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Other researchers, Ulkiimen and coworkers (1948), stated that figs were dried on a bed of dry reeds, dry bucket and mat plants.
D'autres chercheurs, Ulkumen et cotravailleurs (1948), ont affirmé que les figues étaient séchées sur un lit de roseaux, et un tapis de plantes.
© FAO, 2011
© FAO, 2011
A very heavy mat of sandy hair, in a decidedly tousled condition, and a beard of some days' growth, gave the worthy man an appearance, to say the least, not particularly prepossessing.
Une natte épaisse et emmêlée de cheveux roux, une barbe de même nuance et de plusieurs jours de date, ne contribuaient pas à rendre son extérieur prévenant.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
A part of the total floor, sufficient to allow the animal to rest together at the same time, must be solid or covered with a mat, or be littered with straw or any other suitable material.
Une partie de la surface totale au sol suffisamment large pour permettre aux animaux de se reposer en même temps doit être suffisamment solide ou être couverte d'un revêtement, d'une litière de paille ou de tout autre matériau approprié.
He was looking down now, playing with the frayed edges of the straw mat.
Tête baissée, il triturait les bords effrangés de la natte.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
The shepherd looked as if he had been dug up, a dirty ruffian with matted hair and a beard like a bird's nest.
Le berger avait l’air d’un déterré avec ses cheveux embrouillés et une barbe comme un nid d’oiseaux.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
On the floor of bare tiles, coloured red and polished, there were merely some little foot-mats in front of the various seats.
Par terre, sur le carreau nu, passé au rouge et ciré, des petits tapis de pied s’alignaient seuls devant les sièges.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
It seemed as if the first throb of shooting sap in the tough matted underwood might well topple the church over.
La première poussée de la sève menaçait d'emporter l'église, dans le dur taillis des plantes noueuses.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And down the cheeks right to the chin, her red hair, still matted with the rain, fell in heavy masses, forming a setting of stiff lines to her face.
Et, le long des joues jusqu’au menton, la chevelure rousse, encore roide d’eau de pluie, tombait par masses lourdes, encadrant la figure de lignes rigides.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
A roadway of matting clothes the middle of the floor.
Un chemin en sparterie habille le milieu du parquet.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Charles bought Japanese mats and slept on the floor of his studio.
Charles acheta des nattes japonaises et se mit à dormir sur le sol de son studio.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
I was for a moment awe-struck as I gazed at the shrivelled and dwarfish bodies, the long, ape-like arms, and huge disproportioned heads, from which fell their hair in snaky tangles, black and matted.
Ce ne fut pas sans une profonde stupéfaction que je considérai ces corps rabougris et ridés, ces bras longs comme ceux d'un singe, ces têtes monstrueuses et disproportionnées d'où pendaient des cheveux noirs et sales, tortillés comme des serpents.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Faces appear, ruddy or leaden, dirt-disfigured, pierced by the little lamps of dull and heavy-lidded eyes, matted with uncut beards and foul with forgotten hair.
On perçoit des figures, rougeoyantes ou livides, avec des salissures qui les balafrent, trouées par les veilleuses d’yeux brouillés et collés au bord, embroussaillées de barbes non taillées ou encrassées de poils non rasés.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The whole finding of liability against the respondent is supported on only two bases, the failure to provide adequate matting, and the failure to supervise.
La conclusion que l'intimé est responsable ne repose que sur deux fondements, savoir l'omission de fournir des tapis adéquats et l'absence de surveillance.
Paradis, with his back bent under mats of earth and clay, was trying to convey his idea that the war cannot be imagined or measured in terms of time and space.
Paradis, le dos plié sous des tapis de terreau et de glaise, cherchait à rendre l’impression que la guerre est inimaginable, et incommensurable dans le temps et l’espace.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Ensure that worn-out accessories (bars, pommel horses, mats made of synthetic materials) are properly destroyed or recycled;
Veiller à détruire correctement ou donner au recyclage les accessoires usagés (barres, cheval d'arçon, tapis de sol en matière synthétique, etc.);
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mat paper
papier mat
center of the mat
centre du tapis
center of the mat
cercle
mat chairman
chef de tapis

Word forms

mat

verb
Basic forms
Pastmatted
Imperativemat
Present Participle (Participle I)matting
Past Participle (Participle II)matted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I matwe mat
you matyou mat
he/she/it matsthey mat
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am mattingwe are matting
you are mattingyou are matting
he/she/it is mattingthey are matting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have mattedwe have matted
you have mattedyou have matted
he/she/it has mattedthey have matted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been mattingwe have been matting
you have been mattingyou have been matting
he/she/it has been mattingthey have been matting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I mattedwe matted
you mattedyou matted
he/she/it mattedthey matted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was mattingwe were matting
you were mattingyou were matting
he/she/it was mattingthey were matting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had mattedwe had matted
you had mattedyou had matted
he/she/it had mattedthey had matted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been mattingwe had been matting
you had been mattingyou had been matting
he/she/it had been mattingthey had been matting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will matwe shall/will mat
you will matyou will mat
he/she/it will matthey will mat
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be mattingwe shall/will be matting
you will be mattingyou will be matting
he/she/it will be mattingthey will be matting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have mattedwe shall/will have matted
you will have mattedyou will have matted
he/she/it will have mattedthey will have matted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been mattingwe shall/will have been matting
you will have been mattingyou will have been matting
he/she/it will have been mattingthey will have been matting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would matwe should/would mat
you would matyou would mat
he/she/it would matthey would mat
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be mattingwe should/would be matting
you would be mattingyou would be matting
he/she/it would be mattingthey would be matting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have mattedwe should/would have matted
you would have mattedyou would have matted
he/she/it would have mattedthey would have matted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been mattingwe should/would have been matting
you would have been mattingyou would have been matting
he/she/it would have been mattingthey would have been matting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am mattedwe are matted
you are mattedyou are matted
he/she/it is mattedthey are matted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being mattedwe are being matted
you are being mattedyou are being matted
he/she/it is being mattedthey are being matted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been mattedwe have been matted
you have been mattedyou have been matted
he/she/it has been mattedthey have been matted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was mattedwe were matted
you were mattedyou were matted
he/she/it was mattedthey were matted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being mattedwe were being matted
you were being mattedyou were being matted
he/she/it was being mattedthey were being matted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been mattedwe had been matted
you had been mattedyou had been matted
he/she/it had been mattedthey had been matted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be mattedwe shall/will be matted
you will be mattedyou will be matted
he/she/it will be mattedthey will be matted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been mattedwe shall/will have been matted
you will have been mattedyou will have been matted
he/she/it will have been mattedthey will have been matted

mat

noun
SingularPlural
Common casematmats
Possessive casemat'smats'