noun🔗ShareTapis, paillassonA flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering."Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."Essuyez-vous les pieds sur le paillasson avant d'entrer.materialitempropertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNapperon, tapisA small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster."They put mats on the table during mealtimes."Ils mettent des napperons sur la table pendant les repas.utensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapis de solA floor pad to protect athletes."The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."Le sauteur en hauteur a franchi la barre et a atterri en toute sécurité sur le tapis de sol.sportmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmmêlement, nœudA thickly tangled mess."a mat of hair"Un emmêlement de cheveux.appearancestyleconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapis, natteA thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material."The carpenter used a mat of fiberglass to reinforce the weak spot in the table's base. "Le charpentier a utilisé un tapis de fibre de verre pour renforcer le point faible de la base de la table.materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapis, natteA thin surface layer; superficial cover."Iceland moss growing in a mat"La mousse d'Islande pousse en tapis.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecouvrir, protéger ou décorer avec des nattesTo cover, protect or decorate with mats."To protect the floor from scratches, she matted the entire dining room with colorful rugs. "Pour protéger le sol des rayures, elle a recouvert toute la salle à manger de tapis colorés.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmmêler, feutrerTo form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle."The unruly children matted their hair together during recess. "Les enfants indisciplinés ont emmêlé leurs cheveux ensemble pendant la récréation.materialprocessstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMétal blanc(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal."The coppersmith used a special mat alloy in his intricate design. "Le dinandier a utilisé un alliage de métal blanc spécial dans son design complexe.materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSéanceA showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon."There was a mat of the school play this afternoon. "Il y avait une séance de la pièce de l'école cet après-midi.entertainmenttimemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRobe de chambreA woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner."My mother wore a light blue mat to the school play. "Ma mère portait une robe de chambre bleu clair à la pièce de théâtre de l'école.wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMatériau, composantA material or component needed for a crafting recipe."To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats."Pour faire une potion de chance, vous avez besoin de plusieurs herbes rares comme composants.materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePasse-partout, encadrementA decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame."The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide)."L'image est un carré parfait de 8 cm (avec un encadrement blanc, les dimensions totales sont de 14 cm de haut sur 11 cm de large).artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFond, arrière-planA background, often painted or created with computers"Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means."La peinture sur matte est un outil que les cinéastes peuvent utiliser pour créer une scène impossible à réaliser avec des moyens cinématographiques conventionnels.artcomputingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMattes(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals."The smelter workers carefully monitored the mat, ensuring the copper-nickel mixture was properly separated. "Les ouvriers de la fonderie surveillaient attentivement les mattes, s'assurant que le mélange cuivre-nickel était correctement séparé.materialsubstancechemistryindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading