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chink [tʃɪŋk]1 noun∎ figurative we found a chink in her armour nous avons trouvé son point faible ou sensible(jingle) tinter -
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[ iŋk](a narrow opening: a chink in the curtains; There was no chink of light in the room.) fente -
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lézarde fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > chink
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prise f de bénéficesThe question really is whether the activity at SIVB is little more than routine profit-taking or whether it reflects a chink in the armor of the super high-tech economy. There are those who insist that any decrease in the bank's IPO/Venture Cap business will be more than offset by an increase in its traditional lending operations.
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A n (of floor, hair, marble, metal, wood) lustre m ; ( of parquet) brillant m ; to give sth a shine cirer [floor, shoes] ; rendre [qch] brillant [hair] ; faire reluire [silver].B vtr1 [hair, light, sun] briller ; [brass, floor] reluire ; to shine through percer [mist, gloom] ; the light is shining in my eyes j'ai la lumière dans les yeux ; his face shone with exertion son visage luisait sous l'effort ;2 fig ( be radiant) [eyes] briller (with de) ; [face] rayonner (with de) ; her courage shone forth littér elle a montré un courage éclatant ;3 ( excel) briller ; to shine at être brillant en [science, languages etc] ; he never shone at school il n'a jamais été brillant à l'école ;4 ( be very clean) reluire ; the kitchen shone la cuisine reluisait.to get ou have a chance to shine avoir l'occasion de briller ; to shine up to sb ○ US passer de la pommade ○ à qn ; to take a shine to sb ○ s'enticher ○ de qn ; fig to take the shine off sth gâcher qch ; where the sun doesn't shine ◑ où je pense ◑.■ shine through [talent] éclater au grand jour.■ shine out [light] briller, apparaître ; the light shone out through the doorway la porte ouverte laissait passer la lumière.
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