padding

• Nom désignant un matériau souple utilisé pour remplir, rembourrer ou protéger quelque chose, ainsi que pour donner du volume ou du confort.

A noun referring to soft material used to fill, cushion, or protect something, or to add bulk or comfort.

indénombrable

1. Soft material for protectionB1formal

   Soft material used to fill or line something for comfort, protection, or shape.

   Rembourrage

   • The jacket has extra padding in the shoulders.
   • The box was filled with foam padding to protect the fragile items.
   • He added padding to the chair to make it more comfortable.

   Synonymesbuffercushioningfillingliningpackingstuffingwadding

2. Unnecessary contentB2informal

   Extra words or information added to a speech, article, or document to make it longer without adding value.

   Contenu superflu

   • The essay was full of padding to meet the word count.
   • The speaker used a lot of padding to fill the time.
   • The report could be shorter without all the padding.

   Synonymesdeadwoodfillerfluffredundancyverbiagewordiness

   Antonymesessencegistsubstance

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'ajouter du matériau ou du contenu supplémentaire, souvent pour rendre quelque chose plus long ou plus substantiel, ou pour se déplacer doucement et silencieusement.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding extra material or content, often to make something longer or more substantial, or to move softly.

1. Walk softlyB1formal

   To walk with soft, quiet steps, often without shoes.

   marcher à pas feutrés

   • She padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.
   • He padded silently down the hallway.
   • The cat padded softly across the wooden floor.

   Synonymescreeppussyfootstealtiptoetread-softly

   Antonymesstampstomptramp

2. Add unnecessary contentB2informal

   To add extra, often irrelevant, material to make something longer or seem more substantial.

   étoffer (artificiellement)

   • The author padded the essay with long quotes.
   • He padded his resume with irrelevant experience.
   • The report was padded with unnecessary statistics.

   Synonymesaugmentbloatembellishinflatespin outstretch

   Antonymesabridgecondensecurtailshortentrim

3. Protect or cushionB1formal

   To cover or fill something with soft material for protection or comfort.

   rembourrer

   • They padded the box with foam to protect the fragile items.
   • The chair was padded with thick cushions.
   • She padded her jacket with extra insulation for the cold weather.

   Synonymesbuffercushionfilllinepackstuffupholster

   Antonymesexposeuncover