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1 sand
A n1 ( beach) plage f ;2 ( desert) sables mpl ; the shifting sands of international politics fig le terrain fragile de la politique internationale.C vtr1 ( also sand down) ( smooth) poncer [floor] ; frotter or passer [qch] au papier de verre [car body, woodwork] ;2 ( put sand on) sabler [icy road, path].as happy as a sandboy gai comme un pinson ; to stick ou bury one's head in the sand pratiquer la politique de l'autruche ; the sands of time run slow le temps s'écoule lentement ; the sands of time are running out for the government les jours du gouvernement sont comptés ; to build on sand fig bâtir sur le sable.■ sand up [estuary, river] s'ensabler. -
2 tooth
tooth [tu:θ]• back tooth molaire f• to have a tooth out or pulled se faire arracher une dent• there's nothing you can get your teeth into il n'y a pas grand-chose à se mettre sous la dent (fig)* * *[tuːθ] 1.set of teeth — ( false) dentier m
to cut one's teeth — lit faire ses dents
2.to cut one's teeth on — fig se faire les dents sur
- toothed combining formfine-/wide-toothed comb — peigne m fin/à dents larges
••to be a bit long in the tooth — (colloq) n'être plus tout jeune
to do something in the teeth of — faire quelque chose malgré or en dépit de
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3 dust
A n1 (grime, grit) poussière f ; chalk/coal dust poussière de craie/charbon ; cosmic/radioactive/volcanic dust poussières fpl cosmiques/radioactives/volcaniques ; thick with dust couvert de poussière ; a speck of dust ( on a surface) un grain de poussière ; ( in the eye) une poussière ; to allow the dust to settle lit laisser retomber la poussière ; fig laisser les choses se calmer ;B vtr1 ( clean) épousseter [furniture, house] ;C vi épousseter, faire les poussières ○.to throw dust in sb's eyes embrouiller qn ; to shake the dust (of sth) off one's feet partir (de qch) ; to bite the dust [person] mordre la poussière ; [plan, idea] tomber à l'eau.■ dust down:▶ dust [sth] down, dust down [sth] épousseter [chair, table] ;▶ to dust oneself down s'épousseter.■ dust off:▶ dust [sth] off, dust off [sth]1 ( clean) épousseter [surface, table] ;2 ( brush off) brosser [crumbs, powder] (from de).
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