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ribbon

/ˈɹɪbən/

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noun

Ruban

A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully attached the ribbon to the ribs of the small boat, strengthening its frame. "

Le charpentier de marine a soigneusement fixé le ruban aux membrures du petit bateau, renforçant ainsi sa charpente.

nautical building structure

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noun

Ruban

A ribbon.

Examples :

"My sister used a bright red ribbon to tie her hair. "

Ma sœur a utilisé un ruban rouge vif pour attacher ses cheveux.

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noun

Ruban

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

Examples :

"The little girl carefully tied a red ribbon around her hair for her birthday party. "

La petite fille a soigneusement attaché un ruban rouge dans ses cheveux pour sa fête d'anniversaire.

material appearance

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noun

Ruban

An awareness ribbon.

Examples :

"The student wore a pink ribbon to show support for the anti-bullying campaign. "

L'élève portait un ruban rose pour montrer son soutien à la campagne contre l'intimidation.

culture society sign

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noun

Ruban encreur

An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.

Examples :

"The typewriter used a special ribbon to print the letter. "

La machine à écrire utilisait un ruban encreur spécial pour imprimer la lettre.

technology machine writing

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noun

Ruban

A narrow strip or shred.

Examples :

"a steel or magnesium ribbon"

un ruban d'acier ou de magnésium

material appearance

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noun

Moulure peinte

A painted moulding on the side of a ship.

Examples :

"The ship's ribbon was painted a bright blue. "

La moulure peinte du navire était peinte en bleu vif.

nautical architecture

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noun

Ressort de montre

A watchspring.

Examples :

"The watchmaker carefully adjusted the ribbon to ensure the watch kept accurate time. "

L'horloger a soigneusement ajusté le ressort de la montre pour s'assurer que la montre donnait l'heure exacte.

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noun

Scie à ruban

Examples :

"The carpenter used the ribbon to quickly cut the wood for the shelves. "

Le menuisier a utilisé la scie à ruban pour couper rapidement le bois des étagères.

machine utensil technical industry item

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noun

Rênes

(in the plural) Reins for a horse.

Examples :

"The horse trainer carefully adjusted the ribbons to control the horse's movements. "

L'entraîneur de chevaux ajusta soigneusement les rênes pour contrôler les mouvements du cheval.

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noun

Ruban

A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.

Examples :

"The seamstress used a narrow ribbon to bind the edges of the quilt. "

La couturière a utilisé un ruban étroit pour lier les bords du quilt.

technical machine part

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noun

Ruban

(spinning) A sliver.

Examples :

"The baker carefully rolled out the dough, creating thin ribbons of pastry. "

Le boulanger a soigneusement étalé la pâte, créant de fins rubans de pâte.

part appearance

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noun

Surtitre, chapeau

A subheadline presented above its parent headline.

Examples :

"The article's ribbon, "School Budget Concerns," appeared above the main headline, "School Year Begins." "

Le surtitre de l'article, « Préoccupations budgétaires scolaires », est apparu au-dessus du titre principal, « La rentrée scolaire commence ».

media writing language

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noun

Ruban

A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.

Examples :

"The software program's ribbon made it easy to access the different tools and menus. "

Le ruban du logiciel facilitait l'accès aux différents outils et menus.

computing technology internet

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verb

Orner de rubans

To decorate with ribbon.

Examples :

"The teacher ribboned the bulletin board with colorful streamers for the school fair. "

L'enseignante a orné le tableau d'affichage de banderoles colorées pour la fête de l'école.

appearance style material

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verb

Rayer, strier

To stripe or streak.

Examples :

"The artist ribboned the canvas with stripes of different blues. "

L'artiste a rayé la toile de bandes de différents bleus.

appearance style