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seal

1. noun
   1. Zool phoque m;
   2. (stamp) sceau m;
   3. (on container) plomb m;
      (on package, letter) cachet m;
      (on door) scellés mpl.

2. transitive verb
   1. cacheter (document);
   2. fermer, cacheter (envelope);
   3. fermer [qch] hermétiquement (jar, tin);
      rendre [qch] étanche (window frame);
   4. sceller (alliance, friendship) (with par);
      to ~ sb's fate décider du sort de qn.

seal off

isoler (ward);
boucler (area, building);
barrer (street).

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'seal' found in these entries:

English:

baby - break - fin - pup - washer - watertight - wax

French:

cachet - cacheter - colmater - condamner - graisse - imprimer - joint - nageoire - otarie - phoque - porter - sceau - scellé - sceller

seal: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
seal	n	(animal)	phoque nm
Seals mainly eat fish.
Les phoques se nourrissent majoritairement de poisson.
seal	n	(closure)	joint nm
The seal on the pipe had gone bad and the pipe was now leaking water.
Le joint sur le tuyau était détérioré et le tuyau fuyait.
seal	vtr	(leak)	reboucher vtr ⇒
We sealed the leak so the tube could hold air again.
Nous avons rebouché la fuite afin que le tube puisse à nouveau contenir de l'air.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
seal	n	(embossed emblem)	sceau nm
The letter had a wax seal on it.
La lettre portait un sceau de cire.
seal	n	(sticker)	traduction non disponible
The seal was nothing more than a little sticker. I thought it would be fancier.
seal	n	(impression from a stamp)	impression nf
The red seal that the stamp marked was elaborate.
L'impression en rouge de ce tampon était très belle.
seal	n	(fur or skin of a seal)	phoque nm
Is this coat really made of seal?
Est-ce que ce manteau est réellement en phoque ?
seal	vtr	(assure, confirm) accord, alliance	sceller vtr ⇒
The extra knives sealed the deal.
* Ils scellèrent leur alliance en buvant du champagne.
seal	vtr	(make watertight)	boucher vtr ⇒
The new layer of concrete sealed all the leaks.
La nouvelle couche de béton a bouché toutes les fuites.
seal	vtr	(fasten securely)	sceller, fermer vtr ⇒ ⇒
Lick the envelope to seal it.
Lèche l'enveloppe pour la sceller (or: la fermer).
seal	vtr	(apply a seal: stamp)	frapper du sceau de vtr
The king sealed the order with his ring.
Le roi frappa l'ordre de son sceau avec sa bague.
seal	vtr	(hunt seals) chasse	chasser le phoque vtr
I think they have resumed sealing in Canada.
Je crois qu'il est de nouveau autorisé de chasser le phoque au Canada.
seal	vtr	figurative (fate, destiny) figuré	sceller vtr ⇒
His fate was sealed when the detective found the gun he used.
Son destin fut scellé lorsque le policier trouva l'arme qu'il avait utilisée.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
baby seal			bébé phoque
break the seal		v	rompre le sceau
common seal (Zoology)		nm	phoque commun (Zoologie)
elephant seal		nm	éléphant de mer
great seal			grand sceau
harbor seal (Zoology) (US)		nm	phoque commun (Zoologie)
privy seal			le Petit Sceau
Solomon's seal		nm	sceau de Salomon
seal coat			enduit de scellement (construction aéronautique)
seal coat		nf	couche d'étanchéité (route)
seal coat		nf	couche d'imprégnation (peinture)
seal of approval		nm	label
seal off		v tr	boucler (zone immeuble)
seal off		v tr	barrer (rue etc.)
seal off		v tr	isoler (boucher)
seal oil			huile de phoque
seal point			point de scellement
seal ring		nf	chevalière (bague sur lequel sont gravées des initiales, armoires.)
seal up		v	sceller ⇒
seal with lead		v	plomber ⇒
sign and seal		n	signature et cachet
water-seal		nm	joint hydraulique
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