pap

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Translations

papnoun
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mièvreriePéjoratif ; chose sentimentale, fade ou sans substance.
The movie was criticized for being nothing more than sentimental pap.
Le film a été critiqué pour n’être rien d’autre qu’une mièvrerie sentimentale.
bouillieAlimentation molle, surtout pour les bébés ou les personnes malades.
The nurse prepared a bowl of pap for the elderly patient who had difficulty chewing solid food.
L’infirmière a préparé un bol de bouillie pour le patient âgé qui avait du mal à mâcher des aliments solides.
bouillie de maïsTerme courant en Afrique australe pour une préparation de maïs.
For breakfast, we had pap with a side of scrambled eggs and sausage.
Au petit-déjeuner, nous avons mangé de la bouillie de maïs avec des œufs brouillés et des saucisses.
frottisMédecine ; examen de dépistage du col de l’utérus, souvent appelé frottis de Papanicolaou.
She scheduled her annual pap to check for any abnormalities.
Elle a pris rendez-vous pour son frottis annuel afin de vérifier s’il y avait des anomalies.
papverb
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Past Simple
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Past Participle
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Gerund
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nourrirAvec une nourriture molle ou semi-liquide.
She would pap the baby with mashed bananas every morning.
Elle nourrissait le bébé avec des bananes écrasées chaque matin.
photographierEn parlant des paparazzi ; souvent de manière intrusive ou clandestine.
The actor was papped leaving the exclusive restaurant.
L’acteur a été photographié en sortant du restaurant exclusif.
papadjective
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Used attributively in compounds like "pap smear" or "pap test" to denote relation to the Papanicolaou screening.
cervicalMédecine ; relatif au frottis de dépistage du col de l’utérus.
The clinic offers pap screening for women over twenty-one.
La clinique propose un dépistage cervical aux femmes de plus de vingt et un ans.

Definitions

papnoun
A soft, semi-liquid food, often made by boiling grains or legumes, typically fed to infants or people who are ill.
The nurse prepared a bowl of pap for the elderly patient who had difficulty chewing solid food.
A type of maize porridge common in Southern Africa, often served as a staple food.
For breakfast, we had pap with a side of scrambled eggs and sausage.
Something that is considered to be bland, insipid, or lacking in substance.
The movie was criticized for being nothing more than sentimental pap.
A Papanicolaou test; a cervical screening procedure.
She scheduled her annual pap to check for any abnormalities.
papverb
To feed or nourish with soft or semi-liquid food.
She would pap the baby with mashed bananas every morning.
To photograph a famous person, especially secretly or intrusively, in the manner of paparazzi.
The actor was papped leaving the exclusive restaurant.
papadjective
Relating to or associated with a Papanicolaou test.
The clinic offers pap screening for women over twenty-one.