charpie

ʃaʁpi

Definition

Definition of charpie - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

analogie

Rare

matière réduite en petits morceaux effilochés

Rare

Après l'explosion, le tissu était réduit en charpie.

débris

médical

Dated

fils tirés de toile usée pour panser les blessures

Dated

L'infirmière a utilisé de la charpie pour nettoyer la plaie.

compresse

pansement

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Images of charpie

matière réduite en petits morceaux effilochés
fils tirés de toile usée pour panser les blessures

Expressions with charpie

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en charpie

adv.

de manière à réduire complètement en pièces ou en lambeaux

La critique a mis en charpie son dernier livre.

mettre en charpie

détruire complètement quelque chose en le réduisant en morceaux

Les critiques ont mis en charpie son dernier livre.

réduire en charpie

mettre en lambeaux ou en petits morceaux

Il a réduit en charpie ce vieux tissu pour faire des pansements.

Origin of charpie

français, charpie (shred, lint) du vieux français charpie (rag, shred)

Terms with charpie included in their meaning

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effiloquer

textile

réduire un tissu en charpie ou en bourre

plumasseau

chirurgie

pansement de charpie aux filaments disposés parallèlement

Examples of charpie in a sentence

Ses vêtements étaient en charpie après la chute.
Le médecin a demandé de la charpie pour le pansement.
On a stérilisé la charpie avant de l'appliquer sur la blessure.

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English:shredded fabric, lint, ...
German:Fetzen, Charpie, ...
Italian:stracci, garza sfilacciata, ...
Spanish:hilachas, hilas, ...
Portuguese:farrapos, charpie, ...
Chinese:碎布条, 纱布, ...
Japanese:繊維くず, シャルピー, ...
Arabic:فتات ممزق, فتات القماش الطبي, ...
Hebrew:סְמַרְטוּטִים, צַמֶּר גֶּפֶן, ...
Russian:клочья, ветошь, ...
Ukrainian:клоччя, жмуток, ...
Catalan:esfilagats, carpeta, ...
Danish:trevler, charpi, ...
Dutch:lappendeken, wondpluis, ...
Greek:κουρέλια, χαρμπί, ...
Hungarian:cafrang, tépés, ...
Khmer:កម្ទេចកម្ទី, លីន, ...
Korean:누더기, 솜뭉치, ...
Polish:szarpie, charpia, ...
Portuguese (BR):farrapo, chumaço, ...
Romanian:zdrențe, charpie, ...
Swedish:trasor, sårcharpi, ...
Thai:เศษผ้า, เศษผ้าสำลี, ...
Turkish:paçavra, pansuman lifi, ...
Vietnamese:vải vụn, bông gạc, ...

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