plug

plug
plug
A n
1 Elec (on appliance) prise f (de courant) ; to pull out the plug débrancher la prise ; to be fitted with a plug avoir une prise ; to pull the plug on retirer son soutien à [scheme, project] ; to pull the plug on sb Med débrancher le système de survie de qn ; US fig trahir qn ;
2 Audio, Comput, Electron (connecting device) fiche f ;
3 Elec (socket) prise f (de courant) ; a mains plug une prise secteur ;
4 (in bath, sink) bonde f ; to pull out the plug retirer la bonde ;
5 Constr (for screw) cheville f ;
6 (stopper) (in barrel) bonde f ; (for leak) bouchon m ; (for medical purpose) tampon m ;
7 Aut (in engine) (also spark plug) bougie f ;
8 (for chewing) a plug of tobacco une chique de tabac ;
9 Advertg, Radio, TV (mention) pub f, publicité f (for pour) ; to give sth a plug, put in a plug for sth faire de la pub or publicité pour qch ;
10 US (fire hydrant) bouche f d'incendie ;
11 Geol (also volcanic plug) culot m.
B vtr (p prés etc -gg-)
1 (block) colmater [leak] (with avec) ; boucher [hole] (with avec) ; to plug a gap lit boucher un trou ; fig combler une lacune ; she plugged a hole in my tooth elle m'a rebouché une dent ; to plug one's ears se boucher le oreilles ;
2 Advertg, Radio, TV (promote) faire de la pub or publicité pour [book, show, product] ; to plug one's record on a programme faire de la pub pour son disque au cours d'une émission ;
3 Elec (insert) to plug sth into brancher qch à [socket] ; connecter qch à [amplifier, computer] ;
4 US (shoot) abattre, flinguer .
C vi (p prés etc -gg-) to plug into (be compatible with) se connecter à [TV, computer] ; they have plugged into the national mood journ ils sont au courant de l'état d'esprit général.
Phrasal verbs
plug away s'acharner (at sur) ; he's plugging away at his Latin il bûche son latin.
plug in :
se brancher ;
plug [sth] in, plug in [sth] brancher [appliance].
plug up :
plug up [sth], plug [sth] up boucher [hole, gap] (with avec).

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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