pad

pad
pad [{{t}}pæd] (pt & pp padded, cont padding)
1 noun
(a) (to cushion shock) coussinet m; (for brake) plaquette f;
∎ the skaters wear pads on their knees and elbows les patineurs portent des genouillères et des protège-coudes
(b) (for absorbing liquid, polishing etc) tampon m;
∎ a pad of cotton wool un tampon de coton hydrophile
(c) (on body → of finger, toe) pulpe f; (→ of dog, fox, hare etc) coussinet m
(d) (of paper) bloc m; (on desktop) sous-main m inv;
∎ (inking) pad tampon m encreur
(e) {{}}Aviation{{}} & {{}}Astronomy{{}} aire f;
∎ helicopter pad aire f d'atterrissage pour hélicoptères
(f) {{}}familiar{{}} (home) casbah f;
∎ let's go to my pad allons chez moi□ ;
∎ you can crash at my pad tu peux pieuter chez moi
(g) {{}}Botany{{}} (leaf) feuille f;
∎ (water) lily pad feuille f de nénuphar
(h) (noise → of animal) pas mpl sourds; (→ of person) pas mpl feutrés;
∎ the pad of footsteps behind me des pas feutrés derrière moi;
∎ the pad of bare feet on marble le bruit sourd de pieds nus sur le marbre
(i) {{}}familiar{{}} (sanitary towel) serviette f hygiénique□
2 transitive verb
(clothing) matelasser; (shoulder) rembourrer; (armchair, door, wall) capitonner
3 intransitive verb
(walk) avancer à pas feutrés;
∎ he padded downstairs in his slippers il descendit l'escalier en pantoufles;
∎ the dog padded along beside the cyclist le chien trottinait à côté du cycliste
➲ pad out separable transitive verb
(essay, article, speech) étoffer;
∎ he padded out the talk with anecdotes il a étoffé son discours en le truffant d'anecdotes;
∎ they included two old songs to pad the album out ils ont inclu deux vieilles chansons pour étoffer l'album;
∎ they padded out the meal with some rice ils ont complété le repas avec du riz

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