blotting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blotting in the English»French Dictionary

blotting paper N

blotting paper

papier m buvard

I.blot [Brit blɒt, Am blɑt] N

blot (gen)

tache f

blot (of ink)

pâté m

blot fig

ombre f

II.blot <pres part blotting; pret, pp blotted> [Brit blɒt, Am blɑt] VB trans

1. blot (dry):

blot writing

sécher [qc] au buvard

to blot one's lipstick

enlever le rouge à lèvres superflu

2. blot (stain):

blot

tacher

blot fig

ternir

3. blot → blot out

III.blot [Brit blɒt, Am blɑt]

to blot one's copybook

se faire mal voir

to be a blot on the escutcheon

ternir le blason de qn

to be a blot on the landscape lit

gâter le paysage

to be a blot on the landscape fig

faire une ombre au tableau

See also blot out

I.blot out VB [Brit blɒt -, Am blɑt -] (blot out [sth])

blot out person:

effacer

blot out mist, rain:

masquer

I.blot out VB [Brit blɒt -, Am blɑt -] (blot out [sth])

blot out person:

effacer

blot out mist, rain:

masquer

I.blot up VB [Brit blɒt -, Am blɑt -] (blot up [sth], blot [sth] up)

blot up

éponger

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to be a blot on the escutcheon

être la honte de la famille

to blot one's copybook

faire des bêtises

Translations for blotting in the French»English Dictionary

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buvard, a. papier buvard

blotting paper uncountable

buvard

sheet of blotting paper

flétrissure

blot, stain (de on)

éclaboussure

blot, blemish

mâchurer feuille

to blot, to blur

blotting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blotting in the English»French Dictionary

blotting paper [ˈblɒtɪŋˌpeɪpəʳ, Am ˈblɑ:t̬ɪŋˌpeɪpɚ] N no pl

blotting paper

papier m buvard

I.blot [blɒt, Am blɑ:t] N a. fig

blot

tache f

II.blot [blɒt, Am blɑ:t] VB trans

1. blot (mark):

blot

tacher

2. blot (dry):

blot

sécher au buvard

Phrases:

to blot one's copybook

ternir sa réputation

blot out VB trans

blot out view

boucher

blot out thought, memory

faire disparaître

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to blot one's copybook

ternir sa réputation

Translations for blotting in the French»English Dictionary

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effacement d'une faute

blotting out

cracher

to blot

tache

blot

rayer un souvenir de sa mémoire

to blot out a memory

pâté

(ink) blot

blotting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to blot one's copybook

ternir sa réputation

to blot one's copybook

ternir sa réputation