seal

seal [{{t}}si:l]

1 noun

(a) {{}}Zoology{{}} phoque m

(b) (on document, letter) sceau m; (on bottle of wine) cachet m; (on crate) plombage m; (on battery, gas cylinder) bande f de garantie; (on meter) plomb m;

∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}Administration{{}} & {{}}Law{{}} given under my hand and seal signé et scellé par moi;

∎ to put one's seal to a document apposer son sceau à un document;

∎ does the project have her seal of approval? est-ce qu'elle a approuvé le projet?;

∎ to put or to set the seal on sth (confirm) sceller qch; (bring to end) mettre fin à qch

(c) (UNCOUNT) {{}}Law{{}} (on door) scellé m, scellés mpl;

∎ under seal sous scellés;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} under (the) seal of secrecy/of silence ≃ sous le sceau du secret/du silence;

∎ {{}}Religion{{}} under the seal of confession or of the confessional dans le secret de la confession

(d) (tool) sceau m, cachet m;

∎ {{}}Administration{{}} the Great Seal le Grand Sceau (employé pour les actes publics)

(e) {{}}Commerce{{}} label m

(f) (joint → for engine, jar, sink) joint m d'étanchéité; (putty) mastic m

(g) (stamp)

∎ Christmas seal timbre m de Noël

2 transitive verb

(a) (document) apposer son sceau à, sceller;

∎ sealed with a kiss scellé d'un baiser;

∎ sealed orders des ordres scellés sous pli;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} her fate is sealed son sort est réglé;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} they finally sealed the deal ils ont enfin conclu l'affaire

(b) (close → envelope, package) cacheter, fermer; (→ with sticky tape) coller, fermer; (→ jar) sceller, fermer hermétiquement; (→ can) souder; (→ tube, mineshaft) sceller; (window, door → for insulation) isoler;

∎ {{}}figurative{{}} my lips are sealed mes lèvres sont scellées

(c) {{}}Law{{}} (door) apposer des scellés sur; (evidence) mettre sous scellés; (at customs → goods) (faire) sceller

(d) {{}}Cookery{{}} (meat) saisir

►► {{}}Commerce{{}} seal of quality label m de qualité;

seal ring chevalière f

➲ seal in separable transitive verb

enfermer hermétiquement;

∎ the flavour is sealed in by freeze-drying le produit garde toute sa saveur grâce à la lyophilisation;

∎ fry the meat at a high temperature to seal in the flavour faites revenir la viande à feu vif afin de lui conserver toute sa saveur

➲ seal off separable transitive verb

(passage, road) interdire l'accès de; (entrance) condamner;

∎ the street had been sealed off la rue avait été fermée (à la circulation)

➲ seal up separable transitive verb

(close → envelope) cacheter, fermer; (→ with sticky tape) coller, fermer; (→ jar) sceller, fermer hermétiquement; (→ can) souder; (→ tube, mineshaft) sceller; (window, door → for insulation) isoler

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