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1 speck
speck [spek]* * *[spek]noun ( small piece) (of dust, soot) grain m; (of dirt, mud) petite tache f (of de); (of blood, ink, light) point m -
2 speck
speck [spek]1 noun∎ there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere il n'y avait pas le moindre grain de poussière(b) (stain, mark → gen) petite tache f; (→ on skin, fruit) tache f, tavelure f; (→ of blood) petite tache f;∎ I keep seeing black specks in front of my eyes j'ai souvent des taches noires devant les yeux(c) (dot → on horizon, from height) point m noir;∎ from the top of the tower, the people looked like mere specks vus du haut de la tour, les gens avaient l'air de minuscules points noirs(d) (tiny amount) tout petit peu m;∎ there isn't a speck of truth in the rumour il n'y a pas la moindre vérité ou un atome de vérité dans cette rumeur(usu passive) tacheter -
3 speck
A n2 (small shape, mark) (of dirt, mud) petite tache f (of de) ; (of blood, ink, light) point m (of de) ; a speck on the horizon un petit point à l'horizon. -
4 smut
1 noun∎ that bookshop sells nothing but smut cette librairie ne vend que du porno;∎ to talk smut dire des cochonneries;∎ that book's/film's just smut il n'y a que des cochonneries dans ce livre/film∎ you've got a smut on your cheek tu as de la suie sur la joue;∎ I've got a smut in my eye j'ai une poussière dans l'œil(c) Agriculture charbon m ou nielle f du blé(smudge, stain) salir, noircir
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