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Stups. en poudreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > in powder form
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powder [ˈpaʊdər]1. nouna. ( = particles) poudre fb. ( = fine snow) poudreuse fa. [+ substance] réduire en poudreb. [+ face, body] poudrer3. compounds* * *['paʊdə(r)] 1. 2.transitive verb3.powdered past participle adjective [egg, milk, coffee] en poudre••to powder one's nose — euph hum se refaire une beauté euph hum
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powder ['paʊdə(r)]1 noun∎ in powder form en poudre, sous forme de poudre;∎ to grind sth to a powder réduire qch en poudre, pulvériser qch;∎ British figurative to keep one's powder dry se tenir prêt, être aux aguets(c) (for face) poudre f∎ to take a headache powder prendre un médicament (en sachet) contre le mal de tête∎ to take a powder (disappear) ficher le camp, décamper(a) (crush, pulverize) pulvériser, réduire en poudre∎ to powder one's face se poudrer le visage;∎ euphemism to powder one's nose (go to the toilet) aller se repoudrer le nez(c) (sprinkle) saupoudrer;∎ the Christmas tree was powdered with artificial snow le sapin de Noël était saupoudré de neige artificielle►► powder blue bleu m pastel;powder compact poudrier m;powder eyeshadow ombre f à paupières en poudre;powder horn corne f, cartouche f à poudre;powder puff houppette f;euphemism powder room toilettes fpl (pour dames) -
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A n gen, Cosmet poudre f ; ( snow) poudreuse f ; face powder poudre f ; washing powder lessive f ; to crush ou reduce to a powder réduire [qch] en poudre ; to grind to a powder moudre ; in powder form en poudre.B vtr2 ( grind up) réduire [qch] en poudre. -
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1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) poudre2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) poudre3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) poudre2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) poudrer- powdered- powdery - powder puff - powder room -
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noun (a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder: She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining.) poudre de riz -
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['sæʃei, ]( American[) sæ'ʃei](a (small) sealed packet containing a product in liquid or powder form: a sachet of shampoo.) sachet -
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fine [faɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = excellent) [performer, player, piece of work] excellent ; [place, object, example] beau ( belle f) ; [view] superbe• any questions? no? fine! des questions ? non ? parfait !• that's all very fine, but... c'est bien beau mais...c. ( = not unwell) to be fine aller bien• how are you? -- fine thanks comment allez-vous ? -- bien, merci• don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine ne t'inquiète pas, je suis sûr qu'il se remettrad. ( = without problems) she'll be fine, the others will look after her il ne lui arrivera rien, les autres s'occuperont d'elle• I'll be back by lunchtime -- fine! je serai de retour à l'heure du déjeuner -- très bien !• if you want to give me a hand, that's fine by me si tu veux me donner un coup de main, je veux bien• shall we have another beer? -- fine by me! on prend encore une bière ? -- bonne idée !f. (ironic) a fine friend you are! c'est beau l'amitié !• you're a fine one! t'es bon, toi ! (inf)• you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça !h. ( = superior) [food, ingredients] raffiné ; [wine] fin ; [china, fabric] beau ( belle f), raffinéi. ( = delicate) [fabric, rain, hair, features] finj. ( = subtle) [adjustment] minutieux ; [detail, distinction] subtil• there's a fine line between genius and madness entre le génie et la folie, la marge est étroite2. adverbb. ( = not coarsely) to chop sth fine hacher qch menu3. noun5. compounds• he went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb il a passé les documents au peigne fin ► fine-tune transitive verb [+ production, the economy] régler avec précision* * *[faɪn] 1. 2.1) ( very good) [performance, writer, example, quality] excellent2) ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien‘fine, thanks’ — ‘très bien, merci’
‘we'll go now, OK?’ - ‘fine’ — ‘on y va maintenant?’ - ‘d'accord’
that's fine by ou with me — je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient
3) (colloq) ironyou're/she's etc a fine one to talk! — c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça!
4) ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belleit's ou the weather's fine — il fait beau
5) ( delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, fabric, mist, layer] fin; [sieve, net] à mailles fines; [china, lace, linen, wine] fin6) ( small-grained) [powder, soil] fin7) ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil8) ( refined) [lady, clothes, manners] beau/belle9) ( commendable) [person] merveilleux/-euse10) ( pure) [gold, silver] pur3. 4.transitive verb gen condamner [quelqu'un] à une amende [offender] ( for pour; for doing pour avoir fait); ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender]••chance would be a fine thing! — (colloq) ça serait trop beau! (colloq)
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1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) poussière2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) poussière2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) épousseter- duster- dusty - dustiness - dustbin - dust-jacket - dustman - dustpan - dust-up - dust down - throw dust in someone's eyes -
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A n gen amende f ; ( for traffic offence) contravention f (for pour) ; to get/be given a fine recevoir/attraper une amende ; to impose a fine of £50/the maximum fine on sb condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende/à l'amende la plus lourde ; ‘no smoking-maximum fine £50’ ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende pouvant s'élever à 50 livres sterling’.B adj1 ( very good) [performance, writer, example, specimen, quality, standard] excellent ; to be in fine form être en pleine forme ; a fine figure of a woman † ou hum une superbe créature† ;2 ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien ; that's fine très bien ; to be/feel fine aller/se sentir très bien ; ‘fine, thanks’ ‘très bien, merci’ ; ‘we'll go now, OK?’-‘fine’ ‘on y va maintenant?’-‘d'accord’ ; that's fine by ou with me je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient ;3 ○ iron a fine friend you are! en voilà un ami! ; you picked a fine time to tell me! tu as bien choisi le moment pour me le dire! ; you're/she's etc a fine one to talk! c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça! ; that's all very fine, but… c'est bien beau tout ça, mais… ;4 ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belle ; it's ou the weather's fine il fait beau ; to keep ou stay fine continuer à faire beau ; one fine day, one of these fine days fig un beau jour ;5 (very thin, delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, comb, fabric, spray, mist, layer] fin ; [sieve, net, mesh] à mailles fines ;6 ( small-grained) [powder, soil, particles] fin ;7 ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil ;8 ( delicate and high quality) [china, crystal, lace, linen, wine] fin ;9 (refined, grand) [lady, gentleman, clothes, manners] beau/belle ; sb's finer feelings la délicatesse de qn ;11 ( pure) [gold, silver] pur.C adv1 [get along, come along, do] très bien ; you're doing fine tu te débrouilles ○ très bien ; that suits me fine ça me va très bien ;2 [cut, chop, slice] controv fin.D vtr gen condamner [qn] à une amende [offender] (for pour ; for doing pour avoir fait) ; ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender] ; to fine sb £50 condamner qn à 50 livres sterling d'amende.not to put too fine a point on it bref, à franchement parler ; a chance would be a fine thing ○ ! ça serait trop beau ○ ! ; to cut it a bit fine faire trop juste, être un peu juste ; there is a fine line between X and Y il y a une distinction subtile entre X et Y ; to tread a fine line jouer serré.
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