tap

tap
tap [tæp]
1. noun
   a. (British) (for water) robinet m
• the hot/cold tap le robinet d'eau chaude/froide
► on tap
• ale on tap bière f (à la) pression
• a wealth of information on tap une mine d'informations à votre disposition
   b. ( = knock) petit coup m
• there was a tap at the door on a frappé doucement à la porte
   c. also tap-dancing claquettes fpl
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ telephone] mettre sur écoute
• to tap sb's phone mettre qn sur écoute
   b. [+ resources, supplies] exploiter
• to tap sb for money (inf) taper (inf) qn
• to tap sb for £10 (inf) taper (inf) qn de 10 livres
   c. ( = knock) taper (doucement) ; (repeatedly) tapoter
• to tap one's foot taper du pied
3. intransitive verb
taper (doucement) ; (repeatedly) tapoter
• to tap at the door frapper doucement à la porte
4. compounds
► tap dance noun claquettes fpl
► tap-dance intransitive verb faire des claquettes
► tap-dancer noun danseur m, -euse f de claquettes
► tap-dancing noun claquettes fpl
► tap water noun eau f du robinet
► tap into inseparable transitive verb
( = gain access to) accéder à ; ( = exploit) exploiter
* * *
[tæp] 1.
noun
1) (for water, gas) robinet m

the cold/hot tap — le robinet d'eau froide/chaude

to turn the tap on/off — ouvrir/fermer le robinet

on tap — [beer] pression inv; [wine] en fût; fig disponible

2) (blow) petit coup m

he felt a tap on his shoulder — il a senti une tape sur son épaule

she heard a tap at the door — elle a entendu frapper à la porte

to give something a tap — donner un petit coup à quelque chose

3) (listening device)

to put a tap on a phone — mettre un téléphone sur écoute

2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -pp-)
1) (knock) [person] taper (doucement); (repeatedly) tapoter

to tap a rhythm — battre la mesure

2) (install listening device) mettre [quelque chose] sur écoute [telephone]
3) (extract contents) mettre en perce [barrel]; inciser [rubber tree]; exploiter [resources, energy]

to tap somebody for money — (colloq) taper (colloq) quelqu'un

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -pp-) [person, finger, foot] taper
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