Le mot anglais du jour

blanket

couverture

Définitions

anglais > français
blanket
1. n. Couverture, linge utilisé pour se tenir chaud ou pour dormir.
The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
Le bébé avait froid, alors sa mère mit une couverture sur lui.
2. n. Une couche quelconque
The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
La ville s'est réveillée sous un épais manteau de brouillard.
3. n. Un caoutchouc épais utilisé dans l'impression par offset pour transférer l'encre sur le papier.
4. adj. Total, complet, qui comprend tout.
5. v. Couvrir
A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.
Une couche fraiche de neige couvrait la zone.
6. v. Traverser ou terminer complètement.
The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.
Le VRP a couvert entièrement la zone.
anglais > anglais
blanket
1. n. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
2. n. A layer of anything.
The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
3. n. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.
4. n. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
5. adj. General; covering or encompassing everything.
They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations.
a blanket ban
6. v. To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.
7. v. To traverse or complete thoroughly.
The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.
8. v. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
9. v. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.
français > anglais
couverture
1. n-f. blanket
2. n-f. coverage
3. n-f. cover, covering