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icing ['aɪsɪŋ]∎ figurative it's the icing on the cake c'est la cerise sur le gâteau -
4 ice
1. noun1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) glace2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) crème glacée3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)2. verb(to cover with icing: She iced the cake.) glacer- icing- icy - icily - iciness - ice age - ice axe - iceberg - ice box - ice-cream - ice-cube - ice rink - ice-skate - ice-skating - ice tray - ice over/up -
5 pipe
A n1 ( conduit) ( in building) tuyau m ; ( underground) conduite f ; waste/gas pipe tuyau d'écoulement/de gaz ;2 ( for smoker) pipe f ; to smoke a pipe ( habitually) fumer la pipe ; to have a pipe fumer une pipe ; to fill a pipe bourrer une pipe ;5 ( birdsong) chant m ;6 Naut sifflet m.C vtr1 ( carry) to pipe water into a house alimenter un foyer en eau ; oil is piped across/under/to le pétrole est transporté par canalisation à travers/sous/jusqu'à ; piped water eau courante ;2 ( transmit) diffuser [music] (to dans) ; music is piped throughout the store la musique est diffusée dans tout le magasin ;4 ( play) ( on bagpipes) jouer [qch] sur sa cornemuse [tune] ; ( on flute) jouer [qch] sur son chalumeau [tune] ;5 Sewing passepoiler [cushion, collar] ; a cushion piped with pink un coussin avec un passepoil rose ;6 Culin to pipe icing onto a cake décorer un gâteau ; to pipe sb's name on a cake décorer un gâteau du nom de qn ;7 Naut siffler [order] ; to pipe sb aboard accueillir qn à bord au son du sifflet ; to pipe ‘all hands on deck’ siffler le rassemblement.D vi siffler.■ pipe in:▶ pipe [sth] in, pipe in [sth] annoncer l'arrivée de [qch] au son d'une cornemuse [haggis, guests].■ pipe up [voice] se faire entendre ; ‘it's me!’ she piped up ‘c'est moi!’ dit-elle d'une petite voix. -
6 dusting
dusting ['dʌstɪŋ](a) (of room, furniture) époussetage m, dépoussiérage m;∎ to do the dusting enlever la poussière, faire la poussière ou les poussières;∎ have you done the dusting? tu as enlevé la poussière?, tu as fait la poussière ou les poussières?(b) (with sugar, insecticide) saupoudrage m;∎ give the cake a dusting of icing sugar saupoudrez le gâteau de sucre glace►► dusting powder talc m -
7 spatula
['spætjulə, ]( American[) - u-](a kind of tool with a broad blunt blade: Spread the icing on the cake with a spatula.) spatule -
8 specify
1) (to mention particularly: He specified the main ilnesses that are caused by poverty.) préciser2) (to order specially: She ordered a cake from the baker and specified green icing.) mentionner•- specific- specifically -
9 coffee
coffee ['kɒfɪ]1 noun∎ a cup of coffee une tasse de café;∎ would you like a coffee? voulez-vous un café?;∎ we talked over coffee nous avons bavardé en prenant un café;∎ black coffee café m noir;∎ British white coffee, American coffee with cream or milk (gen) café m au lait; (in café) café m crème, crème m(colour) café au lait (inv)(filter, jar, service) à café; (ice cream, icing) au café►► British coffee bar café m, caféteria f;coffee bean grain m de café;coffee break pause-café f;coffee cake British (coffee-flavoured) moka m; American (served with coffee) gâteau m (que l'on sert avec le café);coffee cream (chocolate) chocolat m fourré au café;coffee cup tasse f à café;coffee grinder moulin m à café;coffee grounds marc m de café;coffee house (on the continent) café m; British History = café de type français ou viennois, qui était, au XVIIIème siècle, le lieu de rendez-vous des gens à la mode;American familiar coffee klatch, coffee klatsch = réunion d'amis autour d'une tasse de café;∎ he's probably in the coffee klatch il est sans doute en train de prendre un café et de papoter avec les autres;coffee machine (gen) cafetière f électrique; (in café) percolateur m; (drinks dispenser) machine f à café;coffee mill moulin m à café;British coffee morning = rencontre amicale autour d'un café, destinée souvent à réunir de l'argent au profit d'œuvres de bienfaisance;coffee mug = petite chope en faïence;coffee pot cafetière f;coffee shop (small restaurant) ≃ café-restaurant m; (shop selling coffee) magasin m spécialisé dans le café;coffee spoon cuillère f ou cuiller f à café, petite cuillère f ou cuiller f; (smaller) cuillère f ou cuiller f à moka;coffee table table f basse;coffee tree caféier m
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