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wad

/wɒd/ /wɑd/

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noun

Masse, paquet

An amorphous, compact mass.

Examples :

"Our cat loves to play with a small wad of paper."

Notre chat adore jouer avec une petite masse de papier.

mass material thing

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noun

Liasse, paquet

A substantial pile (normally of money).

Examples :

"With a wad of cash like that, she should not have been walking round Manhattan"

Avec une telle liasse d'argent liquide, elle n'aurait pas dû se promener dans Manhattan.

amount business finance

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noun

Bourre

A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.

Examples :

"The hunter carefully placed a wad of felt between the gunpowder and the shot in his muzzleloader. "

Le chasseur a soigneusement placé une bourre de feutre entre la poudre et les plombs dans son fusil à chargement par la bouche.

material weapon part technical military

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noun

Sandwich, sandwich

Examples :

"My lunch was a delicious chicken wad. "

Mon déjeuner était un délicieux sandwich au poulet.

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noun

Éjaculation

An ejaculation of semen.

physiology sex body

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verb

Froisser, chiffonner

To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.

Examples :

"She wadded up the scrap of paper and threw it in the trash."

Elle froissa le bout de papier et le jeta à la poubelle.

action material appearance

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verb

Parier

Examples :

"My friend waded a dollar on the outcome of the school basketball game. "

Mon ami a parié un dollar sur le résultat du match de basket-ball de l'école.

bet business game finance

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verb

Bourrer, fourrer

To insert or force a wad into.

Examples :

"to wad a gun"

Bourrer un pistolet.

action material

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verb

Bourrer, rembourrer

To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.

Examples :

"to wad a cloak"

Bourrer un manteau.

material substance action

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noun

Plombagine, graphite

Plumbago, graphite.

Examples :

"The art teacher used a wad of graphite to create a detailed drawing of a bird. "

Le professeur d'art a utilisé un morceau de graphite pour créer un dessin détaillé d'un oiseau.

material substance mineral

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Wad, minerai d'oxyde de manganèse

Any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits.

Examples :

"The geologist found a wad in the mine, indicating the presence of manganese ore. "

Le géologue a trouvé du wad dans la mine, indiquant la présence de minerai de manganèse.

geology mineral substance