coat

manteau

Vêtement porté par-dessus les autres pour se protéger du froid ou de la pluie dehors.

En anglais simple : A piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep you warm or dry outside.

• Put your coat on.
• She wore a warm coat in the snow.
• Where did you leave your coats?

Synonymes : overcoat, jacket

Expressions courantes : winter coat, wear a coat, long coat

couche

Épaisseur de peinture ou d’une autre matière étalée sur une surface.

En anglais simple : A layer of paint or another material spread over a surface.

• The door needs another coat.
• Apply a thin coat of varnish.
• Let the first coat dry before adding another.

Comment l'utiliser : a coat of something (The table needs a coat of varnish.)

Synonymes : layer, coating

Expressions courantes : coat of paint, thin coat, second coat

pelage, plumage

Ensemble des poils ou des plumes qui recouvrent le corps d’un animal.

En anglais simple : The hair, fur, or feathers covering an animal’s body.

• The dog has a thick coat.
• Brush your cat’s coat gently.
• These horses grow longer coats in winter.

Synonymes : fur, pelt, plumage

Expressions courantes : thick coat, shiny coat, winter coat

braie de mât

Protection étanche autour du mât d’un bateau, empêchant l’eau de passer sous le pont.

En anglais simple : A waterproof cover around a ship’s mast that keeps water from getting below the deck.

• The mast coat had torn.
• Water leaked through the damaged coat.
• The crew fitted a new coat around the mast.

Synonymes : mast boot

Expressions courantes : mast coat, rubber coat

recouvrir, enduire

Étaler une couche de matière sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To put a layer of something over a surface.

• Coat the pan with oil.
• She coated the strawberries in chocolate.
• The workers will coat the metal to prevent rust.

Comment l'utiliser : coat something with something (Coat the wood with varnish.); coat something in something (Coat the fish in flour.)

Synonymes : cover

Expressions courantes : coat with something, coat in something, coat the surface

recouvrir

Former une couche sur la surface de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To form a layer over something’s surface.

• Dust coats the shelves.
• Ice coated the road overnight.
• A thin film of grease had coated the glass.

Synonymes : cover

Expressions courantes : coat the ground, coat the walls