noun🔗ShareBande, lanièreA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area."The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide."Les pays se disputaient la propriété d'une bande de désert d'environ 100 mètres de large.areageographyplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBande, lanière(usually countable, sometimes uncountable) A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively."I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen."Il me reste des bandes après avoir aménagé la cuisine.materialpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBande dessinéeA comic strip."My favorite comic strip is in the newspaper every Sunday. "Ma bande dessinée préférée est dans le journal tous les dimanches.entertainmentmediastoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiste d'atterrissageA landing strip."The airplane landed safely on the long, smooth strip of asphalt. "L'avion a atterri en toute sécurité sur la longue et lisse piste d'atterrissage en asphalte.areaplacevehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBifteck de bande, steakA strip steak."He ordered a strip steak for dinner. "Il a commandé un bifteck de bande pour le dîner.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRue commerçante, artère commerçanteA street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities."The shopping strip was crowded with people browsing the shops. "La rue commerçante était bondée de gens qui flânaient dans les magasins.areaentertainmentplacecommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTerrain de jeuThe playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters."The basketball team practiced their layups on the court's strip. "L'équipe de basket-ball s'est entraînée à ses layups sur le terrain de jeu.sportareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTenue, maillotThe uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters."The football team wore their bright yellow strip to the game. "L'équipe de football portait sa tenue jaune vif pour le match.sportwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBac de lavage du mineraiA trough for washing ore."The miners used the large strip to wash the gold ore. "Les mineurs utilisaient le grand bac de lavage pour laver le minerai d'or.utensilmachineagricultureindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe tir d'un projectile d'un fusil rayé sans acquérir le mouvement en spiraleThe issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion."The marksman's clumsy handling of the rifle resulted in a strip, causing the bullet to fly straight instead of spinning. "La maladresse du tireur dans la manipulation du fusil a entraîné un tir sans rotation, ce qui a fait voler la balle tout droit au lieu de tourner.militaryweaponphysicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFeuilleton, série quotidienneA television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule."The popular children's show aired as a strip, Monday through Friday, at 7:00 pm. "L'émission pour enfants populaire était diffusée en feuilleton, du lundi au vendredi, à 19h00.mediaentertainmenttimetypeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEffeuillage, strip-teaseThe act of removing one's clothes; a striptease."She stood up on the table and did a strip."Elle s'est levée sur la table et a fait un strip-tease.entertainmentactionbodysexstagecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeu de strip-tease(of games) Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes."strip poker; strip Scrabble"Poker strip; Scrabble strip-teaseentertainmentgamesexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnlever, dépouillerTo remove or take away, often in strips or stripes."Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."Norm va enlever le vieux vernis avant de peindre la chaise.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe déshabiller, se dévêtir(usually intransitive) To take off clothing."Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."Voyant que personne d'autre n'était là, il s'est déshabillé et a plongé dans la rivière.bodyhumanactionwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un strip-tease, se déshabillerTo perform a striptease."In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping."Dans le club louche, un groupe d'hommes ivres regardait une femme faire un strip-tease.entertainmentsexactionbodystagecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépouiller, piller, enleverTo take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest."The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test."L'athlète a été dépossédé de sa médaille après avoir échoué à un test de dépistage.actionpropertybusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVider, déchargerTo remove cargo from (a container)."The workers stripped the cargo container of its electronics before loading the rest of the goods. "Les ouvriers ont déchargé le conteneur de sa cargaison d'électronique avant de charger le reste des marchandises.businesscommercenauticalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénuder, abîmer le filetageTo remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening."The mechanic stripped the screw head while trying to tighten it too much. "Le mécanicien a abîmé la tête de vis en essayant de trop la serrer.technicalmachinetechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénuder le filetage, foirerTo fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut."The screw stripped while I was trying to tighten it, so I couldn't finish the project. "La vis a foiré pendant que j'essayais de la serrer, donc je n'ai pas pu finir le projet.technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDécolorerTo remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color."The hairdresser stripped the woman's hair before dyeing it a vibrant blue. "Le coiffeur a décoloré les cheveux de la femme avant de les teindre en bleu vif.colorchemistryprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfausser toutes les cartes d'une couleur à un joueurTo remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)"During the card game, Maria stripped all the hearts from her opponent. "Pendant le jeu de cartes, Maria a défaussé tous les cœurs de son adversaire.gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraireTo empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing)."The plumber stripped the water pipes to remove the blockage. "Le plombier a trait les tuyaux d'eau pour éliminer le blocage.technicalmachineprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraireTo milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk."The farmer carefully stripped the cow, getting every last drop of milk. "L'agriculteur a soigneusement trait la vache, obtenant la moindre goutte de lait.animalagriculturefoodprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraire la laitance ou les œufs mûrs des poissons pour la fécondation artificielleTo press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation."The biologist carefully stripped the fish to collect the milt for the breeding program. "Le biologiste a soigneusement extrait la laitance du poisson pour collecter la laitance pour le programme d'élevage.fishbiologyagriculturescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiffuser une série télévisée quotidiennement (ou du lundi au vendredi)To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule."The soap opera is stripped across the daytime schedule, airing daily from Monday to Friday. "Le feuilleton est diffusé quotidiennement du lundi au vendredi sur la grille des programmes de la journée.mediaentertainmentcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDécouper en bandes, enlever la surface par bandesTo pare off the surface of (land) in strips."The farmer used a machine to strip the topsoil from the field in narrow strips. "L'agriculteur a utilisé une machine pour enlever la couche arable du champ en fines bandes.agricultureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDégager, mettre à nuTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The farmer will strip the topsoil from the field to prepare for planting new seeds. "L'agriculteur va dégager la couche arable du champ pour préparer la plantation de nouvelles graines.geologyagricultureenvironmentindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDépasser, distancerTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The fast runner easily stripped the other competitors in the race. "Le coureur rapide a facilement dépassé les autres concurrents de la course.achievementactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDécaperTo remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action."The jeweler used an acid to strip the silver plating from the decorative bowl. "Le bijoutier a utilisé un acide pour décaper le placage d'argent du bol décoratif.chemistryindustrymaterialsciencetechnologyprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNettoyer, débarrasserTo remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged."The carding machine needs to strip the teeth of the carding machine to remove the accumulated lint before it can process more wool. "La machine à carder doit nettoyer les dents de la machine à carder pour enlever les peluches accumulées avant de pouvoir traiter plus de laine.technicalmachineagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrélever les feuilles séchées des tiges de (tabac) et les attacher en "mains"To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"."The tobacco farmer carefully stripped the leaves from the stalks and tied them into neat bundles. "Le cultivateur de tabac a soigneusement prélevé les feuilles des tiges et les a attachées en paquets soignés.agricultureplantprocessworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉnervurerTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."The farmer carefully stripped the midrib from the tobacco leaves. "L'agriculteur a soigneusement énervuré les feuilles de tabac.agricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading