Enter the word for search

padding

/ˈpædɪŋ/

padding around

padding down

padding out

padding over

paddingnoun

paddings

Translations

garnissagePour l’action d’ajouter de la matière ou du volume à un objet.

The padding of the seat cushions took hours.

Le garnissage des coussins du siège a pris des heures.

rembourrage

The padding in the helmet helps protect the player's head during impact.

Le rembourrage du casque aide à protéger la tête du joueur lors de l'impact.

remplissageAu sens de texte ou de discours ajouté inutilement.

The essay was full of padding, making it longer but not more informative.

La dissertation était pleine de remplissage, ce qui la rendait plus longue sans la rendre plus informative.

bourrageEn informatique et en cryptographie.

The message is followed by padding to make its length a multiple of sixteen bytes.

Le message est suivi d'un bourrage pour que sa longueur soit un multiple de seize octets.

Definitions

Soft material used to cushion or protect something.

The padding in the helmet helps protect the player's head during impact.

Unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing.

The essay was full of padding, making it longer but not more informative.

The act or process of filling or expanding something by adding extra material.

The padding of the seat cushions took hours.

Extra bytes or characters added to data to achieve a required length or alignment, especially in computing or cryptography.

The message is followed by padding to make its length a multiple of sixteen bytes.

Synonyms

padding material

paddingadjective

/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning 'relating to or serving as padding'.

Translations

de rembourrage

Padding material was added to reduce vibration.

Un matériau de rembourrage a été ajouté pour réduire les vibrations.

Additional translations

de bourrageEn informatique et en cryptographie.

Definitions

Relating to or serving as padding; used to fill, cushion, or adjust length.

Padding material was added to reduce vibration.

Synonyms

padverb

padding

ing-form

padded

Past Simple

padded

Past Participle

padding

ing-form

/pæd/

Translations

rembourrerAjouter ou appliquer un rembourrage pour rendre plus confortable ou protéger.

She padded the box with bubble wrap to protect the fragile items during shipping.

Elle a rembourré la boîte avec du papier à bulles pour protéger les objets fragiles pendant l’expédition.

marcher à pas feutrésMarcher silencieusement, souvent pieds nus ou avec beaucoup de discrétion.

He padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.

Il a marché à pas feutrés à travers la pièce pour éviter de réveiller le bébé.

allonger artificiellementAjouter du contenu inutile pour faire paraître le texte plus long ou plus substantiel.

The student padded his essay with extra words to meet the required word count.

L’étudiant a allongé artificiellement sa dissertation avec des mots supplémentaires pour atteindre le nombre de mots exigé.

Additional translations

gonflerFamilier, dans le sens d’ajouter du superflu.

garnirAvec l’idée d’ajouter une matière de protection ou de confort.

Definitions

To fill or cover something with soft material to make it more comfortable or to protect it.

She padded the box with bubble wrap to protect the fragile items during shipping.

To walk quietly or softly, often with bare feet.

He padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.

To add unnecessary material to something, especially to make it seem longer or more substantial.

The student padded his essay with extra words to meet the required word count.

Synonyms

padnoun

Definitions

A piece of soft material used to protect or cushion.

She placed a pad under the vase to prevent it from scratching the table.

A number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge, used for writing or drawing.

He jotted down the notes on his writing pad during the meeting.

A flat surface or area, often used for a specific purpose, such as a launch pad for rockets.

The rocket stood tall on the launch pad, ready for its mission to space.

A small, often temporary, living space or apartment.

He invited his friends over to his new pad for a housewarming party.

A protective covering worn by athletes to prevent injury.

The football player wore shoulder pads to protect himself during the game.

The fleshy underside of the foot of an animal or human.

Ice can damage a dog's pads if it stays out too long in the snow.

padadjective

Definitions

Serving as or relating to a pad; providing cushioning or protection.

Pad inserts are available to make the helmet more comfortable.

padpast participle

Definitions

Provided with or filled with padding; cushioned.

She wore a padded jacket to keep warm in the cold weather.