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fill 
  vt 
  [+container] remplir 
→ Can you fill a bucket of water, please?   
to fill sth with sth  remplir qch de qch 
→ Fill the teapot with boiling water.   
She filled the glass with water.  Elle a rempli le verre d'eau. 
  [+pastry case, roll] fourrer 
to fill sth with sth  fourrer qch de qch 
  [people] 
 [+street] envahir 
→ Enthusiastic crowds filled the streets.   
 [+room, hall] emplir
 to fill a room with sth   [+light, sound] remplir une pièce de qch 
→ The tropical sun fills the room with light.   
  [+page] remplir 
→ The text fills 231 pages   
  [+time, life] remplir 
→ People must fill their time "healthily" and "meaningfully"   
→ He wanted something that would fill his life with meaning   
  [+hole] remplir 
→ Fill small holes with wood filler in a matching colour.   
 [+tooth, cavity in tooth] plomber 
→ It is almost impossible to find a dentist who will fill a tooth on the National Health.   
to have a tooth filled  faire plomber une dent 
→ I needed to have two teeth filled.   
  [+grave] combler 
→ The gravedigger filled the grave.   
  [+vacancy] pourvoir 
→ The company has been unable to fill the vacancy.   
→ The remaining 37,000 posts were filled by Africans.   
  [+role] remplir 
→ I was asked to fill the role of escort.   
  [+gap] combler 
→ This book fills a major gap.   
→ ... a sense of fun and gaiety that filled a gap in his life   
  [+person] 
to fill sb with sth   [+emotion] remplir qn de qch 
to be filled with pride  être rempli(e)  de fierté 
→ He was filled with pride at his creation.   
→ She was filled with anger.   
→ He was filled with resentment.   
  vi 
  [bucket, bath, tank] se remplir 
→ While the bath was filling, he phoned his mother   
to fill with tears   [eyes] se remplir de larmes 
→ his eyes filled with tears   
  [room] se remplir 
→ The hall filled quickly.   
  n 
to have had one's fill of sth   (=a lot of) avoir eu son lot de qch 
→ We feel that we have had our fill of disappointments and emotional upsets.   
to eat one's fill  manger à sa faim 
to drink one's fill  boire tout son content 

fill in   vt remplir

fill in blank data entry   n entrée par remplissage de blancs  f 

Collaborative Dictionary     English-French
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'fill' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
comblement pref. filling Reverso General Dictionary 
emplisseur exp. filling Reverso General Dictionary 
recomblement pref. filling Reverso General Dictionary 
remplissage pref. filling Reverso General Dictionary 
image lacunaire n. filling defect ~ 
lumière d'ambiance nm. fill light Reverso General Dictionary 
lumière d'appoint nm. fill light Reverso General Dictionary 
éclair au café pref. puff pastry filled with coffee cream Reverso General Dictionary 
éclair au chocolat pref. cream puff pastry filled with chocolate Reverso General Dictionary 
religieuse au café nm. puff pastry filled with coffee cream Reverso General Dictionary 
religieuse au chocolat nm. cream puff pastry filled with chocolate Reverso General Dictionary 
ordre à tout prix n. must-be-filled order ~ 

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