stamp

stamp
stamp
A n
1 Post timbre m ; a 46-cent stamp un timbre à 46 centimes ; first/second-class stamp timbre tarif rapide/lent ; postage stamp timbre-poste m ; ‘no stamp needed’ ‘ne pas affranchir’ ;
2 (token) (for free gift) vignette f, timbre m ; (towards bill, TV licence) bon m ;
3 (marking device) (made of rubber) tampon m ; (made of metal) cachet m ; (for marking metals) étampe f ; (for marking gold) poinçon m ; date stamp timbre m dateur ; to give sth one's stamp of approval fig donner son accord à qch ;
4 fig (hallmark) marque f ; to bear the stamp of avoir la marque de [person, artist] ; to set one's stamp on imposer sa marque sur [play, company, era] ;
5 (calibre) trempe f ; men of his stamp des hommes de sa trempe ;
6 (sound of feet) piétinement m ; the stamp of the horse's hooves le bruit des sabots des chevaux ; with a stamp of her foot en tapant du pied ;
7 †GB (contribution) cotisation f à la sécurité sociale.
B modif [album, collection] de timbres.
C vtr
1 (mark) apposer [qch] au tampon [date, name, number] (on sur) ; tamponner [card, ticket, library book] ; marquer [goods, boxes] ; viser [document, ledger, passport] ; to be stamped with the official seal être visé avec le sceau officiel ; to be stamped ‘confidential’ porter la mention ‘confidentiel’ ; to stamp a book with the date marquer la date dans un livre ; to stamp one's authority/personality on imprimer son autorité/sa personnalité sur [project, enterprise, match] ;
2 (with foot) to stamp one's foot (in anger) frapper ou taper du pied ; to stamp one's feet (rhythmically) taper des pieds ; (for warmth) battre la semelle ; to stamp sth flat tasser qch ; to stamp sth into the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol du pied ;
3 Post affranchir [envelope].
D vi
1 (thump foot) [person] taper du pied ; [horse] piaffer ; to stamp on écraser (du pied) [toy, foot] ; écraser [brakes] ; to stamp the mud off one's boots ôter la boue de ses bottes en tapant des pieds ;
2 (walk heavily) marcher en tapant des pieds ; to stamp into/out of sth entrer dans/sortir de qch en tapant des pieds ;
3 (crush) to stamp on lit piétiner [soil, ground] ; fig écarter [idea, suggestion].
Phrasal verb
■ stamp out :
▶ stamp out [sth], stamp [sth] out
1 (put out) éteindre [qch] en piétinant [fire, flames] ;
2 (crush) éradiquer [cholera, disease] ; réprimer [terrorism, fraud] ; écraser [uprising] ; supprimer [crime] ;
3 (cut out) découper [qch] à la presse [component].

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