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/ɪmp/

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noun

Lutin, diablotin

A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

Examples :

"The mischievous imp peeked out from behind the bookshelf, giggling as it knocked over a stack of papers. "

Le lutin espiègle sortit de derrière l'étagère, gloussant en renversant une pile de papiers.

mythology supernatural character being

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noun

Gamin, garnement

A mischievous child.

Examples :

"The imp in the class kept distracting the other students. "

Le gamin de la classe n'arrêtait pas de distraire les autres élèves.

character person family

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noun

Un bébé diable de Tasmanie

A baby Tasmanian devil.

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully fed the small imp some milk. "

Le gardien de zoo a nourri avec soin le petit bébé diable de Tasmanie avec du lait.

animal nature biology

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noun

Pousse, jeune pousse

A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.

Examples :

"The young imp of a rose bush grew quickly in the spring. "

La jeune pousse d'un rosier a grandi rapidement au printemps.

plant biology nature

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noun

Rejeton, enfant

A scion, offspring; a child.

Examples :

"The imp of the Smith family, a bright and energetic young boy, was always eager to learn new things. "

Le rejeton de la famille Smith, un jeune garçon vif et énergique, était toujours désireux d'apprendre de nouvelles choses.

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noun

Adjonction, ajout

Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Examples :

"The carpenter added an imp to the broken chair leg to make it stronger. "

Le charpentier a ajouté un ajout au pied de chaise cassé pour le rendre plus solide.

part material item

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verb

Greffer

To plant or engraft.

Examples :

"The gardener imped several rose bushes into the new flower bed. "

Le jardinier a greffé plusieurs rosiers dans le nouveau parterre de fleurs.

agriculture plant

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verb

Greffer, implanter, fixer

To graft, implant; to set or fix.

Examples :

"The gardener imped a new rose bush into the existing rose garden. "

Le jardinier a greffé un nouveau rosier dans le jardin de roses existant.

technical science biology agriculture

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verb

Empenner

To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.

Examples :

"The ornithologist carefully imped the new feathers into the injured bird's wing. "

L'ornithologue a soigneusement empenné les nouvelles plumes dans l'aile de l'oiseau blessé.

animal bird biology

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verb

Renforcer, agrandir, augmenter

To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

Examples :

"To imp his meager savings, John started selling his artwork online. "

Pour augmenter ses maigres économies, John a commencé à vendre ses œuvres d'art en ligne.

action ability achievement process