable en bois pour entreposer le maïs après la récolte.animalagriculturestructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCabine, boxA confined space, as with a cage or office-cubicle"The tiny office crib felt claustrophobic, even though it had a small window. "La petite cabine de bureau était claustrophobe, même si elle avait une petite fenêtre.spaceplacebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn emploi, un posteA job, a position; (British), an appointment.""After months of searching, she finally landed a good crib at the local factory." "Après des mois de recherche, elle a finalement décroché un bon emploi à l'usine locale.jobpositionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBicoque, taudisA hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation."After the earthquake, many families were forced to live in a crib made of salvaged wood and tarps. "Après le tremblement de terre, de nombreuses familles ont été contraintes de vivre dans une bicoque faite de bois de récupération et de bâches.propertybuildingarchitectureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDomicile, chez-soiOne’s residence, or where one normally hangs out. A house or dwelling place."My grandmother's crib is a cozy little house near the park. "Le domicile de ma grand-mère est une petite maison confortable près du parc.propertyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCradat, étançonA boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing."The construction crew built a sturdy crib of wooden beams to support the old house while they reinforced its foundation. "L'équipe de construction a construit un cradat solide en poutres de bois pour soutenir la vieille maison pendant qu'ils renforçaient ses fondations.architecturebuildingstructurematerialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiches, aide-mémoire(usually in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet."Before the presentation, Maria reviewed her crib of key statistics and talking points so she wouldn't forget anything important. "Avant la présentation, Maria a examiné ses fiches de statistiques clés et de points de discussion pour ne rien oublier d'important.writingeducationcommunicationlanguageliteratureinfoChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetite escroquerie, détournement de fondsA minor theft, extortion or embezzlement, with or without criminal intent."The office employee was accused of a petty crib, taking office supplies home. "L'employé de bureau a été accusé d'une petite escroquerie, emportant des fournitures de bureau chez lui.businesseconomyfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe cribThe card game cribbage."We played a quick game of crib at the kitchen table after dinner. "Nous avons joué une partie rapide de crib à la table de la cuisine après le dîner.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe talonThe cards discarded by players and used by the dealer."After everyone played their cards, the dealer collected the discards to form the crib. "Après que tout le monde ait joué ses cartes, le donneur a ramassé le talon.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClé, solutionA known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.""The detective used the word 'birthday,' found within the encrypted message, as a crib to decipher the rest of the code." "Le détective a utilisé le mot 'anniversaire', trouvé dans le message crypté, comme clé pour déchiffrer le reste du code.militarytechnologycommunicationcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCabanon, maison de vacancesA small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction."The family rented a cozy crib near the beach for their summer vacation. "La famille a loué un cabanon douillet près de la plage pour leurs vacances d'été.propertybuildingholidayplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéjeuner, casse-croûteA packed lunch taken to work."My dad packed a delicious crib for me to eat at work today. "Mon père m'a préparé un délicieux déjeuner pour que je mange au travail aujourd'hui.foodworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRadeauA small raft made of timber."The lumberjacks used a small crib of logs to float supplies down the shallow river. "Les bûcherons ont utilisé un petit radeau de rondins pour faire flotter des provisions sur la rivière peu profonde.nauticalvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVentre(thieves' cant) The stomach."After a long day hauling boxes, the worker rubbed his belly and said, "My crib is growling; I need some dinner." "Après une longue journée à transporter des boîtes, le travailleur se frotta le ventre et dit : « Mon ventre gargouille ; j'ai besoin de dîner. »bodyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnti-sèche, pense-bêteA cheat sheet or past test used by students; crib sheet."During the exam, the teacher caught a student using a crib hidden in their sleeve. "Pendant l'examen, le professeur a attrapé un étudiant en train d'utiliser une anti-sèche cachée dans sa manche.educationwritingwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre dans un berceauTo place or confine in a crib."The exhausted parents decided to crib the baby after her feeding so they could finally get some sleep. "Les parents épuisés ont décidé de mettre le bébé dans son berceau après l'avoir nourri afin de pouvoir enfin dormir.familyactionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, emprisonnerTo shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp."The teacher cribbed the students in the classroom after the noisy game, limiting their movement until they calmed down. "Le professeur a enfermé les élèves dans la salle de classe après le jeu bruyant, limitant leurs mouvements jusqu'à ce qu'ils se calment.propertyarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCopier, piocherTo collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet."I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own."J'ai copié la recette du site Food Network, mais j'y ai apporté quelques modifications personnelles.writingcommunicationeducationliteraturelanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCopier, pillerTo plagiarize; to copy; to cheat."The student was caught trying to crib answers from his classmate during the exam. "L'étudiant a été pris en train de copier les réponses de son camarade de classe pendant l'examen.educationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtaiement, soutenirTo install timber supports, as with cribbing."The construction workers needed to crib the trench walls with wooden supports to prevent a collapse. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont dû étayer les parois de la tranchée avec des supports en bois pour éviter un effondrement.architecturebuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoler, déroberTo steal or embezzle, to cheat out of."The cashier tried to crib money from the register by not ringing up some customers' purchases. "Le caissier a essayé de voler de l'argent de la caisse en n'enregistrant pas les achats de certains clients.businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe plaindre, râler(Indian English) To complain, to grumble"My brother keeps cribbing about the schoolwork being too hard. "Mon frère n'arrête pas de se plaindre que le travail scolaire est trop difficile.attitudelanguagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'entasser, se serrerTo crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations."The students were cribbed into the small classroom, barely able to move. "Les élèves s'entassaient dans la petite salle de classe, à peine capables de bouger.areabuildingconditionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'adonner au tic de l'encensement(of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind."The horse cribbed at the wooden stall door, pulling at it with its teeth. "Le cheval s'est adonné au tic de l'encensement à la porte de l'écurie en bois, tirant dessus avec ses dents.animalphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
