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1 mât de cocagne
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2 cocagne
kɔkaɲmât de cocagne — ≈ greasy pole
* * *kɔkaɲ nfmât de cocagne — greasy pole fig
* * *[kɔkaɲ]de cocagne locution adjectivaleépoque/pays de cocagne years/land of plenty -
3 mât
I.mat1 [mat]invariable adjective• mat ! checkmate!II.mat2, e [mat]adjective( = sans éclat) matt* * *
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mate mat adjectif1) [peinture, papier] matt2) [teint] olive (épith)3) [son] dull
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nom masculin ( aux échecs)mat!, échec et mat! — checkmate!
faire quelqu'un/être mat — to put somebody/to be in checkmate
* * *mat mat, -e1. adj1) (couleur, métal) mattJe voudrais mes photos en mat. — I would like my photos in a matt finish.
2) (bruit, son) dull2. adj inv* * *A adj1 [peinture, ton, métal, papier] matt;2 [peau, teint] olive ( épith);3 [son, bruit] dull;4 Phon mellow.B nm ( aux échecs) mat! checkmate!; échec et mat checkmate; faire qn mat to put sb in checkmate; être mat to be in checkmate; j'ai été mat en sept coups I was checkmated in seven moves.[ma] nom masculin[en camping] pole2. [hampe] flagpole3. TECHNOLOGIEmât de charge cargo beam, derrickmât d'artimon mizzen, mizzenmast5. RAIL
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