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to tap
01
taper, tapoter
to hit someone or something gently, often with a few quick light blows
Transitive: to tap an object or surface
Exemples
The carpenter is tapping the wood to check for its quality.
Le charpentier tapote le bois pour vérifier sa qualité.
02
exploiter, puiser
to make use of or access a resource or source of information
Transitive: to tap into a resource
Exemples
She decided to tap into her colleague's expertise in graphic design to enhance the visual appeal of the project.
Elle a décidé de puiser dans l'expertise de son collègue en design graphique pour améliorer l'attrait visuel du projet.
03
mettre sur écoute, intercepter
to secretly intercept or monitor communication on a telephone or telegraph wire to obtain information
Transitive: to tap a communication channel
Exemples
During the investigation, intelligence agencies were suspected of tapping diplomatic communications.
Au cours de l'enquête, les agences de renseignement ont été soupçonnées d'avoir mis sur écoute les communications diplomatiques.
04
quémander, emprunter
to ask for or obtain something by begging or borrowing
Ditransitive: to tap sb for sth
Exemples
Sarah always knows how to tap her friends for good book recommendations.
Sarah sait toujours comment solliciter ses amis pour de bonnes recommandations de livres.
05
entailler, percer
to extract sap, often from maple trees, by making a hole in the trunk
Transitive: to tap a tree
Exemples
Some farmers tap birch trees to extract birch sap.
Certains agriculteurs entaillent les bouleaux pour extraire la sève de bouleau.
06
marcher en tapant légèrement, arpenter
to walk with a series of light, rhythmic, tapping sounds, usually produced by shoes with hard soles or heels hitting the ground
Intransitive
Exemples
With her high heels, she tapped across the polished marble floor of the grand lobby.
Avec ses talons hauts, elle tapota à travers le sol en marbre poli du grand hall.
07
taper, frapper légèrement
to lightly strike or hit a surface repeatedly, producing a series of short, sharp sounds
Transitive: to tap sth on a surface
Exemples
To get the cat 's attention, she started to tap her fingers on the tabletop.
Pour attirer l'attention du chat, elle a commencé à tapoter ses doigts sur le dessus de la table.
Tap
01
robinet, vanne
an object that controls the flow of liquid or gas from a container or pipe
Dialect
British
British
Exemples
The tap in the kitchen was dripping, wasting water.
Le robinet dans la cuisine gouttait, gaspillant de l'eau.
02
a light, soft knocking or striking noise
Exemples
The tap of the typewriter echoed in the quiet room.
03
a small or gentle contact, often repeated
Exemples
She felt a tap on her arm and turned around.
04
clandestine monitoring or listening in on a communication line
Exemples
Intelligence agents set up a tap to monitor communications.
05
a stopper used to control the flow of liquid from a barrel or container
Exemples
The beer flowed once the tap was removed.
06
a soft hit or strike, usually with the hand or a light object
Exemples
A tap on the shoulder signaled it was time to leave.
Arbre Lexical
taping
tapped
tapper
tap
