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    Trempe (en. Soak)

    /tʁɑ̃p/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    The action of immersing an object in a liquid.
    The quenching of metal in water hardens it.
    La trempe du métal dans l'eau le durcit.
    A process of soaking food in a liquid before cooking it.
    He did a soak of the vegetables in soy sauce.
    Il a fait une trempe des légumes dans la sauce soja.
    verb
    To dip something in a liquid to moisten or cook it.
    He dips his brush in the paint.
    Il trempe son pinceau dans la peinture.
    To submerge in a liquid.
    She dips her feet in the river.
    Elle trempe ses pieds dans la rivière.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'trempare' which means to remove something from a liquid.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    cold dip
    A dipping process carried out at room temperature.
    trempe à froid
    hot dip
    A dip performed at high temperature.
    trempe à chaud

    Related Words

    soaking
    The action of dipping, especially in cooking.
    trempage
    dipper
    Device that maintains a temperature during dipping.
    trempeuse

    Slang Meanings

    To be very tired.
    After this day, I am completely wiped out.
    Après cette journée, je suis complètement trempe.
    To be an unreliable person.
    Don't trust him, he's a flake.
    Ne lui fais pas confiance, c'est un trempe.