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needles

/ˈniːdlz/

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noun

Aiguilles

A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.

Examples :

"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

La couturière a enfilé l'aiguille pour coudre un bouton.

medicine utensil body

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noun

Aiguilles

Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.

Examples :

"The mountain climber carefully navigated the sharp needles of rock. "

L'alpiniste a navigué avec précaution parmi les aiguilles acérées de la roche.

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noun

Aiguille

A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

Examples :

"The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."

L'aiguille de la jauge à carburant indiquait le vide.

device technology technical

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noun

Stylet, aiguille

A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

Examples :

"Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."

Ziggy a acheté des stylets en diamant pour son électrophone hi-fi.

sound music electronics device machine

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noun

Aiguilles

A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.

Examples :

"The pine tree's needles stayed green all winter. "

Les aiguilles du pin sont restées vertes tout l'hiver.

plant nature biology part environment

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noun

Aiguilles

A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs.

Examples :

""To keep the wall from collapsing while the foundation was repaired, the construction workers used needles to hold it up." "

Pour empêcher le mur de s'effondrer pendant la réparation des fondations, les ouvriers du bâtiment ont utilisé des aiguilles pour le soutenir.

architecture building

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noun

Peine de mort par injection létale

(usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.

Examples :

"The convicted man received the needles at dawn. "

L'homme condamné a reçu la peine de mort par injection létale à l'aube.

law government politics

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noun

Chaîne de texte recherchée

A text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack)

Examples :

"When searching for specific error codes in the computer's log file, we used the error codes themselves as the needles to find the problems. "

Lors de la recherche de codes d'erreur spécifiques dans le fichier journal de l'ordinateur, nous avons utilisé les codes d'erreur eux-mêmes comme chaîne de texte recherchée pour trouver les problèmes.

computing word technical

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verb

Coudre, piquer

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.

Examples :

"The nurse will needles your arm to give you the flu shot. "

L'infirmière va piquer votre bras pour vous faire le vaccin contre la grippe.

medicine action

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verb

Taquiner, provoquer

To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

Examples :

"Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."

Billy taquinait sans cesse sa sœur à propos de ses boutons.

communication attitude action character

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verb

Former, ou être formé, en forme d'aiguille

To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

Examples :

"to needle crystals"

Former des cristaux en forme d'aiguille.

appearance style

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adjective

Inutile, superflu

Not needed; unnecessary.

Examples :

"This new project of yours will only be a needless expense."

Ce nouveau projet ne sera qu'une dépense inutile.

negative attitude value