- patch
- patch [pæt∫]1. nouna. (for clothes) pièce f ; (for inner tube) rustine ® f ; (over eye) cache m ; (nicotine, HRT) patch mb. [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 patronc. (for program) correction f (de programme)d. (British) [of policeman, social worker] (inf) secteur m2. transitive verb[+ clothes] rapiécer ; [+ tyre] réparer3. 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 m2) (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 ma patch of grass — un coin d'herbe
4) GB (colloq) (territory) (of gangster, salesman) territoire m; (of policeman, official) secteur m5) (colloq) (period) période f2.transitive verb1) rapiécer [hole, trousers]; réparer [tyre]2) Computing corriger•Phrasal Verbs:- patch up••the film isn't a patch on the book — le film est loin de valoir le livre
English-French dictionary. 2013.