pipe

tuyau

Long tube creux qui transporte de l’eau, du gaz ou d’autres substances.

En anglais simple : A long hollow tube that carries water, gas, or other substances.

• Water leaked from the pipe.
• The plumber replaced two broken pipes.
• Does this pipe carry gas?

Synonymes : tube

Expressions courantes : water pipe, gas pipe, broken pipe

pipe

Petit récipient relié à un tube, servant à fumer du tabac ou d’autres substances.

En anglais simple : A small bowl attached to a tube, used for smoking tobacco or other substances.

• He filled his pipe with tobacco.
• My grandfather used to smoke a pipe.
• She cleaned the bowl of the pipe.

Synonymes : tube

Expressions courantes : smoke a pipe, tobacco pipe, pipe tobacco

flûte

Instrument de musique simple, en forme de tube, dont on joue en soufflant dedans.

En anglais simple : A simple musical instrument shaped like a tube, played by blowing into it.

• He played a wooden pipe.
• The shepherd carried a small pipe.
• We heard the sweet sound of pipes from the hill.

Synonymes : flute

Expressions courantes : play the pipe, wooden pipe

tonneau

Grand récipient servant à conserver des liquides, notamment du vin ou du cidre.

En anglais simple : A large container used for storing liquids, especially wine or cider.

• They filled a pipe with wine.
• Two pipes of cider stood in the cellar.
• The empty pipe was rolled into storage.

Synonymes : cask, vat

Expressions courantes : pipe of wine, wine pipe

passepoil

Bande étroite cousue sur le bord ou une couture d’un tissu, souvent d’une autre couleur.

En anglais simple : A narrow strip sewn along a fabric edge or join, often in a different colour.

• A red pipe edged the cushion.
• She stitched a narrow pipe along the seam.
• The jacket had a contrasting pipe around its collar.

Synonymes : piping

Expressions courantes : decorative pipe, contrasting pipe

acheminer par canalisation

Faire passer de l’eau, du gaz ou une autre substance d’un endroit à un autre par des tuyaux.

En anglais simple : To send water, gas, or another substance through tubes from one place to another.

• They pipe water to the village.
• Gas was piped into every house.
• Can we pipe the oil directly to the factory?

Comment l'utiliser : pipe something to somewhere (They pipe fresh water to nearby farms.); pipe something into something (The system pipes warm air into each room.)

Expressions courantes : pipe water, pipe gas, pipe something into

dresser à la poche

Faire sortir du glaçage par une petite ouverture pour former des motifs ou décorer un aliment.

En anglais simple : To squeeze icing through a small opening to make shapes or decorations on food.

• Pipe cream onto the cake.
• She piped small flowers around the edge.
• Can you pipe a name on each cupcake?

Comment l'utiliser : pipe something onto something (Pipe the icing onto the biscuits.)

Expressions courantes : pipe icing, pipe flowers, pipe onto something

rediriger

Transmettre directement à un autre programme les données produites par un programme informatique.

En anglais simple : To send information produced by one computer program directly to another program.

• Pipe the output into another program.
• She piped the results through a filter.
• This command pipes the text to a sorting tool.

Comment l'utiliser : pipe something into something (Pipe the results into the next command.); pipe something through something (We piped the output through a filter.)

Expressions courantes : pipe the output, pipe something into