dip

dip
dip
A n
1 (bathe) trempette f ; to go for ou have a quick dip faire trempette ;
2 (hollow) (in ground, road) déclivité f ;
3 (downward movement) (of plane, head) inclinaison f ;
4 fig (in prices, rate, sales) (mouvement m de) baisse f (in dans) ;
5 Culin sauce f froide (pour crudités) ;
6 Agric (also sheep dip) bain m parasiticide ;
7 Geol (of stratum) pendage m ;
8 Phys (also angle of dip, magnetic dip) inclinaison f magnétique.
B vtr (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (put partially) tremper [finger, toe, stick, brush] (in, into dans) ;
2 (immerse) plonger [garment] (in, into dans) ; tremper [food] (in, into dans) ; Agric baigner [sheep] ;
3 (bend) to dip one's head/knee plier la tête/le genou ;
4 GB Aut to dip one's headlights baisser les phares ; dipped headlights codes mpl, feux mpl de croisement ; to drive with dipped headlights rouler en code ;
5 Tech (galvanize) tremper [metal].
C vi (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (move downwards) [bird, plane] piquer ; to dip below the horizon [sun] disparaître derrière l'horizon ;
2 (slope downwards) [land, field, road] être en pente ;
3 fig (decrease) [price, value, exchange rate] descendre, baisser ; [speed, rate] descendre ;
4 (put hand) to dip into one's bag for sth chercher qch dans son sac ; fig to dip into the till/one's savings for sth puiser dans la caisse/ses économies pour qch ;
5 (read a little) to dip into parcourir [book, report].

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