noun🔗ShareTressaillementA sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away."Her winces showed how much her scraped knee hurt when she moved. "Ses tressaillements montraient à quel point son genou écorché lui faisait mal quand elle bougeait.bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGuindantA reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will."The textile worker carefully draped the damp fabric over the winces spanning the dye vats, preparing to move the cloth through the next stage of the dyeing process. "L'ouvrier textile a soigneusement drapé le tissu humide sur les guindants enjambant les cuves de teinture, se préparant à faire passer le tissu à l'étape suivante du processus de teinture.machinetechnologyutensilindustrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading