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lick

/lɪk/

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noun

Coup de langue, léchage

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

Examples :

"The cat gave its fur a lick."

Le chat a donné un coup de langue à sa fourrure.

action physiology body sensation

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noun

Une lampée

The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.

Examples :

"Give me a lick of ice cream."

Donne-moi une lampée de glace.

amount substance

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noun

Un coup de langue, un léchage

A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.

Examples :

"a lick of paint"

Un coup de peinture.

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noun

Un lieu de léchage

A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.

Examples :

"The birds gathered at the clay lick."

Les oiseaux se sont rassemblés au lieu de léchage.

animal environment nature geology mineral place

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noun

Ruisseau, filet d'eau

A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.

Examples :

"We used to play in the lick."

Nous jouions dans le ruisseau autrefois.

geography environment nature

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noun

Coup, choc

A stroke or blow.

Examples :

"Hit that wedge a good lick with the sledgehammer."

Donne un bon coup à ce coin avec la masse.

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noun

Une goutte, un soupçon

A small amount; a whit.

Examples :

"He doesn't care a lick about what others think. "

Il ne se soucie pas d'un soupçon de ce que pensent les autres.

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noun

Tentative, essai

An attempt at something.

Examples :

""He gave the difficult math problem a quick lick, but decided it was too hard and asked for help." "

Il a fait une rapide tentative sur le problème de maths difficile, mais a décidé que c'était trop dur et a demandé de l'aide.

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noun

Un motif court, une phrase musicale

Examples :

"There are some really good blues licks in this solo."

Il y a de très bons motifs blues dans ce solo.

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noun

Allure

A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)

Examples :

"The bus was travelling at a good lick when it swerved and left the road."

Le bus roulait à une bonne allure lorsqu'il a fait une embardée et a quitté la route.

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noun

Cunnilingus

An act of cunnilingus.

Examples :

"You up for a lick tonight?"

Êtes-vous partant pour un cunnilingus ce soir ?

sex action body

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verb

Lécher

To stroke with the tongue.

Examples :

"The cat licked its fur."

Le chat léchait sa fourrure.

physiology body action

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verb

Lécher

To lap; to take in with the tongue.

Examples :

"She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it."

Elle a léché le reste de miel sur la cuillère avant de la laver.

physiology body action

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verb

Frapper, battre

To beat with repeated blows.

Examples :

"The boxer promised to lick his opponent in the next fight. "

Le boxeur a promis de frapper son adversaire lors du prochain combat.

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verb

Battre, vaincre

To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

Examples :

"My dad can lick your dad."

Mon père peut battre ton père.

sport action achievement war

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verb

Vaincre, surmonter

Examples :

"I think I can lick this."

Je pense que je peux vaincre ça.

achievement action

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verb

Pratiquer le cunnilingus

To perform cunnilingus.

Examples :

"He licked her hand gently, showing affection. "

Il a pratiqué le cunnilingus sur sa main avec douceur, montrant de l'affection.

body sex action

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verb

Lécher

To do anything partially.

Examples :

"The student only licked the problem set, not fully solving all the equations. "

L'étudiant n'a fait qu'effleurer le problème, sans résoudre complètement toutes les équations.

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verb

Lécher, lécher

(of flame, waves etc.) To lap.

Examples :

"The small fire began to lick at the dry leaves, quickly spreading across the yard. "

Le petit feu commença à lécher les feuilles sèches, se propageant rapidement dans la cour.