remplir

Definitions of remplir
  1. verb
    plug with a substance
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    cacheter
    close with or as if with a seal
    boucher
    fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
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    arranger, régler, réparer
    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  2. verb
    write all the required information onto a form
    synonyms: compléter
  3. verb
    fill plentifully
  4. verb
    assume, as of positions or roles
    synonyms: prendre
    prendre
    occupy or take on
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    travailler
    be employed
  5. verb
    make out and issue
    synonyms: faire
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    correspondre, écrire
    communicate or express by writing
  6. verb
    fill to capacity
    synonyms: faire la salle
  7. verb
    perform a function
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    officier
    act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
    se marier
    perform a marriage ceremony
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    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  8. verb
    occupy the whole of
    synonyms: emplir
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    occuper une certaine position, se trouver, être
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  9. verb
    meet the requirements or expectations of
    synonyms: répondre, satisfaire
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    effectuer, exécuter, fabriquer, faire l'affaire, ficher, suffire
    be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
    couvrir
    provide for
    faire, servir
    serve a purpose, role, or function
    faire le poids, être a la hauteur
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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    observer, se conformer, être conforme
    satisfy a condition or restriction
  10. verb
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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    vider
    make void or empty of contents
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    bourrer, rembourrer
    add padding to
    remplir de nouveau
    fill something that had previously been emptied
    achever, compléter
    bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
    imbiber, imprégner, saturer, tremper
    infuse or fill completely
    huiler, lubrifier
    apply a lubricant to
    charger, lester
    fill or place a load on
    charger
    provide (a device) with something necessary
    inonder, submerger
    fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
    faire la salle
    fill to capacity
    imbiber, imprégner, tremper
    fill, soak, or imbue totally
    charger
    load with a pack
    recharger
    load anew
    recharger
    place a new load on
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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