joint

joint
joint, e [ʒwɛ̃, ʒwɛ̃t]
past participle of joindre
1. masculine noun
   a. ( = assemblage, articulation) joint ; ( = ligne de jonction) join
   b. (Drugs) joint (inf)
• se faire un joint to roll a joint (inf)
2. compounds
► joint d'étanchéité seal
► joint de robinet washer
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ʒwɛ̃
nom masculin Technologie (de planches, fenêtres) joint; (de robinet) washer; (de tuyauterie) seal; (de carrelage, briques) joint
Phrasal Verbs:
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ʒwɛ̃, ʒwɛ̃t joint, -e
1. pp
See:
2. adj
(document) enclosed, (fichier) attached

joint à [lettre, paquet] — enclosed with, [fichier] attached to

pièce jointe — enclosure

fichier joint — attachment

3. nm
1) (articulation, assemblage) joint
2) (séparant deux éléments collés ou assemblés) join
3) [ciment, mortier] pointing no pl
4) * [haschisch] joint
5) (autres locutions)

chercher le joint fig — to look for the answer

trouver le joint fig — to come up with the answer

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joint nm
1 Constr, Tech (de planches, meubles, fenêtres) joint; (de robinet) washer; (de tuyauterie) seal; (de carrelage, briques) joint;
2 Aut joint;
3 Anat joint;
4 ○(cigarette de drogue) joint○.
Composés
joint de cardan Aut cardan joint; joint de culasse Aut cylinder head gasket; joint de dilatation expansion joint; joint d'étanchéité seal.
Idiomes
peux-tu me prêter un peu d'argent pour faire le joint○ (jusqu'en septembre) could you lend me some money to tide me over (till September); chercher/trouver le joint○ to look for/to find the answer.
(féminin jointe) [ʒwɛ̃, ɛ̃t] adjectif
1. [rapproché]
agenouillé, les mains jointes kneeling with his hands (clasped) together
2. [attaché]
planches mal/solidement jointes loose-/tight-fitting boards
{{ind}}joint nom masculin
1. CONSTRUCTION & MENUISERIE [garniture d'étanchéité] joint
[ligne d'assemblage] join
les joints d'un mur the jointing ou pointing of a wall
2. MÉCANIQUE [ligne d'assemblage] joint
joint de cardan universal joint
joint de culasse AUTOMOBILE (cylinder) head gasket
joint (d'étanchéité) gasket, seal
3. RAIL (rail) joint
4. [de robinet] washer
5. GÉOLOGIE joint
6. (familier) [moyen]
il cherche un joint pour payer moins d'impôts he's trying to find a clever way of paying less tax
7. (familier) [drogue] joint

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