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2 crocodile
crocodile ['krɒkədaɪl]1 noun∎ to walk in a crocodile marcher deux par deux(shoes, handbag) en crocodile►► crocodile clip pince f crocodile;crocodile skin peau f de crocodile;crocodile tears larmes fpl de crocodile -
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4 crocodile
(a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.) crocodile -
5 crocodile tears
(pretended tears of grief.) larmes de crocodile -
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7 skin
1 noun(a) (of person) peau f;∎ to have dark/fair skin avoir la peau brune/claire;∎ to have bad/good skin avoir une vilaine/jolie peau;∎ I always wear cotton next to my skin je porte toujours du coton sur la peau;∎ you're nothing but skin and bone tu n'as que la peau et les os;∎ we're all human under the skin au fond, nous sommes tous humains;∎ she escaped by the skin of her teeth elle l'a échappé belle, elle s'en est tirée de justesse;∎ he got into office by the skin of his teeth il a été élu de justesse;∎ she nearly jumped out of her skin elle a sauté au plafond;∎ familiar it's no skin off my nose ça m'est égal, ce n'est pas mon problème;∎ familiar he really gets under my skin il me tape sur les nerfs, celui-là;∎ familiar I've got her under my skin je l'ai dans la peau;∎ to save one's skin sauver sa peau;∎ to be soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os;(b) (of animal) peau f;∎ to cast or shed its skin (snake) muer;∎ a crocodile-skin handbag un sac en crocodile∎ potatoes cooked in their skins des pommes de terre en robe de chambre ou des champs(d) (on milk, sauce, pudding) peau f;∎ take the skin off the custard enlevez la peau de la crème anglaise(f) (for wine) outre f(cancer, disease, tone) de la peau∎ figurative if I find him I'll skin him alive si je le trouve, je l'écorche vif;∎ proverb there's more than one way to skin a cat = il y a bien des moyens d'arriver à ses fins(b) (graze → limb) écorcher;∎ I skinned my knee je me suis écorché le genou∎ he got skinned at cards il s'est laissé plumer aux cartes;∎ you've been skinned tu t'es fait avoir ou arnaquer∎ skin me! tape-moi dans la main!very familiar (drums) batterie□ f►► skin cream crème f pour la peau;skin diver plongeur(euse) m,f;skin diving plongée f sous-marine;familiar skin flick film m porno;skin food (UNCOUNT) crème f nourrissante (pour la peau);familiar skin game arnaque f;skin graft greffe f de la peau;∎ to have a skin graft subir une greffe de la peau;skin grafting greffage m de la peau;familiar skin mag revue f porno;skin patch timbre m transdermique;Medicine skin test cuti-réaction f -
8 aligatoring
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > aligatoring
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9 combination pliers
USDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > combination pliers
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10 crocodiling
crocodilage m, peau de crapaud (peinture) f, peau de crocodile fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > crocodiling
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11 footprints
UKDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > footprints
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12 webbing
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > webbing
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13 alligator
['æliɡeitə](a kind of large reptile closely related to the crocodile, found mainly in the rivers of the warmer parts of America.) alligator -
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[‹o:]1) (either of the two bones of the mouth in which the teeth are set: the upper/lower jaw; His jaw was broken in the fight.) mâchoire2) ((in plural) the mouth (especially of an animal): The crocodile's jaws opened wide.) mâchoires, gueule -
15 artificial
artificial [‚ɑ:tɪ'fɪʃəl]∎ artificial flowers fleurs fpl artificielles;∎ a wig made from artificial hair une perruque en cheveux artificiels;∎ an artificial heart un cœur artificiel;∎ an artificial leg une jambe artificielle;∎ figurative the current situation is an artificial one la situation actuelle n'est pas naturelle ou est artificielle(b) (affected → person) factice, étudié;∎ she is very artificial elle manque de naturel;∎ an artificial smile un sourire forcé;∎ artificial tears larmes fpl de crocodile►► Sport artificial climbing escalade f artificielle;Sport artificial climbing wall mur m d'escalade artificielle;Agriculture & Chemistry artificial fertilizer engrais m chimique;artificial flavouring parfum m artificiel ou synthétique;Astronomy artificial horizon horizon m artificiel;artificial insemination insémination f artificielle;Computing artificial intelligence intelligence f artificielle;artificial kidney rein m artificiel;Linguistics artificial language langage m artificiel;Electricity artificial light la lumière artificielle;artificial limb prothèse f, membre m artificiel;Law artificial person personne f morale ou civique ou juridique;Medicine artificial respiration respiration f artificielle;∎ to give sb artificial respiration faire la respiration artificielle à qn;artificial satellite satellite m artificiel;artificial sweetener édulcorant m (de synthèse) -
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(a) (false → banknote, jewel, name) faux (fausse)□ ; (→ title, company, accent) bidon; (→ tears) de crocodile; (→ laughter) qui sonne faux□ ;∎ his story sounds phoney son histoire a tout l'air d'être (du) bidon;∎ the phoney war la drôle de guerre(b) (spurious → person) bidon2 noun(b) (pretentious person) frimeur(euse) m,f, m'as-tu-vu mf inv(c) (fake object) faux□ m
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