| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| bed pad | | | alaise nf |
| brake pad | | de disque de frein | garniture nf |
| crash pad | n | (safety mattress, foam mat) gymnastique | matelas de chute, matelas de réception nm |
| crash pad | n | US: slang (place to sleep or live temporarily ) fam | endroit où crécher nm |
| My cousin lives two blocks from here, we can use his place as a crash pad. |
| elbow pad | n | (protective cover for the elbow joint) | protège-coude nm |
| Skateboarders are advised to wear elbow pads to protect themselves in case of accident. |
| head pad | n | (cushioned headrest) | appuie-tête nm |
| Il s'est acheté un appuie-tête gonflable pour le bain. |
| heating pad | n | (heated compress for pain relief) | compresse chauffante nf |
| | pour chauffer les mains | chaufferette nf |
| helicopter pad | n | (landing area for a helicopter) | héliport nm |
| Helicopter pads are usually labelled with a big H. |
| L'équipe des urgences attendaient près de l'héliport de l'hôpital. |
| hot pad | n | (heated compress for pain relief) | coussin chauffant nm |
| | | compresse chauffante nf |
| | | compresse chaude nf |
| ink pad | | | tampon encreur nm |
| knee pad | n | (sport: protective soft covering for the knee) | genouillère nf |
| Remember to wear knee pads when you play hockey. |
| Les genouillères sont indispensables pour pratiquer le hockey. |
| landing pad | | | plate-forme d'atterrissage |
| launch pad | n | literal (platform for launching a spacecraft) | rampe de lancement nf |
| The Space Shuttle is on the launch pad and the countdown to blast off has begun. |
| La navette spatiale est sur la rampe de lancement et le compte à rebours a commencé. |
| launch pad | n | figurative (starting point) fig | tremplin nm |
| He used his six months working as a kitchen assistant as a launch pad to his career as a chef. |
| Les six mois de stage en cuisine lui ont servi de tremplin pour se lancer à son compte dans la restauration. |
| | | rampe de lancement nf |
| Ces six mois en tant que marmiton ont été la rampe de lancement de sa carrière de chef. |
| launching pad | n | figurative (starting point) fig | tremplin nm |
| Winning a writing competition was the launching pad for her career as a successful author. |
| Obtenir un prix littéraire fut le véritable tremplin de sa carrière d'écrivain. |
| lily pad | n | (leaf of a water lily plant) | nénuphar nf |
| The frog sat on a lily pad in the pond, waiting for a passing fly. |
| La grenouille patientait sur un nénuphar, dans l'attente d'une quelconque libellule. |
| | | feuille de nymphéa nf |
| Un amphibien du genre Rana patientait sur une feuille de nymphéa, dans l'attente d'un odonatoptère. |
| loofah pad | n | (type of vegetable sponge) | éponge végétale nf |
| Use a loofah pad in the shower to slough off dead skin. |
| | | louffa, luffa, loofa nm |
| mattress pad | n | (padded overlay for a bed) | sur-matelas nm |
| If your mattress is not comfortable you can put a mattress pad on top of it. |
| Si ton matelas n'est pas confortable, tu peux ajouter un sur-matelas. |
| maxi pad | n | (sanitary towel for heavy flow) | serviette hygiénique ultra-absorbante nf |
| | | serviette (hygiénique, périodique) maxi nf |
| mouse pad | n | (rubber surface for computer mouse) | tapis de souris nm |
| J'ai vraiment besoin d'un tapis de souris. |
| note pad | | | bloc-notes nm |
| pad out | vtr | figurative, informal (make fuller) | étoffer⇒ vtr |
| pad out | vtr | (writing: add words to make longer) fig | étoffer⇒ vtr |
| Il faudrait étoffer ton discours, il est un peu bref et je ne suis pas sûr qu'on comprenne bien le propos. |
| | péj | faire du remplissage v |
| | fig, habituellement péj | enjoliver⇒ vtr |
| pad sth with sth | vi | (cushion or stuff sth with sth) | rembourrer⇒ vtr |
| Il faudrait rembourrer ce fauteuil ; il est tout avachi. |
| | | garnir⇒ vtr |
| La plume d'oie s'utilise pour garnir les duvets, couettes et oreillers. |
| | | matelasser⇒ vtr |
| pad sth with sth | v | (writing: add sth unnecessary ) | truffer qch de vtr |
| Dimitri a truffé son discours de remerciements superflus. |
| saddle pad | | | coussin de selle |
| scratch pad | n | US (wad of paper for scribbling notes) | bloc-notes nm |
| I keep a scratch pad by the phone so I can jot down who called. |
| scratch-pad | | | bloc-notes nm |
| shin pad | | | protège-tibia |
| shoulder pad | n | (clothing: insert in shoulder) | épaulette nf |
| It looks like one shoulder pad is missing from the jacket. |
| Il portait un zoot suit avec des épaulettes. |
| shoulder pad | n | (sport: protective accessory) | épaulière nf |
| The football player forgot to bring his shoulder pads. |
| J'ai trouvé de super épaulières d'occasion. |
| writing pad | | | bloc-notes nm |
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