tapette

tapɛt

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Definition of tapette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

piègedispositif pour attraper les rats ou souris

Il a posé une tapette dans le grenier pour les rongeurs.

piège à souris

souricière

instrumentoutil servant à frapper ou taper

Le maçon utilise sa tapette pour égaliser le plâtre.

frappeur

orientation

Slang

homme homosexuel

Slang

Il l'a insulté en le traitant de tapette.

homosexuel

inverti

gestepetite tape donnée avec la main

Il lui donna une tapette amicale sur l'épaule.

claque

bavardagepersonne qui parle beaucoup

Cette tapette n'arrête jamais de raconter des histoires.

bavard

pipelette

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Images of tapette

dispositif pour attraper les rats ou souris
outil servant à frapper ou taper

Expressions with tapette

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tapette à mouche

objet plat avec un manche pour tuer les mouches en les frappant

Elle a pris la tapette à mouche pour éliminer l'insecte agaçant.

tapette à mouches

objet plat avec un manche pour tuer les mouches

Il a attrapé la tapette à mouches pour chasser l'insecte.

tapette à rats

piège mécanique qui tue les rats en les frappant

Il a posé une tapette à rats dans le grenier pour attraper les rongeurs.

tapette à souris

piège mécanique avec ressort pour capturer et tuer les souris

Il a placé une tapette à souris près du garde-manger.

Origin of tapette

français familier, tapette (petite tappe, petit coup)

Examples of tapette in a sentence

Il a acheté une tapette efficace au magasin de bricolage.
Il a acheté une tapette pour chasser les insectes dans la cuisine.
La tapette en bois est posée près du fromage.
Certains utilisent encore le mot tapette pour blesser.
Il a dénoncé l'usage du terme tapette à la télévision.
L'enfant a reçu une tapette sur la main.

Elle a donné une tapette pour faire taire le chat.
On l'appelle la tapette du quartier à cause de ses bavardages.
Cette tapette monopolise toujours la conversation en réunion.

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English:mouse trap, mallet, ...
German:Mausefalle, Klopfer, ...
Italian:trappola, frattazzo, ...
Spanish:trampa para ratones, apisonador, ...
Portuguese:armadilha para ratos, bateira, ...
Chinese:捕鼠器, 拍子, ...
Japanese:ネズミ捕り, タタキ, ...
Arabic:مصيدة فئران, مطرقة صغيرة, ...
Hebrew:מַלְכּוֹדֶת, פַּטִּישׁ, ...
Russian:мышеловка, киянка, ...
Ukrainian:мишоловка, киянка, ...
Catalan:parany, maça, ...
Danish:musefælde, pudsebræt, ...
Dutch:muizenval, klopper, ...
Greek:ποντικοπαγίδα, Σφυρί, ...
Hungarian:egérfogó, ütőszerszám, ...
Khmer:អន្ទាក់កណ្តុរ, ឧបករណ៍សម្រាប់វាយឬទះ, ...
Korean:쥐덫, 망치, ...
Polish:łapka na myszy, młotek, ...
Portuguese (BR):ratoeira, bateira, ...
Romanian:capcană, bătător, ...
Swedish:råttfälla, padda, ...
Thai:กับดักหนู, ไม้ตี, ...
Turkish:fare kapanı, tokmak, ...
Vietnamese:bẫy chuột, búa nhỏ, ...

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