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fill

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verb

Remplir, combler

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

Examples :

"The overflowing bin filled the entire kitchen counter. "

La poubelle débordante a rempli tout le plan de travail de la cuisine.

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verb

Remplir

To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.

Examples :

"Please fill the water bottle with ice-cold water. "

Veuillez remplir la bouteille d'eau avec de l'eau glacée.

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Remplir

To enter (something), making it full.

Examples :

"Please fill the water bottle with ice before the picnic. "

Veuillez remplir la bouteille d'eau de glace avant le pique-nique.

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verb

Se remplir, se combler

To become full.

Examples :

"the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind"

Le seau s'est rempli de pluie ; les voiles se remplissent de vent.

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verb

Remplir, envahir

To become pervaded with something.

Examples :

"My heart filled with joy."

Mon cœur s'est rempli de joie.

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verb

Remplir, satisfaire

To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).

Examples :

"The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin."

Le pharmacien a rempli mon ordonnance de pénicilline.

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Remplir, occuper

To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.

Examples :

"Sorry, no more applicants. The position has been filled."

Désolé, plus de candidats. Le poste a été pourvu.

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verb

Obturer

To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.

Examples :

"The dentist filled my cavity with a white material. "

Le dentiste a obturé ma carie avec une substance blanche.

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verb

Remplir, nourrir, rassasier

To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.

Examples :

"The cafeteria food filled the hungry students. "

La nourriture de la cafétéria a rassasié les étudiants affamés.

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verb

Empanner

To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.

Examples :

"The sailor filled the sails so the wind would push the boat forward. "

Le marin a empanné les voiles pour que le vent pousse le bateau en avant.

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verb

Baiser, niquer

(of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).

Examples :

"Did you fill that girl last night?"

As-tu baisé cette fille hier soir ?

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noun

Sa dose

(after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.

Examples :

"My son's allowance had a generous fill; he could buy a lot of toys with it. "

L'argent de poche de mon fils était généreux ; il pouvait acheter beaucoup de jouets avec ça.

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noun

Remplissage

An amount that fills a container.

Examples :

"The mixer returned to the plant for another fill."

Le mélangeur est retourné à l'usine pour un autre remplissage.

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noun

Remplissage

The filling of a container or area.

Examples :

"That machine can do 20 fills a minute."

Cette machine peut effectuer 20 remplissages par minute.

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noun

Remplissage, matériau de remplissage

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

Examples :

"The ruins of earlier buildings were used as fill for more recent construction."

Les ruines des bâtiments précédents ont été utilisées comme matériau de remplissage pour une construction plus récente.

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noun

Remblai

Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.

Examples :

"The archaeologists carefully studied the fill from the ancient burial site to learn about the people who lived there. "

Les archéologues ont soigneusement étudié le remblai du site funéraire antique pour en savoir plus sur les personnes qui y vivaient.

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noun

Remblai

An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.

Examples :

"The construction crew built a large fill to level the ground for the new school playground. "

L'équipe de construction a construit un grand remblai pour niveler le sol du nouveau terrain de jeu de l'école.

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noun

Remplissage, motif

A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.

Examples :

"bass fill"

motif de basse

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noun

Timon

One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.

Examples :

"The horse-drawn carriage's left fill was broken, so it couldn't be used. "

Le timon gauche de la voiture à cheval était cassé, elle ne pouvait donc pas être utilisée.

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