noun🔗ShareOseille, patienceAny of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash."My grandmother used to add the young leaves of the dock plant to her vegetable stew. "Ma grand-mère avait l'habitude d'ajouter les jeunes feuilles de patience à son ragoût de légumes.plantmedicinevegetablenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBurdockA burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant."The dog got tangled in a patch of docks in the park. "Le chien s'est emmêlé dans un coin de bardanes dans le parc.plantvegetablefoodnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacine de la queueThe fleshy root of an animal's tail."The dog's tail had a noticeable dock, making it look slightly shorter. "La queue du chien avait une racine de la queue visible, ce qui la rendait légèrement plus courte.anatomyanimalbodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa partie restante de la queue après l'écourtageThe part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked."The dog's dock was very short because it was docked as a puppy. "La queue du chien était très courte car elle avait été écourtée quand il était chiot.animalanatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFesses, anusThe buttocks or anus."After sitting on the hard wooden chair all day, he felt a sharp pain in his dock. "Après avoir été assis toute la journée sur la chaise en bois dur, il ressentit une vive douleur à ses fesses.bodyanatomysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtui de queueA leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse."The groom carefully placed the leather dock on the colt's freshly trimmed tail. "Le palefrenier a soigneusement placé l'étui de queue en cuir sur la queue fraîchement coupée du poulain.animalwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉmousser, couper la queueTo cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy."The veterinarian will dock the puppy's tail to prevent future problems. "Le vétérinaire va couper la queue du chiot pour prévenir de futurs problèmes.animalmedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire, déduireTo reduce (wages); to deduct from."The company will dock your pay if you're late more than three times. "L'entreprise réduira votre salaire si vous êtes en retard plus de trois fois.businessjobeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCouper, détruireTo cut off, bar, or destroy."to dock an entail"couper un entailnauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuai, dockA fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port."The fishing boat tied to the dock was ready for the morning's catch. "Le bateau de pêche amarré au quai était prêt pour la pêche du matin.nauticalarchitecturebuildingoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuai, dockA structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels."The cargo ship docked at the pier, ready to unload its containers. "Le cargo a accosté au quai, prêt à décharger ses conteneurs.nauticalarchitecturebuildingoceanstructureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBassin, quaiThe body of water between two piers."The fishing boats were moored in the quiet dock between the two piers. "Les bateaux de pêche étaient amarrés dans le bassin tranquille entre les deux quais.nauticalplaceoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuai, voieThe place of arrival and departure of a train in a railway station."The train to town departs from platform 3 and arrives at the main station dock. "Le train pour la ville part du quai 3 et arrive à la gare principale.vehicleplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSection, partieA section of a hotel or restaurant."coffee dock"Section caféareabuildingbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStation d'accueilA device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a docking station), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities."My laptop needs a dock to charge and connect to the printer. "Mon ordinateur portable a besoin d'une station d'accueil pour se charger et se connecter à l'imprimante.technologyelectronicscomputingdevicemachineutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn dock, une barre d'outilsA toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications."The computer's dock displayed icons for all the student's favorite programs, making it easy to switch between word processing and design software. "Le dock de l'ordinateur affichait des icônes pour tous les programmes préférés de l'étudiant, ce qui facilitait le passage entre le traitement de texte et les logiciels de conception.technologycomputingdeviceinternetmachineelectronicsutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccostage, amarrageAn act of docking; joining two things together."The dock of the two computers allowed them to share files. "L'accostage des deux ordinateurs leur a permis de partager des fichiers.nauticaltechnologyvehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccoster, amarrerTo land at a harbour."The ferry will dock at the harbor soon, allowing passengers to disembark. "Le ferry accostera bientôt au port, permettant aux passagers de débarquer.nauticalsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccoster, amarrerTo join two moving items."The children were asked to dock the two toy cars together so they could race. "On a demandé aux enfants d'amarrer les deux voitures jouets ensemble pour qu'ils puissent faire la course.nauticaltechnologyvehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAncrerTo drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place."To organize his desktop, David docked the task bar to the bottom of the screen. "Pour organiser son bureau, David a ancré la barre des tâches en bas de l'écran.technologycomputinginternetdevicetechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacer dans la station d'accueilTo place (an electronic device) in its dock."I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."J'ai placé l'ordinateur portable dans la station d'accueil et je l'ai laissé se recharger pendant une heure.electronicsdevicetechnologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanc des accusésPart of a courtroom where the accused sits."The defendant sat in the dock during the trial. "L'accusé était assis sur le banc des accusés pendant le procès.lawgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiquer, trouerTo pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven."The baker docked the pastry dough with a fork to stop it from rising too much in the oven. "Le boulanger a piqué la pâte à tarte avec une fourchette pour l'empêcher de trop gonfler dans le four.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading