napkin

serviette

Petit morceau de tissu ou de papier servant à s’essuyer la bouche et les mains pendant un repas.

En anglais simple : A small piece of cloth or paper used to wipe your mouth and hands while eating.

• Please pass me a napkin.
• She wiped her mouth with a paper napkin.
• The waiter folded the napkins before dinner.

Synonymes : serviette

Expressions courantes : paper napkin, cloth napkin, napkin ring

couche

Protection absorbante portée par un bébé pour recueillir l’urine et les selles.

En anglais simple : A cloth or other absorbent covering worn by a baby to collect body waste.

• The baby needs a clean napkin.
• She washed the soiled napkins and hung them outside.
• He fastened the baby’s napkin with a safety pin.

Synonymes : diaper, nappy

Expressions courantes : baby’s napkin, change a napkin, cloth napkin