Tampon - French Word Defined

In French, the word tampon can have several different meanings. It can mean stopper, plug, wad, swab, tampon (menstrual  product), stamp, or buffer. Examples using Tampon Je vais boucher cette voie deau avec un tampon de bois - Im going to plug this leak with a wooden stopper Il a besoin dun tampon pour vernir la table - He needs a pad to varnish the table. Je naime pas les tampons ; je prà ©fà ¨re les serviettes hygià ©niques - I dont like tampons; I prefer sanitary napkins. Elle sert de tampon entre les gens qui disputent - She serves as a buffer between people who are disputing. (invariable adj) - buffer Cest une zone tampon - Its a buffer zone Note that tampon is a semi-false cognate in English, in which it has only one meaning.