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putty

UK
/ˈpʌti/
US
/ˈpʌti/

Translations

puttynoun
putties
pl
masticAu sens de produit de rebouchage et d’étanchéité.
The carpenter used putty to fill the gaps around the window frame.
Le charpentier a utilisé du mastic pour combler les interstices autour du cadre de la fenêtre.
pâte à modelerAu sens de matière malléable pour le jeu ou le modelage.
The children enjoyed shaping animals out of colorful putty during art class.
Les enfants ont aimé façonner des animaux en pâte à modeler colorée pendant le cours d’arts plastiques.
Additional translations
pantinAu sens figuré, pour une personne facilement influençable ou manipulable.
Synonyms
filler
compound
sealant
paste
mastic
puttyverb
puttied
Past Simple
puttied
Past Participle
puttying
Gerund
UK
/ˈpʌti/
US
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mastiquerSens de bâtiment et bricolage.
He puttied the cracks in the window frame before painting it.
Il a mastiqué les fissures du cadre de la fenêtre avant de le peindre.
Synonyms
seal
repair
patch
mend
fill
puttyadjective
puttier
Comp.
puttiest
Super.
UK
/ˈpʌti/
US
/ˈpʌti/
Used chiefly of colour: a pale yellowish-brown shade resembling glazing putty.
de masticPour ce qui est lié au mastic de vitrier ou utilisé avec lui.
He bought a putty knife and scraper for the window project.
Il a acheté un couteau de mastic et un grattoir pour le chantier des fenêtres.
masticPour une couleur brun jaunâtre pâle rappelant le mastic.
He chose a putty paint for the study walls.
Il a choisi une peinture mastic pour les murs du bureau.
Synonyms
soft
yielding
pliant
impressionable
docile
manageable
compliant
tractable
plastic
moldable
pliable
malleable

Definitions

puttynoun
A soft, malleable substance used to seal glass panes into window frames and fill small gaps in woodwork.
The carpenter used putty to fill the gaps around the window frame.
A soft, pliable modeling material, often used by children for play or by artists for sculpting.
The children enjoyed shaping animals out of colorful putty during art class.
A person or thing that is easily influenced, shaped, or controlled.
She was putty in his hands, agreeing to every suggestion he made.
puttyverb
To fill or cover a surface or gap with putty, a soft, malleable material, to make it smooth or seal it.
He puttied the cracks in the window frame before painting it.
puttyadjective
Of a pale yellowish-brown colour similar to glazing putty.
He chose a putty paint for the study walls.
Relating to or used with glazing putty.
He bought a putty knife and scraper for the window project.
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