pad

rembourrer, matelasser

Ajouter des éléments souples à quelque chose pour le protéger ou le rendre plus confortable.

En anglais simple : To add soft pieces to something to protect it or make it more comfortable.

• We need to pad the seat.
• They padded the helmet for extra comfort.
• She padded the straps so they would not hurt her shoulders.

Comment l'utiliser : pad something with something (He padded the seat with foam.)

Synonymes : cushion, upholster

Expressions courantes : pad a seat, pad the straps, pad something with foam

rembourrer

Remplir quelque chose de matière souple pour le rendre plus épais ou confortable.

En anglais simple : To fill something with soft material to make it thicker or more comfortable.

• Pad the cushion with wool.
• She padded the jacket with cotton.
• The tailor padded the shoulders to give them shape.

Comment l'utiliser : pad something with something (They padded the cushion with cotton.)

Synonymes : stuff, fill

Expressions courantes : pad something with cotton, pad a cushion, pad the shoulders

capitonner, rembourrer

Recouvrir une surface d’une épaisse couche de matière souple.

En anglais simple : To cover a surface with a thick layer of soft material.

• They padded the walls with cloth.
• Workers padded the floor before moving the equipment.
• The inside of the box was padded with soft fabric.

Comment l'utiliser : pad something with something (They padded the walls with thick fabric.)

Synonymes : cover, line

Expressions courantes : pad the walls, pad something with cloth, pad the floor

marcher à pas feutrés

Marcher, souvent avec des pas doux et silencieux.

En anglais simple : To walk, often with quiet, soft steps.

• The cat padded into the room.
• She padded barefoot across the kitchen.
• We heard him padding upstairs in his slippers.

Comment l'utiliser : pad across/into/along something (The dog padded across the room.)

Synonymes : walk, tread

Expressions courantes : pad softly, pad across something, pad into something

amortir

Réduire la douleur ou les dégâts causés par un coup ou une chute.

En anglais simple : To make a hit or fall less painful or damaging.

• The cushion padded her fall.
• Thick foam pads the impact when players collide.
• A soft mat padded his landing.

Synonymes : cushion, soften

Expressions courantes : pad a fall, pad the impact, pad a blow

parcourir à pied

Marcher le long d’une route ou d’un chemin.

En anglais simple : To walk along a road or path.

• They padded the lonely road.
• She padded the forest path at dawn.
• We padded along the lane toward the village.

Comment l'utiliser : pad along something (The travelers padded along the dusty road.)

Synonymes : walk along, tread

Expressions courantes : pad a road, pad the path, pad along something

lit, couche

Lit ou endroit sommairement aménagé pour dormir.

En anglais simple : A bed or a simple place to sleep.

• He lay on his pad.
• The travelers found pads for the night.
• She spread a blanket over the old pad.

Synonymes : bed, bunk

Expressions courantes : a comfortable pad, on the pad, find a pad

pat pat

Mot qui imite le bruit léger des pieds touchant le sol.

En anglais simple : A word representing the soft sound of feet touching the ground.

• Pad, pad: soft footsteps crossed the room.
• I heard pad, pad as she walked away.
• Pad, pad, pad went his bare feet along the hall.

Expressions courantes : pad pad, pad pad pad