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needle ['ni:dəl]1 noun(a) Medicine & Sewing aiguille f; (for record player) pointe f de lecture, saphir m; (of pine tree) aiguille f; (spine → of hedgehog) piquant m;∎ it's like looking for a needle in a haystack autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin;∎ familiar I hate needles j'ai horreur des piqûres!□ ;(b) (as indicator → in compass, on dial) aiguille f∎ engraving needle pointe f pour taille douce, pointe f sèche∎ to get the needle (become annoyed) se foutre en boule ou en rogne;∎ to give sb the needle foutre qn en boule ou rogne;∎ British a bit of needle has crept into the match les joueurs commencent à s'énerver ou disputent le match avec plus d'âpreté(a) (irritate) foutre en boule ou en rogne;∎ he's always needling her about her weight il passe son temps à la charrier à propos de son poids;∎ they needled him into retaliating à force d'être asticoté, il a fini par riposter►► British needle bank distributeur-échangeur m de seringues;needle exchange scheme programme m d'échange de seringues;needle valve soupape f à pointeau
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