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tamping

/ˈtæmpɪŋ/

tamping down

Translations

tampingnoun

tampings

tasseurOutil servant à tasser ou compacter une matière.

He used a tamping rod to ensure the concrete was evenly distributed in the mold.

Il a utilisé un tasseur pour s’assurer que le béton était réparti uniformément dans le moule.

tassage

The gardener was busy with the tamping of soil around the newly planted tree.

Le jardinier était occupé au tassage de la terre autour du jeune arbre fraîchement planté.

Additional translations

compactageTerme technique, notamment en construction et en travaux de sol.

barre de damageDans le domaine ferroviaire ou des travaux de ballast.

Synonyms

tampinggerund / present participle

/ˈtæmpɪŋ/

Present-participle form used attributively (e.g., “tamping rod”)

de tassage

A tamping iron is essential for laying ballast on the track.

Une barre de tassage est essentielle pour poser le ballast sur la voie.

Additional translations

de compactagePlus technique; fréquent dans le langage de la construction et des travaux publics.

Synonyms

tampverb

tamping

Gerund

tamped

Past Simple

tamped

Past Participle

tamping

Gerund

/tæmp/

tasser

He used a stick to tamp the soil around the newly planted tree.

Il a utilisé un bâton pour tasser la terre autour de l’arbre nouvellement planté.

Additional translations

compacterEmploi technique ou plus général pour « presser fortement ».

Synonyms

Definitions

tampingnoun

The act of packing or pressing down a substance, such as soil or tobacco, into a container or space.

The gardener was busy with the tamping of soil around the newly planted tree.

A tool or device used for packing or pressing down a substance.

He used a tamping rod to ensure the concrete was evenly distributed in the mold.

tampinggerund / present participle

Serving to pack down or compress; used in tamping.

A tamping iron is essential for laying ballast on the track.

tampverb

To pack or push something down tightly.

He used a stick to tamp the soil around the newly planted tree.

To diminish or suppress the intensity, force, or spread of something, typically used with the particle "down".

Officials tried to tamp down the rumors circulating on social media.