patch

patch
patch [{{t}}pætʃ]
1 noun
(a) (of fabric) pièce f; (on garment) pièce f (rapportée); (on sail) placard m; (on inner tube) Rustine ® f;
a jacket with suede patches on the elbows une veste avec des pièces en daim aux coudes;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} he's not a patch on you il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville;
his last novel isn't a patch on the others son dernier roman est loin de valoir les autres
(b) (over eye) bandeau m;
he wore a black eye patch il avait un bandeau noir sur l'œil
(c) (sticking plaster) pansement m (adhésif)
(d) (beauty spot) mouche f
(e) {{}}Military{{}} (on uniform) insigne m
(f) (plot of land) parcelle f, lopin m;
cabbage/strawberry patch carré m de choux/de fraises;
cotton patch champ m de coton;
vegetable patch carré m de légumes
(g) (of light, colour, grease, dampness) tache f; (of fog, mist) nappe f; (of oil) flaque f; (of ice) plaque f;
there were damp patches on the ceiling il y avait des taches d'humidité au plafond;
patch of blue sky pan m ou coin m ou échappée f de ciel bleu;
snow still lay in patches on the slopes les pistes étaient encore enneigées par endroits;
we crossed a rough patch of road nous sommes passés sur un tronçon de route défoncé;
a bald patch une (petite) tonsure
(h) {{}}British{{}} (period) période f, moment m;
to go through a bad or sticky or rough patch traverser une période difficile ou une mauvaise passe;
the company had a bad patch in 1998 la firme a connu des moments difficiles en 1998
(i) {{}}British{{}} (of prostitute, salesperson, police officer) secteur m;
{{}}familiar{{}} keep off my patch! ne mets pas les pieds sur mon territoire!
(j) {{}}Computing{{}} modification f (de programme); (correction) correction f
(k) {{}}Medicine{{}} (for administering substance through skin) patch m, timbre m
2 transitive verb
(a) (mend → clothes) rapiécer; (→ tyre, canoe) réparer; {{}}Nautical{{}} (→ sail) placarder;
his jeans were patched at the knees son jean avait des pièces ou était rapiécé aux genoux;
they patched the hole in the roof ils ont colmaté ou bouché le trou dans la toiture
(b) {{}}Computing{{}} (program) modifier
(c) {{}}Telecommunications{{}} raccorder;
I'll patch you through je vous passe votre communication;
patch me through to headquarters passez-moi le siège social
►► {{}}Telecommunications{{}} patch board tableau m de raccordement;
{{}}Sewing{{}} patch pocket poche f plaquée;
{{}}Medicine{{}} patch test test m cutané
patch together separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (temporary shelter, broken object) assembler ; (business plan, team, government) mettre sur pied ;
they patched together a documentary ils ont monté un documentaire tant bien que mal;
we are beginning to patch together an understanding of… petit à petit nous commençons à nous faire une idée de… ;
{{}}pejorative{{}} the whole thing is a bit patched together tout est un peu mal fichu
patch up separable transitive verb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) (repair → clothes) rapiécer ; (→ car, boat) réparer ; (→ in makeshift way) rafistoler;
they patched him up in hospital ils l'ont rafistolé à l'hôpital
(b) (relationship)
he's trying to patch things up with his wife il essaie de se rabibocher avec sa femme;
they patched up their differences ils ont réglé leurs différends

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