"tinker" meaning in Anglais

See tinker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈtɪŋ.kə\, ˈtɪŋ.kə Audio: En-us-tinker.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav Forms: tinkers [plural]
  1. Rétameur : ouvrier qui répare dans les objets en étain.
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun--ymJ22pB
  2. Voyageur irlandais (membre de la communauté irlandaise du voyage) ; gitan. Tags: obsolete, pejorative
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-tK8l9I8h Categories (other): Termes désuets en anglais, Termes péjoratifs en anglais, Anglais du Royaume-Uni, Anglais d’Irlande
  3. Jeune personne espiègle.
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-CpSxP9nt
  4. Bricoleur, bricoleuse.
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-x8t1Nvej
  5. Bricolage, invention. Tags: informal
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-E7VokpPC Categories (other): Termes informels en anglais
  6. Mortier léger. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-sLCpFz~j Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’armement, Termes désuets en anglais
  7. Diverses espèces de poissons : maquereau espagnol (Scomber japonicus), athériniforme, rajidé (famille de raies), jeune maquereau (moins de deux ans).
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-DIW8Ozkp Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’ichtyologie Topics: ichthyology
  8. Petit pingouin (Alca torda).
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-t1XJ6bAu Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’ornithologie Topics: ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: ˈtɪŋ.kə Audio: En-us-tinker.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav Forms: tinkers [plural]
  1. Cheval semi-lourd, le plus souvent à robe pie.
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-noun-b4qIFswC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: \ˈtɪŋ.kə\, \ˈtɪŋ.kɚ\, ˈtɪŋ.kə Audio: En-us-tinker.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav Forms: to tinker [infinitive], tinkers [present, third-person, singular], tinkered [preterite], tinkered [participle, past], tinkering [participle, present]
  1. Rétamer (renouveler l’étamage).
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-verb-H58QuxBF Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Bricoler.
    Sense id: fr-tinker-en-verb-ArcScHyf Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tinkerer, tinkering

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-us-tinker.ogg",
      "ipa": "ˈtɪŋ.kə",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/En-us-tinker.ogg/En-us-tinker.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-tinker.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-tinker.wav.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas (États-Unis)"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tinker"
}

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