apron

tablier

Vêtement porté devant les habits pour les garder propres ou les protéger.

En anglais simple : A piece of clothing worn over the front of your clothes to keep them clean or protect them.

• Put on an apron before cooking.
• Her apron had two large pockets.
• The children wore aprons while painting.

Expressions courantes : wear an apron, kitchen apron, tie an apron

aire de trafic, aire de stationnement

Zone revêtue d'un aéroport où stationnent les avions et où l'on embarque passagers et marchandises.

En anglais simple : A hard-surfaced airport area where aircraft park and passengers or goods are loaded.

• The plane waited on the apron.
• Ground crews guided two aircraft across the apron.
• New lights were installed around the airport apron.

Synonymes : ramp

Expressions courantes : airport apron, on the apron, apron lighting

mettre un tablier à, couvrir d'un tablier

Couvrir le devant de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose avec un tablier ou une protection semblable.

En anglais simple : To cover someone or something with a protective cloth or a similar covering at the front.

• She aproned herself before kneading the dough.
• The nurse aproned the child with a clean cloth.
• White fabric aproned the front of the stall.

Synonymes : cover

Expressions courantes : apron someone, apron yourself