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docking

/ˈdɑkɪŋ/

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verb

Écourter

To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

Examples :

"The farmer is docking the lambs' tails to prevent future infections. "

L'agriculteur écourte les queues des agneaux pour prévenir les infections futures.

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verb

Réduire, déduire

To reduce (wages); to deduct from.

Examples :

"The company is docking John's pay because he was late for work three times this week. "

L'entreprise réduit le salaire de John parce qu'il est arrivé en retard au travail trois fois cette semaine.

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verb

Couper, interdire, détruire

To cut off, bar, or destroy.

Examples :

"to dock an entail"

couper une substitution

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verb

Accoster, amarrer

To land at a harbour.

Examples :

"The ferry will be docking at the island in about fifteen minutes. "

Le ferry accostera sur l'île dans environ quinze minutes.

nautical vehicle sailing

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Accoster, amarrer

To join two moving items.

Examples :

"The astronaut is practicing docking the spacecraft with the space station. "

L'astronaute s'entraîne à amarrer le vaisseau spatial à la station spatiale.

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verb

Ancrer

To drag a user interface element (such as a toolbar) to a position on screen where it snaps into place.

Examples :

"She finished arranging her software by docking the toolbox to the left side of the screen, making it easily accessible. "

Elle a terminé d'organiser son logiciel en ancrant la boîte à outils sur le côté gauche de l'écran, ce qui la rendait facilement accessible.

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verb

Placer (un appareil électronique) dans son socle

To place (an electronic device) in its dock.

Examples :

"I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour."

J'ai placé l'ordinateur portable dans son socle et l'ai laissé se recharger pendant une heure.

electronics technology device

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verb

Piquer, trouer

To pierce with holes, as pricking pastry or dough with a fork to prevent excessive rising in the oven.

Examples :

"Before baking the pie crust, I am docking it with a fork to stop it from puffing up too much. "

Avant de cuire la pâte à tarte, je la pique avec une fourchette pour l'empêcher de trop gonfler.

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noun

L'écourtage, l'amputation de la queue ou des oreilles

The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

Examples :

"The vet explained that docking, while controversial, is still sometimes practiced on certain dog breeds for historical or cosmetic reasons. "

Le vétérinaire a expliqué que l'écourtage, bien que controversé, est encore parfois pratiqué sur certaines races de chiens pour des raisons historiques ou esthétiques.

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noun

L'amarrage

The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables

Examples :

"The ship's docking was completed after the crew expertly secured it to the pier with thick ropes. "

L'amarrage du navire a été effectué après que l'équipage l'ait expertement arrimé au quai avec de grosses cordes.

nautical sailing

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noun

L'arrimage

The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.

Examples :

"The successful docking of the two spacecraft allowed the astronauts to transfer supplies. "

L'arrimage réussi des deux vaisseaux spatiaux a permis aux astronautes de transférer des fournitures.

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noun

Acte sexuel entre hommes impliquant une pénétration pénienne

The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins, coupling them together by their penises.

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noun

L'amarrage, l'accostage

A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.

Examples :

"Scientists use docking to predict how a drug molecule will bind to a protein in the body. "

Les scientifiques utilisent l'amarrage pour prédire comment une molécule médicamenteuse se liera à une protéine dans le corps.

chemistry biochemistry biology science technology