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crib

UK
/krɪb/
US
/krɪb/

Translations

cribnoun
cribs
pl
UK
/krɪb/
US
/krɪb/
lit à barreauxPour bébé ou jeune enfant.
The baby slept peacefully in her crib.
Le bébé dormait paisiblement dans son lit à barreaux.
antisècheFamilier, surtout dans le milieu scolaire.
She used a crib to help her understand the Latin passage.
Elle a utilisé une antisèche pour l’aider à comprendre le passage latin.
piauleFamilier, pour un logement ou un chez-soi.
After the concert everyone headed back to Mike's crib to hang out.
Après le concert, tout le monde est retourné à la piaule de Mike pour traîner.
mangeoirePour l’alimentation des animaux.
The farmer filled the crib with hay for the horses.
Le fermier a rempli la mangeoire de foin pour les chevaux.
Additional translations
talonDans le jeu de cribbage.
caissonTechnique, pour une structure de soutènement en construction ou en génie civil.
Synonyms
bed
infant bed
baby bed
cribbage
cot
cribverb
cribbed
Past Simple
cribbed
Past Participle
cribbing
Gerund
UK
/krɪb/
US
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restreindreSens figuré : limiter ou brider.
The new regulations cribbed the company's ability to expand its operations.
Les nouvelles réglementations ont restreint la capacité de l’entreprise à développer ses activités.
plagierCopier le travail d’autrui, souvent en cachette.
He was caught cribbing answers from his classmate during the exam.
Il a été surpris en train de plagier les réponses de son camarade pendant l’examen.
Synonyms
lift
plagiarize
imitate
duplicate
copy
cribadjective
Used attributively to qualify another noun, e.g. crib mattress, crib sheet.
de lit bébéPour les objets destinés au lit d’enfant.
We bought a crib mattress and matching crib sheets.
Nous avons acheté un matelas de lit bébé et des draps assortis pour lit bébé.
Synonyms
plagiarized
copied
stolen
cribbed
unauthorized
bootleg
pirated
lifted
borrowed

Definitions

cribnoun
A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.
The baby slept peacefully in her crib.
A barred container or rack for animal feed; a manger.
The farmer filled the crib with hay for the horses.
Slang: a person's home or dwelling, regardless of size or grandeur.
After the concert everyone headed back to Mike's crib to hang out.
A translation of a text for use by students, especially in a surreptitious way.
She used a crib to help her understand the Latin passage.
The extra hand of cards set aside for the dealer and later scored in the game of cribbage; by extension, cribbage itself (informal).
She counted eight points in the crib and won the game.
A sturdy framework of logs or timbers used as a support in construction, mining, or engineering.
The workers built a crib of heavy timbers to shore up the tunnel walls.
cribverb
To copy or plagiarize from another's work, especially surreptitiously.
He was caught cribbing answers from his classmate during the exam.
To confine or restrict, as if in a crib.
The new regulations cribbed the company's ability to expand its operations.
(Of a horse) to bite a solid object and suck in air, a habit known as wind-sucking.
The mare began to crib on the fence rail whenever she was left alone.
cribadjective
Designed for or relating to a baby's crib or to a crib (cheat sheet).
We bought a crib mattress and matching crib sheets.
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