patch

patch
patch [pæt∫]
1. noun
   a. (for clothes) pièce f ; (for inner tube) rustine ® f ; (over eye) cache m ; (nicotine, HRT) patch m
   b. [of colour] tache f ; [of sky] coin m ; [of land] parcelle f ; [of vegetables] carré m ; [of ice] plaque f ; [of water] flaque f
• a damp patch une tache d'humidité
• he's got a bald patch il a le crâne un peu dégarni
• a bad patch un moment difficile
• to hit a bad patch entrer dans une mauvaise passe
• it isn't a patch on ... ça ne soutient pas la comparaison avec ...
• he's not a patch on our old boss (inf) il est loin de valoir notre ancien patron
   c. (for program) correction f (de programme)
   d. (British) [of policeman, social worker] (inf) secteur m
2. transitive verb
[+ clothes] rapiécer ; [+ tyre] réparer
3. compounds
► patch test noun (Medicine) test m cutané
► patch up separable transitive verb
[+ clothes] rapiécer ; [+ injured person] (inf) rafistoler (inf)
• they soon patched up their differences ils se sont vite rabibochés (inf)
* * *
[pætʃ] 1.
noun (pl patches)
1) (in clothes) pièce f; (on tyre, airbed) rustine® f; (on eye) bandeau m
2) (small area) (of snow, ice) plaque f; (of colour, damp, rust, sunlight) tache f; (of fog) nappe f; (of oil) flaque f; (of blue sky) coin m

in patches — par endroits

3) (area of ground) gen zone f; (for planting) carré m

a patch of grass — un coin d'herbe

4) GB (colloq) (territory) (of gangster, salesman) territoire m; (of policeman, official) secteur m
5) (colloq) (period) période f
2.
transitive verb
1) rapiécer [hole, trousers]; réparer [tyre]
2) Computing corriger
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Phrasal Verbs:
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the film isn't a patch on the book — le film est loin de valoir le livre


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