noun🔗SharePièce, pièce de tissuA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole."His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."Ses manches avaient des pièces aux coudes, où différents tissus avaient été cousus pour remplacer le tissu usé.materialwearitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePièce, rustineA small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc."The leaky roof needed a patch to stop the rain from coming in. "Le toit qui fuyait avait besoin d'une pièce pour empêcher la pluie de s'infiltrer.materialpartpropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRustine, pièce, rapiéçageA piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."The leaky roof needed a patch until the new shingles could be installed. "Le toit qui fuyait avait besoin d'une rustine en attendant l'installation des nouvelles bardeaux.partmaterialthingwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorceau, partie, tacheA small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)"The faded patch on my favorite jeans shows where my little brother spilled juice. "La tache décolorée sur mon jean préféré montre où mon petit frère a renversé du jus.partareaappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorceau, lopin(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground."Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."Des morceaux d'arbres ou de maïs en croissance épars.areaplaceagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDomaine de responsabilité, secteurA local region of professional responsibility."The teacher assigned a specific patch of the history textbook to each student for their research project. "Le professeur a assigné un domaine de responsabilité spécifique du manuel d'histoire à chaque élève pour son projet de recherche.jobbusinessareapositionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMouchette, moucheA small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark."The lady in the portrait wore a small patch near her cheek to enhance her beauty. "La dame du portrait portait une petite mouche près de sa joue pour rehausser sa beauté.appearancestylebodyculturehistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePansement, pièceA piece of material used to cover a wound."The little girl carefully placed a small patch over the scraped knee. "La petite fille a soigneusement placé un petit pansement sur le genou écorché.medicinematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTimbre, patch transdermiqueAn adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time."Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."Beaucoup de gens utilisent un timbre à la nicotine pour se sevrer de la nicotine.medicinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn cache-œilA cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch."He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."Il s'était tellement griffé la cornée que son médecin lui a dit de porter un cache-œil.medicineappearancebodywearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGuidonA block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting."The marksman carefully placed the patch on the rifle's muzzle to correct for the gun's tendency to point off-target. "Le tireur d'élite a soigneusement placé le guidon sur le canon du fusil pour corriger la tendance de l'arme à pointer en dehors de la cible.technicalweaponpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCorrectif, fichier de correctifsA patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug."The programmer downloaded a patch file to fix the error in the school's attendance tracking software. "Le programmeur a téléchargé un fichier de correctifs pour corriger l'erreur dans le logiciel de suivi des présences de l'école.computingtechnicaltechnologyinternetsystemdevicemachineelectronicswritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChiffon, écouvillonA small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it."The soldier used a patch to clean the gun barrel. "Le soldat a utilisé un chiffon pour nettoyer le canon du fusil.militaryweapontechnicalmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChiffon, pièce de tissuA piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore."The hunter carefully wrapped the rifle ball with a patch of greased leather before loading it into the gun. "Le chasseur a soigneusement enveloppé la balle de fusil avec un morceau de cuir graissé avant de la charger dans le fusil.militaryweaponmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCâble de raccordement, cordon de brassage(often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment."The technician used a patch cable to connect the computer to the printer. "Le technicien a utilisé un câble de raccordement pour connecter l'ordinateur à l'imprimante.electronicsdevicetechnicalcommunicationsignalmachineelectricsystemtechnologyinternetcomputingitemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProgramme sonore, préréglageA sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable)."The musician selected the "Bright Strings" patch on the synthesizer for the upcoming school concert. "Le musicien a sélectionné le programme sonore « Cordes brillantes » sur le synthétiseur pour le prochain concert scolaire.musicsoundtechnologyelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePatch, rustineAn overlay used to obtain a stronger impression."The artist used a patch of dark paint to create a stronger impression of depth in her painting. "L'artiste a utilisé un patch de peinture sombre pour créer une impression plus forte de profondeur dans sa peinture.appearancestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccommoder, réparerTo mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like"My coat needs patching."Mon manteau a besoin d'être raccommodé.materialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccommoder, réparerTo mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on."My grandmother patched the hole in her favorite quilt with colorful scraps of fabric. "Ma grand-mère a raccommodé le trou dans sa courtepointe préférée avec des morceaux de tissu colorés.materialutilitytechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccommoder, repriserTo make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt."The quilter carefully patched together the colorful fabric scraps to create a beautiful new quilt. "La quilteuse a soigneusement raccommodé les morceaux de tissu colorés pour créer une nouvelle et magnifique courtepointe.materialartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccommoder, repriserTo join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt."She patched the hole in her favorite skirt with a piece of matching fabric. "Elle a raccommodé le trou de sa jupe préférée avec un morceau de tissu assorti.materialwearbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConnecter, relierTo employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system."To fix the broken connection between the computer and the printer, the technician patched a new cable. "Pour réparer la connexion rompue entre l'ordinateur et l'imprimante, le technicien a connecté un nouveau câble.technologyelectronicscommunicationcomputingsignaltechnicalmachinesystemdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccommoder, rafistoler(generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner"The truce between the two countries has been patched up."La trêve entre les deux pays a été raccommodée.actionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCorriger, appliquer un correctifTo make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:"The software developer patched the program to fix the error that caused the crashes. "Le développeur logiciel a corrigé le programme pour corriger l'erreur qui provoquait les plantages.computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConnecter, relierTo connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable."The electrician patched the new computer to the network server. "L'électricien a connecté le nouvel ordinateur au serveur réseau.electronicstechnologysignalelectriccommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn fripon, un nigaud, un sotA paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool."That new student, a real patch, keeps forgetting his homework. "Ce nouvel élève, un vrai fripon, oublie toujours ses devoirs.characterpersonlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading