tab

tab

A n

1 (on garment) (decorative) patte f ; (loop) attache f ; GB (on military uniform) écusson m ; GB (on shoelace) ferret m ;

2 (on can) languette f ;

3 (on files) onglet m ;

4 (for identification) étiquette f ;

5 Aviat (on wing etc) compensateur m ;

6 US (bill) note f, addition f ; to pick up the tab lit, fig payer la note ;

7 ○ (tablet) comprimé m ;

8 Comput (tabulator) tabulatrice f ;

9 (of word processor, typewriter) (device) tabulateur m ; (setting) marque f de tabulation ; to set tabs placer des marques de tabulation ;

10 Theat rideau m à l'italienne ;

11 ○ (cigarette) clope ○ mf.

B modif [character, key, stop] de tabulation.

C vtr (p prés etc -bb-)

1 (label) marquer [garment, file] ;

2 US (single out) désigner.

Idioms

to keep tabs on sb ○ tenir qn à l'œil ○ ; to keep tabs on sth ○ avoir l'œil sur qch.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.