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thong

UK
/θɒŋ/
US
/θɔŋ/

Translations

thongnoun
thongs
pl
UK
/θɒŋ/
US
/θɔŋ/
tong(Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande) Pour une sandale légère.
She slipped on her thongs before walking across the hot sand.
Elle a enfilé ses tongs avant de marcher sur le sable brûlant.
stringSous-vêtement ou maillot très échancré avec une fine bande arrière.
He bought a new thong for his vacation in Hawaii.
Il a acheté un nouveau string pour ses vacances à Hawaï.
lanièreBande étroite de cuir ou d’un autre matériau.
The old book was bound with a thong to keep it closed.
Le vieux livre était relié avec une lanière pour le maintenir fermé.
Additional translations
tangaVariante de style, surtout pour les maillots de bain ou la lingerie.
courroiePlus rare; pour une bande de cuir servant de lien ou de lanière de fouet.
Synonyms
sandal
g-string
strap
string
flip-flop
thongverb
thonged
Past Simple
thonged
Past Participle
thonging
Gerund
UK
/θɒŋ/
US
/θɔŋ/
Rare, chiefly archaic usage meaning ‘to beat with a thong’ or ‘to fasten with a thong’.
fouetterAvec une lanière ou une courroie de cuir.
The cruel overseer threatened to thong the prisoner for any further disobedience.
Le cruel contremaître a menacé de fouetter le prisonnier au moindre nouvel acte de désobéissance.
Additional translations
flagellerPlus littéraire ou soutenu.
thongadjective
Used attributively to describe garments made in the style of a thong.
en stringSe dit d’un sous-vêtement ou d’un maillot de bain très échancré.
He bought her a bright red thong bikini for the holiday.
Il lui a acheté un bikini rouge vif en string pour les vacances.

Definitions

thongnoun
(chiefly Australia and New Zealand) A light sandal consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a Y-shaped strap that passes between the big and second toes.
She slipped on her thongs before walking across the hot sand.
A narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip.
The old book was bound with a thong to keep it closed.
A skimpy bathing suit or pair of underpants that has a narrow strip of cloth at the back.
He bought a new thong for his vacation in Hawaii.
thongverb
To beat or whip with a thong or leather strap.
The cruel overseer threatened to thong the prisoner for any further disobedience.
thongadjective
Designating or relating to underwear or swimwear that has a very narrow back strap; made in the style of a thong.
He bought her a bright red thong bikini for the holiday.
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