crib

• Nom désignant un petit lit à barreaux hauts pour bébé ou jeune enfant.

A noun referring to a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

1. Baby bedA2formal

   A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

   lit de bébé

   • The baby sleeps peacefully in her crib.
   • We bought a new crib for the nursery.
   • He climbed out of his crib for the first time.

   Synonymesbassinetcarrycotcotcradle

2. Cheating aidB1informal

   A piece of paper or material used to cheat on a test or exam.

   antisèche

   • The teacher caught him using a crib during the exam.
   • She wrote a crib on her hand for the vocabulary test.
   • He hid a crib inside his pencil case.

   Synonymesponytrot

3. House or apartmentB2slangamerican

   Slang term for a home, apartment, or place of residence.

   Crib (logement)

   • Welcome to my crib! Make yourself at home.
   • He threw a party at his crib last weekend.
   • I'm heading back to my crib to relax.

   Synonymesabodeapartmentdwellingflathomejointpadplaceresidence

• Verbe signifiant copier ou plagier le travail d'autrui, ou enfermer dans un espace restreint.

A verb meaning to copy or plagiarize someone else's work, or to confine in a small space.

1. Copy dishonestlyB2informalbritish

   To copy someone else's work, especially in an academic context, without permission or acknowledgment.

   copier frauduleusement

   • He cribbed the entire essay from an online source.
   • The student was caught cribbing during the exam.
   • She cribbed the design from a competitor's product.

   Synonymesappropriatecheatcopyliftpinchpirateplagiarizesteal

   Antonymesauthorcomposeinventoriginate

2. Steal or takeB2informalbritish

   To take something, often in a petty or dishonest way.

   voler (de façon mesquine)

   • Someone cribbed my pen from the desk.
   • He cribbed a few ideas from the meeting notes.
   • They cribbed the tools from the workshop.

   Synonymesappropriatefilchliftnickpilferpinchpurloinsnitchswipethieve

   Antonymesgiverestituterestorereturn