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flesh [fleʃ]1 noun(a) (of person, animal, fruit) chair f;∎ there's not much flesh on her elle n'est pas très grasse;∎ figurative it needs a bit more flesh (proposal, essay etc) il a besoin d'être un peu étoffé;∎ she looks better on TV than she does in the flesh elle est plus jolie à la télé qu'en chair et en os;∎ creatures of flesh and blood êtres mpl de chair et de sang;∎ I'm only flesh and blood, you know je suis comme tout le monde, tu sais;∎ it's more than flesh and blood can bear or stand c'est plus que ce que la nature humaine peut endurer;∎ she's my own flesh and blood c'est ma chair et mon sang;∎ familiar to press the flesh (politicians, royalty etc) serrer des mains□, faire un bain de foule□∎ to mortify the flesh mortifier sa chair;∎ pleasures/sins of the flesh plaisirs mpl de la/péchés mpl de chair;∎ the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak l'esprit est prompt mais la chair est faible;∎ to go the way of all flesh retourner à la ou redevenir poussière►► flesh colour couleur f chair;Theatre flesh tights collant m chair;Art flesh tints carnations fpl;flesh wound blessure f superficielle ou légère(essay, report, character etc) étoffer(person) s'étoffer, prendre de la carrure -
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flesh [fle∫]chair f[+ essay, speech] étoffer ; [+ proposal] développer* * *[fleʃ]1) (of human, animal) chair f2) ( of fruit) chair f, pulpe f3) fig•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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flesh n1 (of human, animal) chair f ;3 fig I'm only flesh and blood je ne suis qu'un être humain ; it's more than flesh and blood can bear c'est plus qu'un être humain ne peut supporter ; one's own flesh and blood la chair de sa chair ; in the flesh en chair et en os ; the pleasures/sins of the flesh les plaisirs/péchés de la chair ; it makes my flesh creep ça me donne la chair de poule.to demand one's pound of flesh exiger son dû impitoyablement ; to go the way of all flesh littér euph aller où va toute chose ; to press the flesh ○ prendre un bain de foule.■ flesh out:▶ flesh [sth] out, flesh out [sth] étayer [speech, article, report] (with de).
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