What does tamponner in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tamponner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tamponner in French.

The word tamponner in French means stamp, mop, wipe, dab, crash into each other, crash into one another, wipe yourself down, dab, swab, crash into, plug, neutralize, not care, be unable to care less. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tamponner

stamp

verbe transitif (apposer une marque) (with rubber marker)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le douanier tamponne les passeports.
The customs officer stamps passports.

mop, wipe, dab

verbe transitif (sécher [qch] au moyen d'un tampon)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'athlète tamponne son front avec une serviette.
The athlete wipes his brow with a towel.

crash into each other, crash into one another

verbe pronominal (véhicules : entrer en collision)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Trois véhicules se sont tamponnés dans cet accident.
Three vehicles collided in this accident.

wipe yourself down

verbe pronominal (s'essuyer avec une serviette)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Par temps de canicule, il faut se tamponner régulièrement avec une serviette fraîche.

dab, swab

verbe transitif (frotter avec [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec une éponge, je tamponne les pochoirs.

crash into

verbe transitif (heurter accidentellement) (accident)

J'ai tamponné une voiture sur le parking.

plug

verbe transitif (préparer un trou) (for screw)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il tamponne le mur avant de mettre les vis.

neutralize

verbe transitif (chimie : neutraliser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il tamponne son résidu acide avant de le rejeter.

not care, be unable to care less

locution verbale (populaire (ne rien avoir à faire de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Que mon ex sorte avec ma meilleure amie, je m'en tamponne le coquillard ! Ça fait longtemps que je l'ai oublié, ce crétin !

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