Translations

zipnoun
zips
pl
UK
/zɪp/
US
/zɪp/
pepsFamilier. Au sens de vivacité, d’énergie.
The team played with a lot of zip and enthusiasm.
L’équipe a joué avec beaucoup de peps et d’enthousiasme.
fermeture éclair
She pulled up the zip on her jacket to keep warm.
Elle a remonté la fermeture éclair de sa veste pour avoir moins froid.
sifflementPour un bruit bref et aigu.
The zip of the arrow through the air was barely audible.
Le sifflement de la flèche dans l’air était à peine audible.
archive ZIPInformatique.
He sent the documents in a zip to make the email attachment smaller.
Il a envoyé les documents dans une archive ZIP pour réduire la taille de la pièce jointe.
code ZIPAux États-Unis.
Please include your zip code when filling out the form.
Veuillez indiquer votre code ZIP lorsque vous remplissez le formulaire.
rienFamilier.
He knows zip about car engines.
Il ne sait rien du tout des moteurs de voiture.
Additional translations
zipFamilier.
zipverb
zipped
Past Simple
zipped
Past Participle
zipping
Gerund
UK
/zɪp/
US
/zɪp/
foncerSens figuré, pour se déplacer très vite.
The car zipped past us on the highway.
La voiture a foncé devant nous sur l’autoroute.
compresserInformatique.
He zipped the documents before sending them via email.
Il a compressé les documents avant de les envoyer par e-mail.
fermerAvec une fermeture éclair.
She zipped her jacket before stepping out into the cold.
Elle a fermé sa veste avec la fermeture éclair avant de sortir dans le froid.
ouvrirAvec une fermeture éclair.
She zipped her jacket before stepping out into the cold.
Elle a ouvert sa veste avec la fermeture éclair avant de sortir dans le froid.
zipinterjection
Onomatopoeic representation of a rapid hissing or whizzing sound.
zipOnomatopée.
"Zip!" went the skateboarder as he shot down the hill.
« Zip ! » a lancé le skateur en dévalant la pente.
Synonyms
pipe down
button it
shut up
zipadjective
Attributive use, especially in compounds such as "zip file" or "zip archive".
ZIPInformatique. Invariable.
All the project documents are in a single zip folder.
Tous les documents du projet sont dans un seul dossier ZIP.

Definitions

zipnoun
A fastener consisting of two strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections, closed or opened by pulling a slide along them.
She pulled up the zip on her jacket to keep warm.
A sudden, brief hissing sound, often associated with something moving quickly.
The zip of the arrow through the air was barely audible.
Energy or vigor.
The team played with a lot of zip and enthusiasm.
A file format that compresses data to reduce file size.
He sent the documents in a zip to make the email attachment smaller.
A postal code used in the United States to identify a specific geographic area.
Please include your zip code when filling out the form.
Nothing at all; zero.
He knows zip about car engines.
zipverb
To fasten or unfasten with a zipper.
She zipped her jacket before stepping out into the cold.
To move or act with speed or energy.
The car zipped past us on the highway.
To compress a file or a set of files into a single archive file.
He zipped the documents before sending them via email.
zipinterjection
Used to imitate the high-pitched sound of something moving very quickly.
"Zip!" went the skateboarder as he shot down the hill.
zipadjective
Relating to or employing the ZIP file compression format.
All the project documents are in a single zip folder.