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/ɹɒd/ /ɹɑd/

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noun

Tige, barre, baguette

A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

Examples :

"The gardener used a long wooden rod to push the weeds away from the flowers. "

Le jardinier a utilisé une longue tige en bois pour écarter les mauvaises herbes des fleurs.

material thing item

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Tige, barre

A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

Examples :

"The tent's frame was constructed using strong wooden rods. "

La structure de la tente a été construite à l'aide de barres de bois solides.

material structure building

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noun

Canne à pêche

A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

Examples :

"When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."

Quand j'ai accroché un serpent et non un poisson, j'ai eu tellement peur que j'ai laissé tomber ma canne à pêche dans l'eau.

sport utensil fish

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noun

Baguette, verge

A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wooden rod to punish the student for misbehaving. "

Le professeur a utilisé une baguette en bois pour punir l'élève pour sa mauvaise conduite.

weapon item tradition culture

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Baguette, verge

An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.

Examples :

"The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."

Le juge a infligé au voleur une peine de quinze coups de baguette.

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noun

Tige, baguette

A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

Examples :

"I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut."

J'ai entaillé une baguette et l'ai utilisée pour mesurer la longueur de la corde à couper.

utility item device science technical

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noun

Perche, canne

A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1/4 chain, 5 1/2 yards, 16 1/2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).

Examples :

"The farmer measured the length of the garden plot in rods. "

L'agriculteur a mesuré la longueur du lopin de jardin en perches.

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noun

Mire, jalon

An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5 1/2 yards.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the leveling rod to measure the height of the new building's foundation. "

L'arpenteur a utilisé la mire pour mesurer la hauteur des fondations du nouveau bâtiment.

technical utility device

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Perche carrée

A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30 1/4 square yards or 1/160 acre.

Examples :

"The house had a small yard of about six rods in size."

La maison avait une petite cour d'environ six perches carrées.

area property unit math

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Tige, barre

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft.

Examples :

"The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions."

Le moteur a jeté une tige, puis s'est désintégré sous nos yeux, des ressorts et des bobines s'envolant dans tous les sens.

machine technical part

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noun

Bâtonnet

A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.

Examples :

"The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color."

Les bâtonnets sont plus sensibles que les cônes, mais ne discernent pas les couleurs.

organ anatomy physiology biology

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Bâtonnet, bactérie en forme de bâtonnet

Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.

Examples :

"He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria."

Il a appliqué une coloration de Gram positive, recherchant des bactéries en forme de bâtonnet indicatrices de Listeria.

microorganism biology science

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Baguette d'agitation

A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.

Examples :

"The student used a glass rod to gently stir the solution in the beaker. "

L'étudiant a utilisé une baguette d'agitation pour remuer doucement la solution dans le bécher.

utensil material chemistry science item thing

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Pistolet, arme à feu

A pistol; a gun.

Examples :

"My grandfather kept his old rod in a locked cabinet. "

Mon grand-père gardait son vieux pistolet dans une armoire fermée à clé.

weapon military

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Pénis, verge

Examples :

"I saw a man and his son playing in the park, and I noticed the boy's younger brother touching the man's rod. "

J'ai vu un homme et son fils jouer dans le parc, et j'ai remarqué que le jeune frère du garçon touchait le pénis de l'homme.

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Hot rod, voiture modifiée

A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.

Examples :

"My uncle's old Chevy pickup truck is a beautiful hot rod, completely customized with a powerful engine. "

Le vieux pick-up Chevy de mon oncle est un magnifique hot rod, entièrement personnalisé avec un moteur puissant.

vehicle style technology machine entertainment

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Tige, baguette

A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.

Examples :

"The security camera footage showed a strange rod streaking across the sky above the school parking lot. "

Les images de la caméra de sécurité ont montré une étrange baguette filant dans le ciel au-dessus du parking de l'école.

phenomena mythology space supernatural media technology

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Tige de Cuisenaire

A Cuisenaire rod.

Examples :

"The teacher used Cuisenaire rods to help the children learn about fractions. "

L'enseignant a utilisé des tiges de Cuisenaire pour aider les enfants à apprendre les fractions.

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Bielle

A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.

Examples :

"The steam locomotive's rod connected the front and back wheels, allowing them to turn together. "

La bielle de la locomotive à vapeur reliait les roues avant et arrière, leur permettant de tourner ensemble.

machine technical part

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verb

Renforcer avec des barres d'acier

To reinforce concrete with metal rods.

Examples :

"The construction crew rodded the concrete pillars for extra strength. "

L'équipe de construction a renforcé les piliers en béton avec des barres d'acier pour plus de solidité.

building material architecture

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verb

Équiper de tiges, en particulier de paratonnerres

To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.

Examples :

"The electrician will rod the house with lightning rods to protect it from storms. "

L'électricien équipera la maison de paratonnerres pour la protéger des orages.

technology building electric utility

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verb

Pénétrer sexuellement, enfiler

To penetrate sexually.

Examples :

"The bully tried to rod the younger student, but thankfully, another student intervened. "

sex body action human

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Préparer, modifier

To hot rod.

Examples :

"He rodded his old car to make it faster for the upcoming race. "

Il a préparé sa vieille voiture pour la rendre plus rapide pour la course à venir.

vehicle style entertainment