noun🔗ShareCheveu, poilA pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals."My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "La nouvelle coupe de cheveux de mon fils a révélé ses cheveux brun foncé.appearancephysiologybodyanatomybiologyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCheveuxThe collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body."In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair."Dans le monde occidental, les femmes ont généralement les cheveux longs, tandis que les hommes ont généralement les cheveux courts.appearancebodyhumananimalphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoil (d'insectes, d'araignées, de crustacés, etc.)A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth."The scientist examined the tiny hairs on the insect's leg under a microscope. "Le scientifique a examiné les minuscules poils sur la patte de l'insecte au microscope.animalbiologyanatomyinsectessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoil, cheveuA cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated."Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)."Des poils internes se trouvent dans la tige florale du nénuphar jaune (Nuphar).biologyanatomybodyphysiologyappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSûreté de détenteA locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger."The marksman's rifle had a very sensitive hair-trigger, making it difficult to shoot accurately. "Le fusil du tireur avait une sûreté de détente très sensible, ce qui rendait difficile de tirer avec précision.technicaldevicemachineweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCiliceHaircloth; a hair shirt."The monk wore a hair shirt for penance. "Le moine portait un cilice en signe de pénitence.materialwearbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn cheveuAny very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth."Just a little louder please—turn that knob a hair to the right."Un peu plus fort, s'il vous plaît : tournez ce bouton d'un cheveu vers la droite.degreeamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComplexité, difficultéComplexity; difficulty; quality of being hairy"The project had a lot of hair—it was very complicated and hard to understand. "Le projet présentait beaucoup de complexité – il était très compliqué et difficile à comprendre.appearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpilerTo remove the hair from."Before the party, she had to hair the rug. "Avant la fête, elle a dû épiler le tapis.bodyappearanceactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe garnir de cheveuxTo grow hair (where there was a bald spot)."After the accident, he had to hair a large patch on his head. "Après l'accident, il a dû se garnir de cheveux sur une grande zone de sa tête.bodyappearancephysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoiffer, garnir de cheveuxTo cause to have hair; to provide with hair"The farmer's special feed will hair the chickens more quickly. "L'alimentation spéciale de l'agriculteur va coiffer les poulets plus rapidement.appearancebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMonter les crinsTo string the bow for a violin."Before playing his violin solo in the school concert, the boy carefully haired his bow. "Avant de jouer son solo de violon au concert de l'école, le garçon a monté les crins de son archet avec soin.musictechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
