caper

kapɛʁ
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Translation of caper into English

Verb

1.

Maurice

tr.RareCAN
mordre
tr.RareCAN
  • Le chien va caper si tu l'approches trop vite.The dog will bite if you approach it too quickly.
2.

finance

tr.TECH.
fixer une limite maximale à une valeur
tr.TECH.
  • La banque décide de caper les taux d'intérêt à 5%.The bank decided to cap interest rates at 5%.
3.

voile

intr.TECH.
naviguer au plus près du vent possible
intr.TECH.
  • Le skipper doit caper pour remonter vers le port.The skipper has to sail close to the wind to get back to the harbor.
4.

cigare

tr.TECH.
enrouler une feuille de tabac autour d'un cigare
tr.TECH.
  • L'artisan cape soigneusement le cigare avec une belle feuille.The artisan carefully wraps the cigar with a beautiful leaf.
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Synonyms and analogies of caper in French

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.

Translations of "caper" in Context ordered by category and frequency

go upwind

Avec un twintip, il est possible de caper à partir de 8 nœuds.

With a normal twintip board, you can go upwind from 8 knots.

Mais en plus de caper, vous pouvez vous permettre de faire des tricks.

As long as you go upwind, you can do tricks with it.

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Other translations for caper:

  • capv.
  • wrapv.
  • limitv.
  • bitev.

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