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tar

UK
/tɑː/
US
/tɑr/
tar out

Translations

tarnoun
tars
pl
The workers spread tar on the road to repair the cracks.
Les ouvriers ont répandu du goudron sur la route pour réparer les fissures.
goudronMédecine.
The doctor explained that tar from cigarettes can damage lung tissue.
Le médecin a expliqué que le goudron des cigarettes peut endommager le tissu pulmonaire.
Additional translations
matelotSens vieilli ou familier pour désigner un marin.
tarInformatique : format d’archive Unix.
Synonyms
asphalt
bitumen
pitch
resin
gum
tarverb
tarred
Past Simple
tarred
Past Participle
tarring
Gerund
UK
/tɑː/
US
/tɑr/
The workers tarred the road to make it more durable.
Les ouvriers ont goudronné la route pour la rendre plus durable.
Additional translations
ternirFiguré : à propos de la réputation ou de l'image de quelqu’un.
Synonyms
cover
apply
paint
smear
coat
taradjective
more tar
Comp.
most tar
Super.
Used attributively to describe something that contains, resembles, or is coated with tar (e.g., "tar paper").
His boots were covered in tar mud from the pits.
Ses bottes étaient couvertes de boue goudronnée provenant des fosses.

Definitions

tarnoun
A dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.
The workers spread tar on the road to repair the cracks.
A sticky substance that forms in the lungs when tobacco smoke is inhaled.
The doctor explained that tar from cigarettes can damage lung tissue.
A sailor, especially an experienced or seasoned one; a seaman.
The old tar regaled us with tales from his years at sea.
(Computing) A file created with, or the Unix utility that creates, the tar (tape archive) format.
After downloading the package as a tar, extract it with the command line.
tarverb
To cover or coat with tar.
The workers tarred the road to make it more durable.
To defame or stigmatize someone by associating them with a negative characteristic or action.
The politician was unfairly tarred by the scandal, even though he was not involved.
taradjective
Containing, coated with, or resembling tar.
His boots were covered in tar mud from the pits.
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