verb🔗ShareÉpisserTo unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope."The sailor was carefully splicing the frayed ends of the rope together to make it strong again. "Le marin épissait soigneusement les extrémités effilochées de la corde pour la renforcer.nauticalsailingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpisser, assemblerTo unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast."The electrician was splicing the wires together to repair the broken circuit. "L'électricien épissait les fils pour réparer le circuit cassé.nauticaltechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarier, unirTo unite in marriage."The two families decided to splice their children together in marriage. "Les deux familles ont décidé de marier leurs enfants.familyhumansexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpisser, joindreTo unite as if splicing."He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition."Il s'oppose aux tentatives d'épisser différents genres ou espèces de littérature en une seule composition.technicalactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpisserTo remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons."The cell is splicing the pre-mRNA, carefully removing non-coding sections and connecting the important parts to create the final message. "La cellule épisse le pré-ARNm, en supprimant soigneusement les sections non codantes et en connectant les parties importantes pour créer le message final.biologybiochemistryprocessfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpissage, assemblageThe act by which things are spliced."The splicing of the garden hose created a watertight seal. "L'épissage du tuyau d'arrosage a créé une étanchéité.processactiontechnicalsciencetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'épissure, le point de jonctionThe point at which two things are spliced."The small, visible splicing in the rope showed where it had been repaired after breaking. "Le petit point de jonction visible dans la corde montrait où elle avait été réparée après s'être cassée.parttechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
