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tarring

/ˈtɑː.rɪŋ/

/ˈtɑr.ɪŋ/

tarring out

tarringnoun

tarrings

Translations

goudronnage

The tarring of the road was completed just before the rainy season began.

Le goudronnage de la route a été achevé juste avant le début de la saison des pluies.

Additional translations

bain de goudron et de plumesSens historique, punitif.

Definitions

The act or process of applying tar to a surface.

The tarring of the road was completed just before the rainy season began.

A method of punishment or public humiliation involving the application of tar and feathers to a person.

In colonial times, tarring was sometimes used as a form of vigilante justice.

Synonyms

tarringgerund / present participle

/ˈtɑː.rɪŋ/

/ˈtɑːr.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify nouns, denoting something that applies or is covered with tar.

Translations

goudronnantEmploi adjectival ou participial.

The tarring mixture was applied evenly.

Le mélange goudronnant a été appliqué uniformément.

Definitions

Applying or covered with tar; engaged in the process of spreading tar.

The tarring crew worked through the night to seal the roof.

tarverb

tarring

Gerund

tarred

Past Simple

tarred

Past Participle

tarring

Gerund

/tɑː/

/tɑr/

Translations

goudronner

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

tarnoun

Definitions

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.

taradjective

Definitions

Containing, coated with, or resembling tar.

His boots were covered in tar mud from the pits.