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1 runny
[sauce, honey] liquide ; [eyes] qui pleurent* * *['rʌnɪ]adjective [jam, sauce] liquide; [butter] fondu; [omelette] baveux/-euse; [boiled egg] mollet -
2 runny
∎ a runny egg un œuf dont le jaune coule∎ I've got a runny nose j'ai le nez qui coule -
3 runny
runny adj [jam, sauce, icing] liquide ; [butter, chocolate] fondu ; [omelette, scrambled eggs] baveux/-euse ; [fried egg] avec le jaune à peine cuit ; [poached or boiled egg] mollet ; [nose, eye] qui coule ; to have a runny nose avoir le nez qui coule. -
4 runny
adjective (liquid; watery: Do you like your egg yolk firm or runny?; The baby has a runny nose.) (trop) liquide -
5 thin
thin [θɪn]1. adjectivea. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (- aisse f)• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrirb. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clairc. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfiéd. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircire. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible2. adverb[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire5. compounds► thin out[crowd, fog] se disperser[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir* * *[θɪn] 1.1) ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit2) ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince3) ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide4) ( lean) maigre5) ( fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère6) ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre; ( weak) fluet/fluette7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettiqueto wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé
9) [air] raréfié2.(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince3.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier5.thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairseméPhrasal Verbs:- thin out•• -
6 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) courir2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) marcher, rouler3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) couler4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) marcher, fonctionner5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) diriger6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) courir7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) assurer le service8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) tenir l'affiche9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) avoir10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) déteindre11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) conduire12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passer13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) devenir2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) course2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) promenade3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) période4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) échelle5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) entière disposition6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) poulailler7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) d'affilée- runny- runaway - rundown - runner-up - runway - in - out of the running - on the run - run across - run after - run aground - run along - run away - run down - run for - run for it - run in - run into - run its course - run off - run out - run over - run a temperature - run through - run to - run up - run wild -
7 sniffle
sniffle ['snɪfəl](sniff) renifler; (have runny nose) avoir le nez qui coule2 noun∎ familiar to have the sniffles avoir le nez qui coule□ -
8 snivel
snivel ['snɪvəl] ( British pt & pp snivelled, cont snivelling, American pt & pp sniveled, cont sniveling)(whine) pleurnicher; (sniff because of cold) renifler (continuellement); (have runny nose) avoir le nez qui coule;∎ stop snivelling! (crying) arrête de pleurnicher comme ça!; (sniffing) arrête de renifler comme ça!∎ "it wasn't my fault", he snivelled "ce n'était pas de ma faute", fit-il en pleurnichant3 noun(sniffing) reniflement m, reniflements mpl; (tears) pleurnichements mpl;∎ to have a snivel pleurnicher
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runny — 1817, from RUN (Cf. run) (v.) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
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runny — run|ny [ˈrʌni] adj informal 1.) a runny nose, runny eyes etc have liquid coming out of them, usually because you have a cold 2.) food that is runny is not as solid or thick as normal or as desired ▪ The butter had gone runny in the heat … Dictionary of contemporary English
runny — run|ny [ rʌni ] adjective 1. ) a runny nose has liquid coming out of it: I ve got a sore throat and a runny nose. 2. ) like a liquid: Do you like your eggs cooked hard or runny? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
runny — adjective Date: 1817 having a tendency to run: as a. extremely or excessively soft and liquid < a runny dough > b. secreting a thin flow of mucus < a runny nose > … New Collegiate Dictionary
runny — adjective a) fluid; capable of flowing runny honey b) liable to run or drip a runny nose … Wiktionary
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