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biscuits

/ˈbɪskɪts/

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Biscuit, petit gâteau

(rare in the US) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm: a cookie.

Examples :

""In England, they often serve tea with biscuits – sometimes the hard, crunchy kind for dipping." "

En Angleterre, on sert souvent du thé avec des biscuits - parfois le genre dur et croquant pour tremper.

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Biscuits, petits pains

A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

Examples :

"We enjoyed the warm, flaky biscuits with butter and jam for breakfast. "

Nous avons apprécié les biscuits chauds et feuilletés avec du beurre et de la confiture au petit-déjeuner.

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Biscuit, cracker

Examples :

"cheese and biscuits"

Du fromage et des biscuits

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Biscuit de mer, biscuit de marin

The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.

Examples :

"The sailors complained the hard biscuits were so riddled with weevils that they had to knock them on the table to dislodge the bugs before eating them. "

Les marins se plaignaient que les biscuits de mer étaient tellement infestés de charançons qu'ils devaient les taper sur la table pour déloger les insectes avant de les manger.

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Biscuit

A form of unglazed earthenware.

Examples :

"We used biscuits to protect the electrical wires running along the outside of the old house. "

Nous avons utilisé des biscuits pour protéger les fils électriques qui longeaient l'extérieur de la vieille maison.

material substance

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Brun clair

A light brown colour.

Examples :

"Her kitchen walls were painted a warm, biscuits color. "

Les murs de sa cuisine étaient peints d'une couleur brun clair chaleureuse.

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Lamelle

A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.

Examples :

"The carpenter used biscuits to join the two pieces of wood together, creating a strong and seamless tabletop. "

Le menuisier a utilisé des lamelles pour assembler les deux morceaux de bois, créant ainsi un plateau de table solide et sans couture.

material technical building

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Carte plastique portant les codes d'autorisation d'une attaque nucléaire

A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.

Examples :

"The President always carries the biscuits, even to simple events, as a constant safeguard. "

Le Président porte toujours la carte plastique portant les codes d'autorisation d'une attaque nucléaire, même lors d'événements simples, comme une sauvegarde constante.

military weapon government

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Pistolet, flingue

(hiphop) A handgun, especially a revolver.

Examples :

"The detective found two rusty biscuits hidden under the floorboards during the investigation. "

Le détective a trouvé deux flingues rouillés cachés sous les planches pendant l'enquête.

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Palet

(shuffleboard) A puck (hockey puck).

Examples :

"The player carefully aimed and slid the biscuits down the shuffleboard table, hoping to score points. "

Le joueur a visé avec soin et a fait glisser le palet sur la table de jeu de palets, espérant marquer des points.