nappe
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la nappe
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
a. tablecloth
La nappe est tachée, il faut la changer.The tablecloth has a stain; we need to change it.
2. (figurative) (vast layer of fluid)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. expanse
Pendant plusieurs jours après l'averse, la route a été recouverte d'une nappe d'eau brillante.For several days after the downpour, the road was covered with a shiny expanse of water.
b. blanket (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Le matin, le sommet des montagnes disparaît sous une nappe de brouillard.In the morning, the mountaintops disappear under a blanket of fog.
c. patch
Une nappe d’huile s’est formée à la surface de l’eau.A patch of oil has formed on the surface of the water.
3. (figurative) (music)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. layer
Tous les films de cette réalisatrice baignent dans des nappes de contrebasse et de synthétiseur.All of this director's films are bathed in layers of double bass and synthesizer.
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