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tang

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noun

Saveur piquante, piquant

A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.

Examples :

"The orange juice had a pleasant tang that woke me up in the morning. "

Le jus d'orange avait une saveur piquante agréable qui m'a réveillé le matin.

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Goût prononcé, arrière-goût

A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.

Examples :

"Wine or cider has a tang of the cask."

Le vin ou le cidre a un goût prononcé de fût.

sensation food drink quality

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noun

Saveur prononcée, touche

A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.

Examples :

"The lemon juice gave the iced tea a pleasant tang. "

Le jus de citron a donné au thé glacé une agréable touche.

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Soie, emmanchement

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

Examples :

"The metal tang of the knife extends into the wooden handle, providing a strong and secure grip. "

La soie métallique du couteau s'étend dans le manche en bois, offrant une prise solide et sûre.

part structure item machine

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La soie, la soie de la lame

The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.

Examples :

"The knife's tang extended halfway into the wooden handle, providing a strong and secure grip. "

La soie du couteau s'étendait à mi-chemin dans le manche en bois, offrant une prise solide et sûre.

part utensil item technical machine

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La soie

The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.

Examples :

"The gunsmith carefully filed the tang of the rifle barrel to ensure a tight fit in the wooden stock. "

L'armurier a soigneusement limé la soie du canon du fusil pour assurer un ajustement parfait dans la crosse en bois.

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Soie

The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully inspected the tang of the sword before attaching the wooden handle. "

Le forgeron a soigneusement inspecté la soie de l'épée avant d'attacher le manche en bois.

weapon part technical military structure

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noun

Poisson-chirurgien

A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the Zebrasoma genus.

Examples :

"The saltwater aquarium featured a school of yellow tang, their bright bodies flashing among the coral. "

L'aquarium d'eau salée présentait un banc de poissons-chirurgiens jaunes, leurs corps brillants scintillant parmi le corail.

fish animal ocean biology

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noun

Palan, palette

(games) A shuffleboard paddle.

Examples :

"During the shuffleboard game, Maria accidentally dropped her tang on her foot. "

Pendant la partie de jeu de palets, Maria a accidentellement laissé tomber sa palette sur son pied.

sport utensil game

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noun

Langue

Examples :

"The dog's tang was lolling out of its mouth as it panted in the summer heat. "

La langue du chien pendait hors de sa gueule alors qu'il haletait dans la chaleur estivale.

anatomy organ body physiology linguistics

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Languette, ardillon

(by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle.

Examples :

"The leather belt buckle had a small, metallic tang that caught on my shirt. "

La boucle de ceinture en cuir avait une petite languette métallique qui s'est accrochée à ma chemise.

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Son aigre, tonalité désagréable

A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Examples :

"The old piano had a noticeable tang to its high notes, making them sound slightly off-key. "

Le vieux piano avait un son aigre perceptible dans ses notes aiguës, les faisant sonner légèrement faux.

sound music communication

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verb

Frapper des objets métalliques pour attirer un essaim d'abeilles

To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.

Examples :

"The beekeeper hoped to tang the pots and pans loudly enough to coax the swarm of bees down from the tree. "

L'apiculteur espérait frapper les casseroles et les poêles assez fort pour faire descendre l'essaim d'abeilles de l'arbre.

agriculture insect animal sound tradition work

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verb

Retentir, sonner

To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Examples :

"The bicycle bell tanged sharply as she rode past. "

La sonnette du vélo retentit vivement lorsqu'elle passa.

sound music bell-ringing

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noun

Varech noueux

Knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)

Examples :

"The fishermen gathered the tang from the shore, hoping to use it as fertilizer for their garden. "

Les pêcheurs ont ramassé le varech noueux sur le rivage, espérant l'utiliser comme engrais pour leur jardin.

biology plant environment nature ocean

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Vagin

body organ sex anatomy

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Rapport sexuel

Intercourse with a woman

Examples :

"His recent absences from school were due to a tang with a girlfriend. "

Ses récentes absences de l'école étaient dues à un rapport sexuel avec une petite amie.

sex body action human