wet

wet
wet [{{t}}wet] (compar wetter, superl wettest, pt & pp wet or wetted, cont wetting)
1 adjective
(a) (ground, person, umbrella → gen) mouillé; (→ damp) humide; (→ soaked) trempé;
to get wet se mouiller;
I got my jacket wet j'ai mouillé ma veste;
I got my feet wet je me suis mouillé les pieds;
try not to get your shoes wet essaie de ne pas mouiller tes chaussures;
to be wet through (person) être trempé jusqu'aux os ou complètement trempé; (clothes, towel) être complètement trempé;
her eyes were wet with tears elle avait les yeux baignés de larmes;
the roads can be slippery when wet les routes mouillées peuvent être glissantes;
{{}}figurative{{}} to be (still) wet behind the ears manquer d'expérience
(b) (ink, paint, concrete) frais (fraîche);
wet paint! (sign) peinture fraîche!
(c) (climate, weather → damp) humide; (→ rainy) pluvieux; (day) pluvieux, de pluie;
it's going to be very wet all weekend il va beaucoup pleuvoir tout ce week-end;
the wettest summer on record l'été le plus humide dont on se souvienne;
in wet weather par temps de pluie, quand il pleut;
the wet season la saison des pluies
(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (feeble) faible, mou (molle);
don't be so wet! tu es une vraie lavette!;
he thinks it's wet to discuss emotions il trouve ça mièvre de parler des sentiments
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} modéré, mou (molle) (du parti conservateur)
(f) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (wrong)
to be all wet avoir tort
(g) {{}}American{{}} (state, town) = où l'on peut acheter librement des boissons alcoolisées
2 transitive verb
(hair, sponge, towel) mouiller;
to wet oneself or one's pants mouiller sa culotte;
to wet the bed faire pipi au lit;
to wet one's lips s'humecter les lèvres;
to wet oneself (from worry) se faire de la bile; (from laughter) rire aux larmes;
{{}}familiar{{}} to wet one's whistle boire un coup;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} we'll have to wet the baby's head il faudra qu'on arrose la naissance du bébé
3 noun
(a) {{}}British{{}} (rain) pluie f; (damp) humidité f;
to go out in the wet sortir sous la pluie;
let's get in out of the wet entrons, ne restons pas sous la pluie;
he left his bike out in the wet il a laissé son vélo dehors sous la pluie
(b) {{}}Australian{{}}
the wet la saison des pluies
(c) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} modéré(e) m,f, mou (molle) m,f (du parti conservateur)
(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (feeble person) lavette f
►► {{}}American{{}} wet bar = minibar avec un petit évier;
{{}}familiar{{}} wet blanket rabat-joie m inv;
wet dock bassin m à flot;
wet dream éjaculation f ou pollution f nocturne;
wet fish poisson m frais;
wet lease (for aircraft) location f d'avion avec équipage;
wet nurse nourrice f;
{{}}Medicine{{}} wet pack = traitement qui consiste à envelopper le malade dans des draps humides;
wet rot (UNCOUNT) moisissure f humide;
wet suit combinaison f ou ensemble m de plongée

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