Signification visuelle de 'vamp'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

L'empeigne

The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.

"The cobbler carefully stitched the new leather vamp onto the worn-out shoe. "

Le cordonnier a soigneusement cousu la nouvelle empeigne en cuir sur la chaussure usée.

wear item style appearance part

noun

Restauration, embellissement

Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.

"She added a bright scarf and a new belt as a vamp to her old dress, making it look stylish again. "

Elle a ajouté une écharpe vive et une nouvelle ceinture pour restaurer sa vieille robe, la rendant à nouveau élégante.

appearance style

noun

Raccommodage, rafistolage

Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.

"The old bicycle was a real vamp; it had new tires and a repaired chain. "

Le vieux vélo était un vrai rafistolage ; il avait des pneus neufs et une chaîne réparée.

material style appearance building

noun

Accompagnement répété, vamp

A repeated and often improvised accompaniment, usually consisting of one or two measures, often a single chord or simple chord progression, repeated as necessary, for example, to accommodate dialogue or to anticipate the entrance of a soloist.

"The band played a simple two-chord vamp while the singer told a story between verses. "

Le groupe a joué un accompagnement simple de deux accords pendant que le chanteur racontait une histoire entre les couplets.

music entertainment stage

noun

Remplissage, temporisation

(by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.

"The teacher used a quick vamp about upcoming holidays when the class finished their test early. "

Le professeur a utilisé une brève temporisation sur les prochaines vacances lorsque la classe a terminé son test plus tôt.

time entertainment communication

verb

Raccommoder, réparer

To patch, repair, or refurbish.

"She decided to vamp her old leather boots by adding new soles and polishing the scuffs. "

Elle a décidé de raccommoder ses vieilles bottes en cuir en ajoutant de nouvelles semelles et en polissant les éraflures.

wear technical industry

verb

Rafistoler, arranger

Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.

"The students vamped up their presentation by adding new research and visual aids. "

Les étudiants ont arrangé leur présentation en ajoutant de nouvelles recherches et des aides visuelles.

technical industry technology

verb

Improviser, bricoler

To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.

"The musician had forgotten the sheet music, so he had to vamp a melody to fill the time. "

Le musicien avait oublié la partition, il a donc dû improviser une mélodie pour meubler le temps.

action ability style language

verb

Poser une empeigne

(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).

"The shoemaker will vamp the leather upper to the sole tomorrow. "

Le cordonnier posera l'empeigne en cuir sur la semelle demain.

wear industry

verb

Marcher, aller à pied

To travel by foot; to walk.

"After dinner, we decided to vamp around the neighborhood for some exercise. "

Après le dîner, nous avons décidé de marcher dans le quartier pour faire de l'exercice.

way action

verb

Gagner du temps, temporiser

To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.

"Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"

Continuez à gagner du temps ! Il y a un problème avec le micro !

entertainment time stage action

Illustration visuelle de vamp: Vamp, femme fatale - Image 1

noun

Vamp, femme fatale

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.

"The new employee was rumored to be a vamp who used her charm to get ahead at work, often leaving her male colleagues feeling used and manipulated. "

On murmurait que la nouvelle employée était une femme fatale qui utilisait son charme pour progresser au travail, laissant souvent ses collègues masculins se sentir utilisés et manipulés.

person character style sex human

noun

Vampire

A vampire.

"The scary movie featured a powerful vamp who could turn into a bat. "

Le film effrayant présentait un puissant vampire qui pouvait se transformer en chauve-souris.

mythology literature supernatural inhuman character story culture being

Illustration visuelle de vamp: Séduire, exploiter - Image 1

verb

Séduire, exploiter

To seduce or exploit someone.

"She tried to vamp the new intern to get him to do all her work. "

Elle a essayé de séduire le nouvel stagiaire pour qu'il fasse tout son travail.

character action human moral

noun

Pompier volontaire

A volunteer firefighter.

"The school's new volunteer fire safety team includes several dedicated vamps. "

La nouvelle équipe de sécurité incendie bénévole de l'école comprend plusieurs pompiers volontaires dévoués.

job person service organization