| 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. |
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| 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) | marque nf |
| The red seal that the stamp marked was elaborate. |
| Ce tampon faisait une marque pleine de détails et d'ornements. |
| 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 le champagne. |
| seal | vtr | (make watertight) | boucher⇒ vtr |
| The new layer of concrete sealed all the leaks. |
| La nouvelle couche de béton boucha toutes les fuites. |
| seal | vtr | (fasten securely) fermer | sceller⇒ vtr |
| Lick the envelope to seal it. |
| Lèche l'enveloppe pour la sceller. |
| 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) | 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 | (open the seal on a document) | briser le sceau v |
| If you break the seal on a software package, you can no longer return it to the store. |
| common seal | | (Zoology) Zoologie | phoque commun nm |
| elephant seal | | | éléphant de mer nm |
| great seal | | | grand sceau |
| harbor seal | | US (Zoology) Zoologie | phoque commun nm |
| harbour seal, US: harbor seal | n | (variety of sea mammal) | phoque commun nm |
| She no longer enjoyed watching the annual slaughter of harbor seals. |
| Harp seal | n | (furry Arctic mammal) | phoque du Groenland nm |
| privy seal | | | le Petit Sceau |
| protective seal | n | (airtight closure) | fermeture hermétique nf |
| school seal | n | (emblem of an educational institution) | emblème d'une école nm |
| | | écusson de l'école nm |
| seal coat | | construction aéronautique | enduit de scellement |
| seal coat | | route | couche d'étanchéité nf |
| seal coat | | peinture | couche d'imprégnation nf |
| seal of approval | n | literal (royal stamp of endorsement) | sceau royal nm |
| He put his seal of approval on the Great Charter. |
| seal of approval | n | figurative (praise) fig | bénédiction nf |
| Her new boyfriend has a good job in the City and so he has her parents' seal of approval. |
| Elle a emménagé chez lui avec la bénédiction de ses parents, qui trouvent le jeune homme à leur goût. |
| | | approbation nf |
| | | consentement nm |
| seal of office | n | (official stamp) | cachet officiel nm |
| seal off | vtr | (isolate, cordon off) | boucler⇒ vtr |
| The scene of the road traffic accident has been sealed off by the police. |
| La zone de l'accident a été bouclée par la police. |
| | | interdire l'accès à qch, interdire qch d'accès loc v |
| | | barrer⇒ vtr |
| La police a barré la route. |
| seal oil | | | huile de phoque |
| seal point | | | point de scellement |
| seal ring | | bague sur lequel sont gravées des initiales, armoires. | chevalière nf |
| seal the deal | v | informal (make an agreement official) | conclure une affaire⇒ vtr |
| | | sceller un accord vtr |
| seal up | vtr | (make water- or air-tight) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| When making preserves it is important to seal up the jars to prevent air getting in and contaminating the fruit. |
| | | fermer hermétiquement vtr |
| seal up | vtr | (enclose, shut away) | sceller⇒ vtr |
| The ancient Egyptians sealed up the tombs of the Pharoahs along with the goods they would need in the next world. |
| Les pilleurs ont forcé le tombeau scellé du pharaon. |
| | | enfermer⇒ vtr |
| seal with lead | | | plomber v |
| sign and seal | | | signature et cachet n |
| Solomon's seal | | | sceau de Salomon nm |
| water-seal | | | joint hydraulique nm |
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