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kips

/kɪps/

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noun

Peau de veau, peau de jeune animal

The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

Examples :

"The artisan selected several kips of fine calfskin to make durable and supple leather shoes. "

L'artisan a sélectionné plusieurs peaux de veau de qualité pour fabriquer des chaussures en cuir durables et souples.

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noun

Faisceau, ensemble

A bundle or set of such hides.

Examples :

"The tanner stacked the kips of deerskin in the corner of the workshop, ready to be processed into leather. "

Le tanneur a empilé les faisceaux de peau de cerf dans le coin de l'atelier, prêts à être transformés en cuir.

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Unité de compte pour les peaux

A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

Examples :

"The farmer counted the kips of lamb skins—30 skins per kip—to determine how much to sell at the market. "

L'agriculteur a compté les unités de peaux d'agneau — 30 peaux par unité — pour déterminer combien il devait vendre au marché.

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Cuir de veau

The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

Examples :

"The cobbler used kips to repair the worn soles of my boots, ensuring they would last through the winter. "

Le cordonnier a utilisé du cuir de veau pour réparer les semelles usées de mes bottes, garantissant ainsi qu'elles dureraient tout l'hiver.

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Logement, chambre

(chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.

Examples :

"After a long day of backpacking across Europe, all I wanted was to find a cheap kips for the night. "

Après une longue journée de randonnée en Europe, je voulais juste trouver une chambre bon marché pour la nuit.

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Somme, sieste, roupillon

(chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

Examples :

"I’m just going for my afternoon kip."

Je vais juste faire ma sieste de l'après-midi.

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noun

Bordel, taudis

(chiefly UK) A very untidy house or room.

Examples :

""After the party, the living room was a complete kips." "

Après la fête, le salon était un vrai bordel.

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Bordel, maison close

(chiefly UK) A brothel.

Examples :

"The police raided several kips in the city center last night. "

La police a fait une descente dans plusieurs bordels du centre-ville la nuit dernière.

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verb

Dormir, pioncer

(chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

Examples :

"Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed."

Ne vous inquiétez pas, je vais pioncer sur le canapé-lit.

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verb

Saisir, chiper, voler

To snatch; take up hastily; filch

Examples :

"Seeing her brother leave his cookie unattended, she kips it off the plate and runs away giggling. "

Voyant son frère laisser son cookie sans surveillance, elle le chipe de l'assiette et s'enfuit en riant.

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verb

Garder, conserver

To hold or keep (together)

Examples :

"The strong glue kips the broken pieces of the vase together. "

La colle forte maintient les morceaux cassés du vase ensemble.

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verb

Se comporter, agir

To conduct oneself; act

Examples :

"He kips responsibly by always completing his homework on time and helping his classmates. "

Il se comporte de manière responsable en terminant toujours ses devoirs à temps et en aidant ses camarades de classe.

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noun

Kips, unité de force

A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.

Examples :

"The bridge design specified that each support column must withstand a load of 500 kips. "

La conception du pont spécifiait que chaque colonne de support devait résister à une charge de 500 kips.

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Unité de poids, environ 453,6 kg

A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.

Examples :

"The shipping company charges $20 per kip to transport large industrial parts. "

La compagnie maritime facture 20 dollars par unité de poids pour transporter de grandes pièces industrielles.

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Unité de masse de 1000 livres avoirdupois

A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

Examples :

"The shipment of bricks weighed 5 kips. "

L'expédition de briques pesait 5 unités de masse de 1000 livres avoirdupois.

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noun

Redressement

A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her kips repeatedly on the uneven bars, trying to make each one smoother and more powerful. "

La gymnaste a pratiqué ses redressements à plusieurs reprises aux barres asymétriques, en essayant de rendre chacun plus fluide et plus puissant.

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Morceau de bois

(games) A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.

Examples :

"During the two-up game, he carefully balanced the kips on his hand before tossing the coins. "

Pendant le jeu de deux-up, il a soigneusement équilibré le morceau de bois sur sa main avant de lancer les pièces.

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noun

Sommet pointu, crête

A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

Examples :

"The hikers paused to catch their breath at the foot of the kips, before beginning their ascent up the steep, rocky points. "

Les randonneurs se sont arrêtés pour reprendre leur souffle au pied des crêtes, avant de commencer leur ascension des pointes rocheuses et escarpées.

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verb

Faire le kip

To perform the kip maneuver.

Examples :

"The gymnast kips up to the bar before her next routine. "

La gymnaste fait le kip à la barre avant sa prochaine routine.