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noun

Peau

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Examples :

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

Il est tellement dégoûtant qu'il me donne la chair de poule.

anatomy body organ biology physiology human animal organism essential

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Peau, écorce

The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

Examples :

"The orange's smooth skin protected the juicy flesh inside. "

La peau lisse de l'orange protégeait la chair juteuse à l'intérieur.

fruit plant part essential

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Peau, fourrure

The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

Examples :

"The leather used in the school's new chairs was made from animal skin. "

Le cuir utilisé dans les nouvelles chaises de l'école était fait de peau d'animal.

material animal wear essential

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Peau, pellicule

A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

Examples :

"In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it."

Pour accéder au reste de la peinture dans le pot, vous devrez enlever la pellicule qui flotte à la surface.

substance food drink essential

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Apparence, thème

A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

Examples :

"You can use this skin to change how the browser looks."

Vous pouvez utiliser cette apparence pour modifier l'aspect du navigateur.

computing technology appearance style essential

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Apparence, texture

An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.

Examples :

"The video game character's skin changed to a futuristic design. "

L'apparence du personnage de jeu vidéo a changé pour un design futuriste.

computing game technology appearance essential

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Feuille à rouler

Rolling paper for cigarettes.

Examples :

"Pass me a skin, mate."

Passe-moi une feuille à rouler, mec.

material substance essential

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Groupe, lignée

A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.

Examples :

"The anthropologist studied the different skins within the Australian Aboriginal community. "

L'anthropologue a étudié les différents groupes au sein de la communauté aborigène australienne.

culture group human family society race tradition essential

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Peau, seins nus

Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

Examples :

"Let me see a bit of skin."

Laisse-moi voir un peu de peau.

body appearance anatomy sex essential

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Outre, peau

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.

Examples :

"The old leather skin held enough water for the thirsty hikers. "

L'ancienne outre en cuir contenait assez d'eau pour les randonneurs assoiffés.

utensil material drink essential

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Peau

That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

Examples :

"The skin of the sail remained taut, covering the entire area of the boat's mast when the sails were furled. "

La peau de la voile restait tendue, couvrant toute la zone du mât du bateau lorsque les voiles étaient ferlées.

nautical sailing part essential

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Revêtement extérieur, bordé

The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

Examples :

"The ship's skin was made of thick steel plates. "

Le bordé du navire était fait de plaques d'acier épaisses.

nautical material structure essential

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noun

Un whisky chaud

A drink of whisky served hot.

Examples :

"My grandfather always enjoyed a skin of whisky after a long day of gardening. "

Mon grand-père appréciait toujours un whisky chaud après une longue journée de jardinage.

drink essential

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Type, gars

Examples :

"He was a decent old skin."

C'était un vieux type bien.

person human essential

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verb

Écorcher

To injure the skin of.

Examples :

"The dog skinnned my new shoes with its claws. "

Le chien a écorché mes nouvelles chaussures avec ses griffes.

medicine body anatomy essential

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Écorcher, peler

To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

Examples :

"The butcher skinned the chicken before cooking it. "

Le boucher a pelé le poulet avant de le faire cuire.

animal human action body essential

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verb

Faire un high-five

Examples :

"The students skin each other after scoring a goal in the soccer game. "

Les élèves se font un high-five après avoir marqué un but au match de foot.

communication action essential

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Appliquer un skin à

To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Examples :

"Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?"

Puis-je appliquer un skin à l'application pour y mettre la photo de mon chat ?

computing technology style appearance essential

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Feinter, dribbler

To use tricks to go past a defender.

Examples :

"The student skillfully skinned the tricky math problem, getting past the difficult parts quickly. "

L'étudiant a habilement feinté le problème de maths épineux, contournant rapidement les parties difficiles.

sport action essential

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S'enduire de peau

To become covered with skin.

Examples :

"A wound eventually skins over."

Une blessure finit par s'enduire de peau.

body physiology anatomy essential

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Recouvrir de peau, peler

To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

Examples :

"The painter skinned the canvas with a thin layer of white paint. "

Le peintre a recouvert la toile d'une fine couche de peinture blanche.

body appearance essential

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Copier, tricher

To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

Examples :

"The student was caught skinning the answers from the textbook during the test. "

L'étudiant a été pris en train de copier les réponses du manuel pendant le test.

education achievement moral action essential

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Escroquer, arnaquer

To strip of money or property; to cheat.

Examples :

"The con artist skinned the elderly woman out of her life savings. "

L'escroc a escroqué ses économies à la vieille dame.

business economy essential

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Crâne d'œuf

Someone with a shaved head.

Examples :

"My brother, with his shaved skin, looked very different from usual. "

Mon frère, avec son crâne d'œuf, avait l'air très différent d'habitude.

appearance person style essential

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Skinhead

Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

Examples :

"Several skins attended the local music festival, attracting attention with their shaved heads. "

Plusieurs skinheads ont assisté au festival de musique local, attirant l'attention avec leurs crânes rasés.

culture group society style person history essential