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skin [skɪn]1. nouna. [of person, animal] peau f• she has good/bad skin elle a une jolie/vilaine peau• it's no skin off my nose! (inf!) ( = does not affect me) pour ce que ça me coûte ! ; ( = does not concern me) ce n'est pas mon problème ![+ animal] dépouiller• I'll skin him alive! (inf) je vais l'écorcher tout vif !3. compounds* * *[skɪn] 1.1) ( of person) peau f2) ( of animal) peau f4) (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) Culinary dépecer [animal]2) ( graze)••to be ou get soaked to the skin — être trempé jusqu'aux os (colloq)
it's no skin off my nose ou back — (colloq) je m'en balance (colloq)
to keep one's eyes skinned — rester attentif or vigilant
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1 noun(a) (of person) peau f;∎ to have dark/fair skin avoir la peau brune/claire;∎ to have bad/good skin avoir une vilaine/jolie peau;∎ I always wear cotton next to my skin je porte toujours du coton sur la peau;∎ you're nothing but skin and bone tu n'as que la peau et les os;∎ we're all human under the skin au fond, nous sommes tous humains;∎ she escaped by the skin of her teeth elle l'a échappé belle, elle s'en est tirée de justesse;∎ he got into office by the skin of his teeth il a été élu de justesse;∎ she nearly jumped out of her skin elle a sauté au plafond;∎ familiar it's no skin off my nose ça m'est égal, ce n'est pas mon problème;∎ familiar he really gets under my skin il me tape sur les nerfs, celui-là;∎ familiar I've got her under my skin je l'ai dans la peau;∎ to save one's skin sauver sa peau;∎ to be soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os;(b) (of animal) peau f;∎ to cast or shed its skin (snake) muer;∎ a crocodile-skin handbag un sac en crocodile∎ potatoes cooked in their skins des pommes de terre en robe de chambre ou des champs(d) (on milk, sauce, pudding) peau f;∎ take the skin off the custard enlevez la peau de la crème anglaise(f) (for wine) outre f(cancer, disease, tone) de la peau∎ figurative if I find him I'll skin him alive si je le trouve, je l'écorche vif;∎ proverb there's more than one way to skin a cat = il y a bien des moyens d'arriver à ses fins(b) (graze → limb) écorcher;∎ I skinned my knee je me suis écorché le genou∎ he got skinned at cards il s'est laissé plumer aux cartes;∎ you've been skinned tu t'es fait avoir ou arnaquer∎ skin me! tape-moi dans la main!very familiar (drums) batterie□ f►► skin cream crème f pour la peau;skin diver plongeur(euse) m,f;skin diving plongée f sous-marine;familiar skin flick film m porno;skin food (UNCOUNT) crème f nourrissante (pour la peau);familiar skin game arnaque f;skin graft greffe f de la peau;∎ to have a skin graft subir une greffe de la peau;skin grafting greffage m de la peau;familiar skin mag revue f porno;skin patch timbre m transdermique;Medicine skin test cuti-réaction f -
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A n1 ( of person) peau f ; to have dry/greasy/sensitive skin avoir la peau sèche/grasse/sensible ; to wear cotton next to the skin porter du coton à même la peau ;3 Culin (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) peau f ; ( of onion) pelure f ; remove the skin before cooking (of fruit, vegetable) éplucher avant de faire cuire ;4 (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f ;5 (of ship, plane) revêtement m ;6 ○ US ( in handshake) paluche ○ f, pince ○ f ; give ou slip me some skin! serrons-nous la pince ○ ! ;7 ◑ ( cigarette paper) papier m à cigarette.1 Culin dépecer [animal] ;2 ( graze) to skin one's knee/elbow s'écorcher le genou/coude ;3 ○ US ( swindle) plumer ○ ;4 ○ US ( cut hair) scalper.to be nothing but skin and bones n'avoir que la peau sur les os ; to get under sb's skin taper sur les nerfs de qn ; I've got you under my skin je t'ai dans la peau ○ ; to have a thick/thin skin avoir une peau d'éléphant ○ /l'épiderme sensible ○ ; to jump out of one's skin sauter au plafond ○ ; to save one's (own) skin sauver sa peau ○ ; to be ou get soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os ○ ; to skin sb alive écorcher qn vif ; it's no skin off my nose ou back ○ je m'en balance ○ ; to keep one's eyes skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; by the skin of one's teeth [manage, pass, survive] de justesse ; to escape ou avoid disaster by the skin of one's teeth l'échapper belle. -
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soaked [səʊkt]∎ to be soaked through or to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os;∎ his shirt was soaked with or in blood/sweat sa chemise était maculée de sang/trempée de sueur;∎ the place is soaked in history l'endroit est imprégné d'histoire -
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soak [səʊk]1. nounfaire tremper (in dans)• to be/get soaked to the skin être trempé/se faire tremper jusqu'aux os• to soak o.s. in the bath prendre un long bain* * *[səʊk] 1.1)to give something a soak — GB faire tremper quelque chose
2) (colloq) ( drunk) poivrot/-ote (colloq) m/f2.transitive verb1) ( wet) tremper2) ( immerse) faire tremper3.1) ( be immersed) tremper2) ( be absorbed)4. 5.soaked past participle adjective trempé6.to be soaked through ou soaked to the skin — être trempé jusqu'aux os
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A n1 to give sth a soak GB faire or laisser tremper qch ; to have a soak [person] prendre un long bain ;B vtrC vi2 ( be absorbed) to soak into [water] être absorbé par [earth, paper, fabric] ; to soak through [blood] traverser [bandages] ; [rain] traverser, transpercer [coat].E soaked pp adj [person, clothes, shoes] trempé ; to be soaked through ou soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os.F - soaked (dans composés) blood-soaked bandages des pansements imbibés de sang ; sweat-soaked trempé de sueur ; rain-soaked [pitch, track] détrempé ; sun-soaked ensoleillé.■ soak away [water] être absorbé.■ soak off:▶ soak off [label, stamp] se décoller ; the label on the bottle soaks off l'étiquette se décolle quand on fait tremper la bouteille dans l'eau ;▶ soak [sth] off, soak off [sth] décoller [qch] en le mouillant [label].■ soak out:▶ soak out [dirt, stain] partir ;▶ soak [sth] out, soak out [sth] faire partir [qch] en le laissant tremper [stain].■ soak up:▶ soak [sth] up, soak up [sth] [earth, sponge] absorber, boire [water] ;▶ soak up [sth] [person] s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ; to soak up the sun faire le plein ○ de soleil.
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