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cushion ['kʊʃən]1 noun∎ on a cushion of air sur un coussin d'air;∎ figurative the annual increase in salary acts as a cushion against inflation l'augmentation annuelle des salaires amortit les effets de l'inflation(b) (in snooker, billiards etc) bande f;∎ to play off the cushion jouer par la bande;∎ stroke off the cushion doublé m∎ to cushion a fall amortir une chute;∎ these tax cuts will cushion price rises ces réductions d'impôts amortiront la hausse des prix;∎ they have been cushioned against unemployment ils ont été protégés contre le chômage -
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1 coussin m ; a cushion of air un coussin d'air ;B vtr amortir [blow, impact, costs, effects] ; to cushion sb against sth protéger qn contre qch ; to cushion sb's fall amortir la chute de qn.1 ( padded) matelassé ; ( covered in cushions) couvert de coussins ;2 fig [youth, era] hyperprotégé.
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