plug

plug
plug [plʌg]
1. noun
   a. [of bath, basin] bonde f
• to pull out the plug enlever la bonde
• to pull the plug on (inf) [+ project] laisser tomber (inf)
   b. (electric) prise f (de courant)
   c. ( = spark plug) bougie f
   d. ( = publicity) (inf) coup m de pouce (publicitaire)
• to give sth/sb a plug donner un coup de pouce (publicitaire) à qch/qn
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = fill) [+ hole, crack] boucher ; [+ leak] colmater
• to plug the gap (figurative) combler les lacunes
   b. ( = publicize) (inf) (on one occasion) faire de la pub (inf) pour ; (repeatedly) matraquer (inf)
3. compounds
► plug-and-play adjective prêt à l'emploi
► plug-in adjective qui se branche sur le secteur
► plug away (inf) intransitive verb bosser (inf) (at doing sth pour faire qch)
• he was plugging away at his maths il bûchait (inf) ses maths► plug in
1. separable transitive verb
[+ lead, apparatus] brancher
2. intransitive verb
se brancher
• the TV plugs in over there la télé se branche là-bas
► plug into (inf) inseparable transitive verb
[+ computer system] se connecter sur ; [+ ideas] se brancher à l'écoute de (inf)
* * *
[plʌg] 1.
noun
1) Electricity (on appliance) prise f (de courant); (connecting device) (on computer, for phone) fiche f

to pull out the plug — débrancher la prise

to pull the plug on — (colloq) retirer son soutien à [scheme, project]

a mains plug — une prise secteur

2) (in bath, sink, barrel) bonde f

to pull out the plug — retirer la bonde

3) Construction (for screw) cheville f
4) (stopper) bonde f; (for leak) bouchon m; (for medical purpose) tampon m
5) Automobile (also spark plug) bougie f
6) (in advertising)

to give something a plug — faire de la publicité pour quelque chose

2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -gg-)
1) (block) colmater [leak] (with avec); boucher [hole] (with avec)
2) (colloq) (promote) faire de la publicité pour [book, show, product]
3) Electricity

to plug something into — brancher quelque chose à

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -gg-)

to plug into — se brancher à [TV, computer]; fig se mettre au courant de [public opinion, mood]

Phrasal Verbs:

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