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tacking

/ˈtækɪŋ/

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verb

Clouer avec une punaise

To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

Examples :

"The carpenter was tacking down the edges of the wooden board. "

Le charpentier clouait les bords de la planche de bois avec une punaise.

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verb

Coudre à points lâches

To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

Examples :

"She was tacking the sleeves to the dress before sewing them permanently. "

Elle cousait les manches à la robe à points lâches avant de les coudre définitivement.

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verb

Virer de bord

To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

Examples :

"The sailboat was tacking back and forth across the lake, making slow progress against the strong headwind. "

Le voilier virait de bord d'avant en arrière sur le lac, progressant lentement contre le vent fort de face.

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verb

Ajouter, annexer

To add something as an extra item.

Examples :

"to tack (something) onto (something)"

ajouter quelque chose à quelque chose

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verb

Seller

Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.

Examples :

"Before the ride, she was carefully tacking up her horse, ensuring the saddle fit comfortably. "

Avant la balade, elle sellait soigneusement son cheval, s'assurant que la selle était confortable.

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noun

Points de couture provisoires

Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Examples :

"Before sewing the final seam, Maria used tacking to hold the fabric pieces together. "

Avant de coudre la couture finale, Maria a utilisé des points de couture provisoires pour maintenir les morceaux de tissu ensemble.

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noun

Empannage, virement de bord

The act of changing tack.

Examples :

"The sailboat's tacking allowed it to navigate the narrow channel against the wind. "

L'empannage du voilier lui a permis de naviguer dans le chenal étroit contre le vent.

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noun

Union de titres

A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.

Examples :

"The bank's strategy of tacking loans from different years onto the initial mortgage made it very difficult for anyone who bought the property later to claim ownership without paying off all the old debts first. "

La stratégie de la banque consistant à unir des prêts de différentes années à l'hypothèque initiale a rendu très difficile pour quiconque a acheté la propriété plus tard de revendiquer la propriété sans d'abord rembourser toutes les anciennes dettes.

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noun

Jonction, réunion

The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

Examples :

"To establish adverse possession, the squatters relied on the tacking of their separate unlawful occupancies, claiming their combined time on the land exceeded the required statutory period. "

Pour établir la possession adverse, les squatteurs se sont appuyés sur la jonction de leurs occupations illégales distinctes, affirmant que leur temps combiné sur le terrain dépassait la période légale requise.