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Detailed Translations for taper from English to French

taper:


Translation Matrix for taper:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- candle; wax light; wick
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- point; sharpen
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- cone

Related Words for "taper":


Synonyms for "taper":


Related Definitions for "taper":

  1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle1
  2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame1
  3. the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)1
  4. a convex shape that narrows toward a point1
  5. diminish gradually1
    • Interested tapered off1
  6. give a point to1
    • The candles are tapered1

Wiktionary Translations for taper:

taper
noun
  1. slender wax candle
verb
  1. To make thinner or narrower at one end.

taper form of tap:

tap [the ~] noun

  1. the tap (faucet)
    le robinet à eau; le robinet
  2. the tap (cock)
    le robinet
  3. the tap (touch; clip)
    la tape; le petit coup
  4. the tap (knocking on)
    le tapage

to tap verb (taps, tapped, tapping)

  1. to tap
    vidanger; écouler; évacuer
    • vidanger verb (vidange, vidanges, vidangeons, vidangez, )
    • écouler verb (écoule, écoules, écoulons, écoulez, )
    • évacuer verb (évacue, évacues, évacuons, évacuez, )
  2. to tap
  3. to tap (tap at; knock)
    battre; frapper; cliqueter; toquer; taper sur; taper; heurter; claquer; cogner; craqueter
    • battre verb (bats, bat, battons, battez, )
    • frapper verb (frappe, frappes, frappons, frappez, )
    • cliqueter verb (cliquette, cliquettes, cliquetons, cliquetez, )
    • toquer verb (toque, toques, toquons, toquez, )
    • taper sur verb
    • taper verb (tape, tapes, tapons, tapez, )
    • heurter verb (heurte, heurtes, heurtons, heurtez, )
    • claquer verb (claque, claques, claquons, claquez, )
    • cogner verb (cogne, cognes, cognons, cognez, )
    • craqueter verb (craquette, craquettes, craquetons, craquetez, )
  4. to tap (just touch; tag; touch; )
    frôler; toucher; toucher légèrement; effleurer; mélanger; toquer; marquer d'un point; toucher un moment; toucher à peine à
    • frôler verb (frôle, frôles, frôlons, frôlez, )
    • toucher verb (touche, touches, touchons, touchez, )
    • effleurer verb (effleure, effleures, effleurons, effleurez, )
    • mélanger verb (mélange, mélanges, mélangeons, mélangez, )
    • toquer verb (toque, toques, toquons, toquez, )
  5. to tap
    – To touch an item once with the tablet pen and then lift the pen quickly. 2
  6. to tap
    – To briefly press a UI element with your finger tip or stylus to perform an activity (such as choosing an action from a menu or opening an item). 2
    appuyer
    • appuyer verb (appuie, appuies, appuyons, appuyez, )

Conjugations for tap:

present
  1. tap
  2. tap
  3. taps
  4. tap
  5. tap
  6. tap
simple past
  1. tapped
  2. tapped
  3. tapped
  4. tapped
  5. tapped
  6. tapped
present perfect
  1. have tapped
  2. have tapped
  3. has tapped
  4. have tapped
  5. have tapped
  6. have tapped
past continuous
  1. was tapping
  2. were tapping
  3. was tapping
  4. were tapping
  5. were tapping
  6. were tapping
future
  1. shall tap
  2. will tap
  3. will tap
  4. shall tap
  5. will tap
  6. will tap
continuous present
  1. am tapping
  2. are tapping
  3. is tapping
  4. are tapping
  5. are tapping
  6. are tapping
subjunctive
  1. be tapped
  2. be tapped
  3. be tapped
  4. be tapped
  5. be tapped
  6. be tapped
diverse
  1. tap!
  2. let's tap!
  3. tapped
  4. tapping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for tap:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
battre beat off
petit coup clip; tap; touch blow; buffer; bump; bumper; clout; jab; knock; nudge; punch; push; shove; slap; smack; small slap; thrust; wallop; whopper
robinet cock; faucet; tap stopcock
robinet à eau faucet; tap
tapage knocking on; tap clamor; clamour; din; fuss; hubbub; hullabaloo; hum; knocking on; movement; noise; racket; roar; rumor; rumour; sound; strapper; tapping on; tumult; tumultuousness; uproar; whopper
tape clip; tap; touch bang; blow; impact; knock; slap; smack; tag
toucher impact; sense of touch; sensory perception; tactile sense; touch
- dab; hydrant; pat; rap; spigot; strike; water faucet; water tap; wiretap
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
appuyer tap advise; agree; appoint; approve; back up; base; carry; carry along; co-operate; comfort; consider; dent; elect; impress; lean on; nominate; pinch; present; press; prop; prop up; propose; push in; recommend; rest on; shore; squeeze; suggest; support
battre knock; tap; tap at affect; bang; battle with; beat up; churn; clack; clapper; clatter; combat; concern; contest; drum; dust; fight; ground; hammer; hit; move; pound; quarrel; slap; smack; spike; stir; strike; thump; touch; whip
claquer knock; tap; tap at clack; clapper; clatter; fill in; fill up; flutter; quell; rattle; ruckle; slam; snap shut
cliquer (avec le stylet) tap
cliqueter knock; tap; tap at clack; clang; clapper; clatter; clink; flutter; jangle; jingle; rattle; rattling; ruckle; tinkle; tinkle away
cogner knock; tap; tap at bang; bang into; bump into; bump up against; collide; crash; hammer; hit; pound; punch; push; slap; smack; thump
craqueter knock; tap; tap at break; crack; crackle; snap; sputter
débiter la bière tap
effleurer glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon brush; graze; touch lightly
frapper knock; tap; tap at bang; bash someone; batter; beat; drum; ground; hammer; hit; pound; punch; push; slap; smack; smash; spike; strike; thump
frôler glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon stir; touch; touch lightly
heurter knock; tap; tap at annoy; bang; bang into; be annoying; brush against; bump against; bump into; bump up against; call; collide; collide with; crash; give offence; glance off; hammer; hit; ricochet off; ring; scandalise; scandalize; shock; slap; smack; thump; tinkle
marquer d'un point glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon mark; tick; tick off
mélanger glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon add to mixture; alloy; blend; blend with; huddle up; mix; stir; stir together; touch
taper knock; tap; tap at bang; bind; close; demarcate; drum; fence off; ground; hammer; hit; plug; pound; punch; push; put under seal; seal; shut; slap; smack; spike; stop up; thump; type; typewrite
taper sur knock; tap; tap at knock on; press on; tap on
toquer glance; just touch; knock; stir; tag; tap; tap at; tick; touch; touch upon
toucher glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon acquire; affect; be adjacent to; bear; begin; border; border on; cash; cause emotions; collect money; come by; commence; concern; earn; earn wages; feel; gain; get over; grope; hit; impress; influence; meet; move; obtain; procure; recover; regard; relate to; revive; set in motion; set up; start; start to; stir; strike; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; touch; undertake; verge on
toucher légèrement glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon churn; stir
toucher un moment glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon
toucher à peine à glance; just touch; stir; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon
vidanger tap
écouler tap drain; drain away; drain off; empty; flow out; void water
évacuer tap clean out; clear; clear out; discharge; disgorge; drain; empty; evacuate; expel; finish; make empty; pour out; remove; remove what is inside; take out
- beg; bug; exploit; intercept; knock; pink; rap; solicit; tapdance; tip; wiretap
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- flourish

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Related Definitions for "tap":

  1. a light touch or stroke1
  2. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information1
  3. a plug for a bunghole in a cask1
  4. a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads1
  5. a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)1
  6. a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask1
  7. the sound made by a gentle blow1
  8. a gentle blow1
  9. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently1
  10. draw from; make good use of1
  11. strike lightly1
    • He tapped me on the shoulder1
  12. cut a female screw thread with a tap1
  13. pierce in order to draw a liquid from1
    • tap a maple tree for its syrup1
    • tap a keg of beer1
  14. draw (liquor) from a tap1
    • tap beer in a bar1
  15. dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes1
  16. walk with a tapping sound1
  17. make light, repeated taps on a surface1
    • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently1
  18. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information1
    • The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy1
  19. draw from or dip into to get something1
    • tap one's memory1
    • tap a source of money1
  20. furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it1
    • tap a cask of wine1
  21. To touch an item once with the tablet pen and then lift the pen quickly.2
  22. To briefly press a UI element with your finger tip or stylus to perform an activity (such as choosing an action from a menu or opening an item).2

Wiktionary Translations for tap:

tap
noun
  1. spigot
  2. device to dispense liquid
  3. device to cut internal threads
  4. connection of a system to the main distribution
verb
  1. to access a resource or object
  2. to draw off liquid from a vessel
  3. to cut an internal screw thread
  4. (slang) to have sexual intercourse (with)
tap
verb
  1. Percer.
  2. Pénétrer sexuellement
  3. Jouer maladroitement du piano.
  4. trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose.
  5. (familier, fr) frapper, donner un ou plusieurs coups.
  6. (familier, fr) donner de petits coups à plusieurs reprises.
  7. arts|fr tailler, creuser en spirale une pièce de bois ou de métal, pour y pratiquer un pas de vis.
  8. mettre la main sur quelque chose.
noun
  1. Petit instrument avec lequel on perce un tonneau
  2. Pièce servant à retenir un fluide.
  3. Coup frappé au sol par un danseur de claquettes.
  4. Outil à tarauder

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
tap robinet HahnTechnik: eine mechanische Vorrichtung, mit der der Durchfluss von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen gesteuert werden kann
tap marche Stufe — meist einzelner Teil einer Treppe, der zum Höher- oder Tiefersteigen dient, Trittfläche
tap frapper klopfen — Periodische Bewegung, die ein rhythmisches Geräusch entfaltet.