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tapping

/ˈtæpɪŋ/ /ˈtæpm̩/

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verb

Équiper de robinets

To furnish with taps.

Examples :

"If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!"

Si nous équipons les érables de robinets, nous pourrons obtenir du sirop d'érable !

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verb

Tirer du liquide de, soutirer

To draw off liquid from a vessel.

Examples :

"He tapped a new barrel of beer."

Il a soutiré un nouveau fût de bière.

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Puiser, soutirer

To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet was tapping the water supply, leaving the family with little to use for their daily needs. "

Le robinet qui fuyait puisait dans l'alimentation en eau, laissant la famille avec peu d'eau pour ses besoins quotidiens.

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verb

Exploiter, tirer parti de

Examples :

"Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."

Les entreprises essaient d'exploiter le marché des jeunes.

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Mettre sur écoute

To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.

Examples :

"The police were tapping his phone line to gather evidence. "

La police mettait sa ligne téléphonique sur écoute pour recueillir des preuves.

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verb

Intercepter, mettre sur écoute

To intercept a communication without authority.

Examples :

"He was known to tap cable television."

On savait qu'il mettait le câble sur écoute.

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verb

Tarauder

To cut an internal screw thread.

Examples :

"Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."

Taraudez un filetage M3 sur toute la longueur du trou.

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verb

Retourner, activer

To turn or flip a card or playing piece to remind players that it has already been used that turn (by analogy to "tapping," in the sense of drawing on to the point of temporary exhaustion, the resources or abilities represented by the card).

Examples :

"Maria was tapping her creature card to show everyone it had already attacked this turn. "

Maria retournait sa carte de créature pour montrer à tout le monde qu'elle avait déjà attaqué ce tour-ci.

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verb

quémander, emprunter

To cadge, borrow or beg.

Examples :

""He was always tapping me for lunch money because he forgot his wallet." "

Il me quémandait toujours de l'argent pour le déjeuner parce qu'il avait oublié son portefeuille.

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verb

Drainer, ponctionner

To drain off fluid by paracentesis.

Examples :

"The doctor is tapping his patient's abdomen to remove excess fluid caused by liver disease. "

Le médecin draine l'abdomen de son patient pour éliminer l'excès de liquide causé par une maladie du foie.

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Nommer quelqu'un, désigner quelqu'un

To advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club.

Examples :

"Trump interviewed Mueller for FBI job day before he was tapped for special counsel."

Trump a interviewé Mueller pour le poste au FBI la veille de sa nomination en tant que conseiller spécial.

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verb

Taper légèrement

To strike lightly.

Examples :

"She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."

Elle lui a tapé légèrement sur l'épaule pour attirer son attention.

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verb

Tapoter, frapper

To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.

Examples :

"He was so nervous he began to tap his fingers on the table."

Il était si nerveux qu'il a commencé à tapoter ses doigts sur la table.

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Frapper, tapoter

To make a sharp noise.

Examples :

"The tree, swaying in the breeze, began to tap on the window pane."

L'arbre, se balançant dans la brise, a commencé à frapper à la vitre.

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verb

Utiliser en tapotant

To operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen.

Examples :

"She was tapping the screen of her phone to send a text message. "

Elle utilisait son téléphone en tapotant l'écran pour envoyer un texto.

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Désigner, nommer

To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.

Examples :

"The coach is tapping Sarah to be the captain of the team next season. "

L'entraîneur désigne Sarah comme capitaine de l'équipe la saison prochaine.

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verb

Avoir des rapports sexuels avec, baiser

To have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"I would tap that hot girl over there."

Je baiserais cette fille sexy là-bas.

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verb

Abandonner en tapotant à plusieurs reprises

To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly.

Examples :

"During the intense game of rock-paper-scissors, the student tapping out because he was losing. "

Pendant le jeu intense de pierre-feuille-ciseaux, l'élève a abandonné parce qu'il perdait.

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Forcer à abandonner

To force (an opponent) to submit.

Examples :

"The wrestler was tapping the mat frantically, signaling to the referee that he was tapping his opponent to submit. "

Le lutteur tapait frénétiquement sur le tapis, signalant à l'arbitre qu'il forçait son adversaire à abandonner.

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verb

Ressemeler

To put a new sole or heel on.

Examples :

"to tap shoes"

Ressemeler des chaussures

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noun

Un tapotement, frapper légèrement

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

Examples :

"The nervous student's constant tapping of her pen on the desk annoyed the teacher. "

Le tapotement constant du stylo de l'élève nerveux sur le bureau agaçait le professeur.

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noun

Tapping, tapping

A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

Examples :

"The guitarist showcased his impressive skills with a dazzling display of tapping. "

Le guitariste a démontré ses compétences impressionnantes avec une démonstration éblouissante de tapping.

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noun

Exploitation, extraction

The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.

Examples :

"The company's growth relied heavily on the continued tapping of the region's natural gas reserves. "

La croissance de l'entreprise reposait fortement sur l'exploitation continue des réserves de gaz naturel de la région.

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