noun🔗ShareCreux, dépressionA lower section of a road or geological feature."There is a dip in the road ahead."Il y a un creux sur la route devant.geologygeographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInclinaison, penteInclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch."The steep dip in the road made the bicycle ride challenging. "La forte pente de la route a rendu la balade à vélo difficile.directionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrempette, immersionThe action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid."The chef took a quick dip of the sauce into the bowl before tasting the dish. "Le chef a fait une rapide trempette de la sauce dans le bol avant de goûter le plat.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBain, cuveA tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites."The farmer used the dip to treat the sheep for ticks. "L'agriculteur a utilisé le bain pour traiter les moutons contre les tiques.agricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJaugeA dip stick."The mechanic used the dip stick to check the oil level in the car. "Le mécanicien a utilisé la jauge pour vérifier le niveau d'huile dans la voiture.machinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBaignadeA swim, usually a short swim to refresh."After lunch, Sarah took a quick dip in the pool to cool off. "Après le déjeuner, Sarah a fait une petite baignade dans la piscine pour se rafraîchir.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePickpocket, voleur à la tireA pickpocket."The suspect was a known dip, targeting wallets in crowded classrooms. "Le suspect était un pickpocket connu, ciblant les portefeuilles dans les salles de classe bondées.personjobpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSauce à tremperA sauce for dipping."This onion dip is just scrumptious."Cette sauce à l'oignon est tout simplement délicieuse.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePendageThe angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line."The dip of the rock layer in the quarry was quite steep, making it challenging to extract the stone. "Le pendage de la couche rocheuse dans la carrière était assez raide, ce qui rendait l'extraction de la pierre difficile.geologygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBougie trempéeA dipped candle."The birthday cake had a beautiful dip, a melted candle. "Le gâteau d'anniversaire avait une belle bougie trempée, une bougie fondue.itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCambrureA move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader"At the end of the waltz, the woman performed a beautiful dip, leaning gracefully to her left, supported by her partner. "À la fin de la valse, la femme a exécuté une belle cambrure, s'inclinant gracieusement sur sa gauche, soutenue par son partenaire.danceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDips, exercice aux barres parallèlesA gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms."The gymnast performed a powerful dip on the parallel bars, impressing the judges. "Le gymnaste a effectué des dips puissants aux barres parallèles, impressionnant les juges.sportbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRésineIn the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years."The turpentine maker collected the fresh dip from the pine trees to start the day's processing. "Le fabricant de térébenthine a recueilli la résine fraîche des pins pour commencer le traitement de la journée.agricultureindustryplantsubstancematerialnaturebiologychemistryenvironmentprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne baisse soudaine suivie d'une remontéeA sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole."The stock market took a sharp dip, but then recovered quickly. "Le marché boursier a connu une forte baisse, mais s'est ensuite redressé rapidement.actionsportvehiclesailingnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTabac à priser humideThe moist form of snuff tobacco."My grandfather used to take a small dip of snuff tobacco every morning before breakfast. "Mon grand-père prenait une petite prise de tabac à priser humide tous les matins avant le petit-déjeuner.substancefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe loupé, le fait de manquer l'observationThe act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird."The ornithologist regretted the dip in their chance to see the rare hummingbird. "L'ornithologue a regretté le loupé de sa chance de voir le rare colibri.birdsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, plongerTo lower into a liquid."Dip your biscuit into your tea."Trempez votre biscuit dans votre thé.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, plongerTo immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink."The little boy accidentally dipped his hand into the bowl of soapy water. "Le petit garçon a accidentellement trempé sa main dans le bol d'eau savonneuse.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiminuer légèrement, baisser(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly."The price of milk dipped slightly this week. "Le prix du lait a légèrement baissé cette semaine.valuebusinesseconomystatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaisser les feuxTo lower a light's beam."Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car."Baissez vos feux lorsque vous croisez une voiture venant en sens inverse.technologyelectricsignalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaisser, inclinerTo lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees."“The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”"Le marin se précipita vers la drisse du drapeau pour incliner le drapeau en retour.nauticalmilitarysailingtraditionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraiter le bétail par immersion dans une solution chimiqueTo treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution."The farmer is going to dip the cattle today."L'agriculteur va traiter le bétail aujourd'hui par immersion.agricultureanimalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVérifier le niveau d'huile d'un moteur avec une jaugeTo use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine."Before starting the car, remember to dip the dipstick to check the oil level. "Avant de démarrer la voiture, pensez à vérifier le niveau d'huile avec la jauge.vehiclemachinetechnicaljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConsommer du tabac à chiquerTo consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect."Grandfather used to dip snuff after every meal. "Grand-père avait l'habitude de consommer du tabac à chiquer après chaque repas.bodyactionsubstancemedicinehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, immergerTo immerse for baptism."The pastor will dip the baby in the water during the baptism ceremony. "Le pasteur va plonger le bébé dans l'eau pendant la cérémonie de baptême.religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, humidifierTo wet, as if by immersing; to moisten."Before eating the chips, remember to dip them in the salsa to moisten them. "Avant de manger les chips, pensez à les tremper dans la salsa pour les humidifier.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, s'immergerTo plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair."The student decided to dip into the challenging math textbook, spending hours trying to understand the difficult concepts. "L'étudiant a décidé de se plonger dans le manuel de mathématiques difficile, passant des heures à essayer de comprendre les concepts complexes.actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrélever, puiserTo take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out."to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water"Prélever de l'eau d'une chaudière ; puiser de l'eauactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTremper, plongerTo perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part."The chef dipped the spoon into the hot chocolate sauce to get a small amount. "Le chef a trempé la cuillère dans la sauce au chocolat chaud pour en prélever une petite quantité.actionutensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngager, hypothéquerTo engage as a pledge; to mortgage."To secure the loan for the new car, the family had to dip their house. "Pour obtenir le prêt pour la nouvelle voiture, la famille a dû engager sa maison.propertyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaluer, faire une révérenceTo perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body."Before entering the classroom, the students dipped their heads in a respectful bow to the teacher. "Avant d'entrer dans la salle de classe, les élèves ont salué le professeur en inclinant la tête avec respect.cultureactionroyaltraditiondanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'incliner, baisserTo incline downward from the plane of the horizon."Strata of rock dip."Les couches de roche s'inclinent.directionnauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un dipTo perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)"The boyfriend dipped his girlfriend at the school dance. "Le petit ami a fait un dip avec sa petite amie lors de la danse de l'école.danceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe baisser, fléchir les genouxTo lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music."The dancer dipped gracefully, her body swaying rhythmically to the music. "La danseuse s'est baissée avec grâce, son corps se balançant au rythme de la musique.bodyactiondancemusicsportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, s'en allerTo leave."He dipped out of the room so fast."Il est sorti de la pièce si vite.actioncommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManquer l'observation d'un oiseau recherchéTo miss out on seeing a sought after bird."The birders all dipped seeing the rare falcon. "Les ornithologues ont tous manqué l'observation du faucon rare.birdsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImbécile, idiotA foolish person."The new student, a complete dip, forgot to bring his textbook to class again. "Le nouvel élève, un parfait imbécile, a encore oublié d'apporter son manuel en classe.personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInitialisme de pixel indépendant du périphériqueInitialism of device-independent pixel."The graphic designer used the dip values to ensure the image looked the same on different screen sizes. "Le graphiste a utilisé les valeurs DIP pour s'assurer que l'image apparaissait de la même manière sur différentes tailles d'écran.computingtechnologydeviceelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDiplomateA diplomat."The school's new dip negotiated a better exchange program with the French school. "Le nouveau diplomate de l'école a négocié un meilleur programme d'échange avec l'école française.politicsgovernmentpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading