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sprinkle ['sprɪŋkəl](a) (with salt, sugar, spices, breadcrumbs, talc) saupoudrer ( with de); (with parsley, raisins) parsemer ( with de); (with liquid) arroser légèrement ( with de);∎ I sprinkled sugar on or over my cereal, I sprinkled my cereal with sugar j'ai saupoudré mes céréales de sucre;∎ sprinkle with grated cheese recouvrez de fromage râpé;∎ he sprinkled sawdust on the floor il a répandu de la sciure par terre;∎ to sprinkle water on sth or sth with water asperger qch d'eau;∎ he sprinkled vinegar on or over his chips il mit un peu de vinaigre sur ses frites(b) (usu passive) (strew, dot) parsemer, semer;∎ the sky was sprinkled with stars le ciel était parsemé d'étoiles;∎ the fields were sprinkled with snow les champs étaient tachetés de neige;∎ his hair was sprinkled with grey ses cheveux étaient légèrement grisonnants;∎ a speech sprinkled with metaphors un discours émaillé de métaphores;∎ a few policemen were sprinkled among the crowd quelques policiers étaient disséminés dans la foule(rain) tomber des gouttes3 noun∎ I felt a sprinkle (of rain) j'ai senti quelques gouttes (de pluie) -
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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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