verb🔗ShareÉquiper de robinetsTo furnish with taps."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 !utilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer du liquide de, soutirerTo draw off liquid from a vessel."He tapped a new barrel of beer."Il a soutiré un nouveau fût de bière.utilitydrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePuiser, soutirerTo deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out."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.utilityenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExploiter, tirer parti deTo exploit."Businesses are trying to tap the youth market."Les entreprises essaient d'exploiter le marché des jeunes.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre sur écouteTo place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection."The police were tapping his phone line to gather evidence. "La police mettait sa ligne téléphonique sur écoute pour recueillir des preuves.technologyelectronicscommunicationdeviceinternetpolicemediatechnicalsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntercepter, mettre sur écouteTo intercept a communication without authority."He was known to tap cable television."On savait qu'il mettait le câble sur écoute.communicationtechnologyinternetpolicelawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTarauderTo cut an internal screw thread."Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole."Taraudez un filetage M3 sur toute la longueur du trou.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetourner, activerTo 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)."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.gameactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharequémander, emprunterTo cadge, borrow or beg.""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.actionwordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDrainer, ponctionnerTo drain off fluid by paracentesis."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.medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNommer quelqu'un, désigner quelqu'unTo advance someone for a post or job, or for membership of a club."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.jobbusinessorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaper légèrementTo strike lightly."She tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention."Elle lui a tapé légèrement sur l'épaule pour attirer son attention.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTapoter, frapperTo touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly."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.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper, tapoterTo make a sharp noise."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.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareUtiliser en tapotantTo operate an electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) by tapping a specific place on its (capacitive or other) touch screen."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.technologyelectronicscomputinginternetcommunicationdevicemachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDésigner, nommerTo designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'."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.actionjoborganizationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir des rapports sexuels avec, baiserTo have sexual intercourse with."I would tap that hot girl over there."Je baiserais cette fille sexy là-bas.sexhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonner en tapotant à plusieurs reprisesTo submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly."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.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForcer à abandonnerTo force (an opponent) to submit."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.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRessemelerTo put a new sole or heel on."to tap shoes"Ressemeler des chaussureswearjobserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn tapotement, frapper légèrementAn act of making a light hit or strike against something."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.actionsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapping, tappingA guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard"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.musicartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExploitation, extractionThe process by which a resource is tapped or exploited."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.processbusinesseconomyindustryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
