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1 flesh
flesh [fleʃ]1 noun(a) (of person, animal, fruit) chair f;∎ there's not much flesh on her elle n'est pas très grasse;∎ figurative it needs a bit more flesh (proposal, essay etc) il a besoin d'être un peu étoffé;∎ she looks better on TV than she does in the flesh elle est plus jolie à la télé qu'en chair et en os;∎ creatures of flesh and blood êtres mpl de chair et de sang;∎ I'm only flesh and blood, you know je suis comme tout le monde, tu sais;∎ it's more than flesh and blood can bear or stand c'est plus que ce que la nature humaine peut endurer;∎ she's my own flesh and blood c'est ma chair et mon sang;∎ familiar to press the flesh (politicians, royalty etc) serrer des mains□, faire un bain de foule□∎ to mortify the flesh mortifier sa chair;∎ pleasures/sins of the flesh plaisirs mpl de la/péchés mpl de chair;∎ the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak l'esprit est prompt mais la chair est faible;∎ to go the way of all flesh retourner à la ou redevenir poussière►► flesh colour couleur f chair;Theatre flesh tights collant m chair;Art flesh tints carnations fpl;flesh wound blessure f superficielle ou légère(essay, report, character etc) étoffer(person) s'étoffer, prendre de la carrure -
2 mortify
A vtr1 ( embarrass) mortifier [person] ;2 Relig mortifier ; to mortify the flesh mortifier sa chair.
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Mortify — Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Mortified — Mortify Mor ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mortal}, and { fy}.] 1. To destroy the organic texture… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English