tamponner

tamponner [tɑ̃pɔne]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = essuyer) to dab ; [+ plaie] to swab ; [+ front] to mop

   b. ( = heurter) to crash into

   c. (avec un timbre) to stamp

2. reflexive verb

► se tamponner

   a. ( = s'essuyer) [+ yeux] to dab ; [+ front] to mop

• se tamponner le visage avec un coton to dab one's face with a piece of cotton wool

   b. ( = se heurter) (accident) to crash into each other ; (exprès) to ram each other

• je m'en tamponne (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)

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tɑ̃pɔne

verbe transitif

1) (éponger) to swab [plaie]; to mop [front]

2) (timbrer) to stamp [document]

3) (heurter) to crash into [véhicule]

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tɑ̃pɔne vt

1) [timbres] to stamp

2) (= heurter) to crash into, to ram into

3) [visage] to dab

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tamponner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (éponger) to swab [plaie]; to mop [front]; (pour vernir) to dab [surface, meuble]; to dab at [ecchymose];

2 (timbrer) to stamp [document];

3 (heurter) to crash into [véhicule];

4 Chimie to buffer [solution];

5 Constr tamponner un mur to insert a plug in a hole in a wall.

B se tamponner vpr (se heurter) [véhicules] to crash; ⇒ coquillard.

[tɑ̃pɔne] verbe transitif

1. [document, passeport] to stamp

[lettre timbrée] to postmark

2. [télescoper] to collide with (inseparable), to hit, to bump into (inseparable)

[violemment] to crash into (inseparable)

3. [sécher - front, lèvres, yeux] to dab (at)

4. [enduire - meuble] to dab

5. CHIMIE to buffer

6. CONSTRUCTION [mur] to plug

7. MÉDECINE [plaie] to tampon

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se tamponner verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to collide, to bump into one another

ils se sont tamponnés they collided

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se tamponner verbe pronominal

(très familier) (emploi réfléchi)

je m'en tamponne (le coquillard)! I don't give a damn!