noun🔗ShareRubanA 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."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.nauticalbuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanA ribbon."My sister used a bright red ribbon to tie her hair. "Ma sœur a utilisé un ruban rouge vif pour attacher ses cheveux.materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanA long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping."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.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanAn awareness ribbon."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.culturesocietysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuban encreurAn inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer."The typewriter used a special ribbon to print the letter. "La machine à écrire utilisait un ruban encreur spécial pour imprimer la lettre.technologymachinewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanA narrow strip or shred."a steel or magnesium ribbon"un ruban d'acier ou de magnésiummaterialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoulure peinteA painted moulding on the side of a ship."The ship's ribbon was painted a bright blue. "La moulure peinte du navire était peinte en bleu vif.nauticalarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRessort de montreA watchspring."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.machinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareScie à rubanA bandsaw."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.machineutensiltechnicalindustryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRênes(in the plural) Reins for a horse."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.animalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanA bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide."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.technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuban(spinning) A sliver."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.partappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSurtitre, chapeauA subheadline presented above its parent headline."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 ».mediawritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRubanA toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus."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.computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOrner de rubansTo decorate with ribbon."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.appearancestylematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRayer, strierTo stripe or streak."The artist ribboned the canvas with stripes of different blues. "L'artiste a rayé la toile de bandes de différents bleus.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
