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tickles

/ˈtɪkəlz/

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noun

Chatouillement

The act of tickling.

Examples :

"The baby giggled with joy at the tickles from her father. "

Le bébé a gloussé de joie aux chatouilles de son père.

sensation body action

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noun

Chatouillement

An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.

Examples :

"I have a persistent tickle in my throat."

J'ai un chatouillement persistant dans la gorge.

sensation physiology body

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noun

Petite tape, pichenette

A light tap of the ball.

Examples :

"The player barely touched the ball; it was just a tickles that sent it rolling slowly towards the hole. "

Le joueur a à peine touché le ballon ; ce n'était qu'une petite tape qui l'a fait rouler lentement vers le trou.

"The soccer coach emphasized that the drill was about precision; we weren't looking for powerful kicks, just light tickles of the ball to pass to a teammate. "

L'entraîneur de football a souligné que l'exercice portait sur la précision ; nous ne recherchions pas des frappes puissantes, mais juste de petites tapes du ballon pour le passer à un coéquipier.

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noun

Détroit

A narrow strait.

Examples :

"The small town relied on ferries because several dangerous tickles separated the mainland from the nearby islands. "

La petite ville dépendait des ferries car plusieurs détroits dangereux séparaient le continent des îles voisines.

geography nautical ocean

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verb

Chatouille

To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

Examples :

"My little sister tickles me until I laugh and can't stop twitching. "

Ma petite sœur me chatouille jusqu'à ce que je rie et que je ne puisse plus m'empêcher de tressaillir.

sensation action body human entertainment

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verb

Chatouille

To unexpectedly touch or stroke delicately in a manner which causes displeasure or withdrawal.

Examples :

"The feather tickles my nose and makes me want to sneeze. "

La plume me chatouille le nez et me donne envie d'éternuer.

sensation body action human

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verb

Chatouille

(of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.

Examples :

"My nose tickles when I'm near flowers. "

Mon nez chatouille quand je suis près des fleurs.

body sensation physiology

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verb

Chatouiller, titiller

To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.

Examples :

"The idea of working from home tickles my fancy because I love the flexibility. "

L'idée de travailler à domicile chatouille mon imagination parce que j'adore la flexibilité.

mind sensation entertainment

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verb

Chatouille, amuse

To cause delight or amusement in.

Examples :

"He was tickled to receive such a wonderful gift."

Il était ravi de recevoir un si merveilleux cadeau.

sensation entertainment emotion

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verb

Chatouiller

To feel titillation.

Examples :

"The feather lightly tickles my nose, making me want to sneeze. "

La plume chatouille légèrement mon nez, ce qui me donne envie d'éternuer.

sensation body physiology

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verb

Chatouiller

To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.

Examples :

"My grandfather taught me how to tickle trout in the creek behind his house when I was a boy. "

Mon grand-père m'a appris à chatouiller les truites dans le ruisseau derrière sa maison quand j'étais enfant.

fish action animal sport

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verb

chatouille, excite

To be excited or heartened.

Examples :

"The thought of getting a promotion tickles her. "

L'idée d'obtenir une promotion l'excite.

emotion mind sensation