- dip
- dipA n1 (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].
Big English-French dictionary. 2003.