caper

kapɛʁ

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Definition of caper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

Maurice

tr.

Rare

CAN

mordre

tr.

Rare

CAN

Le chien va caper si tu l'approches trop vite.

croquer

mordre

finance

tr.

TECH.

fixer une limite maximale à une valeur

tr.

TECH.

La banque décide de caper les taux d'intérêt à 5%.

limiter

plafonner

voile

intr.

TECH.

naviguer au plus près du vent possible

intr.

TECH.

Le skipper doit caper pour remonter vers le port.

border

louvoyer

cigare

tr.

TECH.

enrouler une feuille de tabac autour d'un cigare

tr.

TECH.

L'artisan cape soigneusement le cigare avec une belle feuille.

envelopper

rouler

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Origin of caper

italien, caper (sauter)

Examples of caper in a sentence

Ne t'approche pas trop vite, sinon il va caper.
Le gouvernement a capé le prix du gaz pour l’hiver.
Certains contrats capent les frais bancaires annuels.
Il a dû caper pour éviter les récifs.
Nous capons face au vent fort ce matin.
Il apprend à caper les cigares dans l’atelier familial.

Chaque ouvrier doit caper dix cigares par heure.

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English:bite, cap, ...
German:beißen, deckeln, ...
Italian:mordere, fissare un tetto, ...
Spanish:morder, limitar, ...
Portuguese:morder, limitar, ...
Chinese:咬, 限制最高值, ...
Japanese:噛む, 上限を設定する, ...
Arabic:عضّ, حدد سقفًا, ...
Hebrew:לִנְשֹׁךְ, לִקְבּוֹעַ תִּקְרָה, ...
Russian:кусать, установить верхний предел, ...
Ukrainian:кусати, обмежувати, ...
Catalan:mossegar, limitar, ...
Danish:bide, sætte loft over, ...
Dutch:bijten, plafonneren, ...
Greek:δαγκώνω, περιορίζω, ...
Khmer:ខាំ, កំណត់ពិដាន, ...
Korean:물다, 상한을 정하다, ...
Polish:gryźć, ustalić limit, ...
Portuguese (BR):morder, limitar, ...
Romanian:a mușca, a plafona, ...
Swedish:bita, begränsa, ...
Thai:กัด, กำหนดเพดาน, ...
Turkish:ısırmak, üst sınır koymak, ...
Vietnamese:cắn, đặt trần, ...

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