diaper

couche

Protection souple portée entre les jambes pour recueillir l’urine et les selles, surtout chez les bébés.

En anglais simple : A soft covering worn between the legs to collect urine and solid body waste, especially by babies.

• The baby needs a clean diaper.
• I changed her diaper before we left.
• Do you use cloth diapers or disposable ones?

Synonymes : nappy

Expressions courantes : change a diaper, dirty diaper, cloth diaper, disposable diaper

tampon absorbant

Tampon ou récipient qui recueille et absorbe les liquides ou déchets s’échappant de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A pad or container that catches and absorbs leaking liquid or waste from something.

• The engine diaper catches leaking oil.
• A meat diaper absorbs liquid at the bottom of the tray.
• The mechanic replaced the soaked engine diaper.

Synonymes : absorbent pad

Expressions courantes : engine diaper, meat diaper, rubber diaper

mettre une couche

Placer une protection absorbante autour des fesses de quelqu’un pour recueillir l’urine et les selles.

En anglais simple : To put an absorbent covering around someone’s bottom to collect body waste.

• Can you diaper the baby?
• He diapered his daughter before putting her to bed.
• The nurse showed us how to diaper a newborn.

Expressions courantes : diaper a baby, diaper someone, diaper an infant