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1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) poudre2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) poudre3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) poudre2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) poudrer- powdered- powdery - powder puff - powder room -
22 nip
A n1 ( pinch) pincement m ;2 ( bite) morsure f ; the dog gave him a nip on the ankle le chien l'a (légèrement) mordu à la cheville ;3 fig there's a nip in the air il fait frisquet ○, ça pince ○ ;4 ○ ( small measure) petit verre m (of de).1 ( pinch) pincer ; to nip one's finger in sth se pincer le doigt dans qch ;2 ( bite) mordre (légèrement), donner un petit coup de dent à ; ( playfully) mordiller ; he was nipped on the ankle by a crab il s'est fait pincer à la cheville par un crabe ;3 [frost] brûler [seedlings] ;4 ○ ( steal) piquer ○, faucher ○.2 ○ GB (go) to nip into a shop entrer (rapidement) dans un magasin ; to nip in front of sb passer devant qn ; to nip out to the shops faire un saut jusqu'aux magasins ; to nip downstairs descendre rapidement ; to nip over to France for the weekend faire un saut en France pour le weekend.to nip sth in the bud étouffer or tuer qch dans l'œuf ; nip and tuck ○ ( cosmetic surgery) chirurgie f esthétique ; ( neck and neck) US au coude à coude ; the race was nip and tuck ○ all the way la course s'est faite au coude à coude.■ nip along [person, vehicle, train] aller à bonne allure ; to nip along to sth faire un saut ○ à [shops].■ nip in:▶ nip in [sth], nip [sth] in cintrer [garment].■ nip off:▶ nip off [person] se sauver ;▶ nip off [sth], nip [sth] off couper [withered flower] ; pincer [bud]. -
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24 testing
A n ¢ (of equipment, vehicle, machine, system) essai m, mise f à l'essai ; (of drug, cosmetic) expérimentation f ; Chem, Med, Pharm (of blood, water etc) analyse f ; ( of person) gen mise f à l'épreuve ; Med examen m ; Psych tests mpl ; Sch contrôles mpl (des connaissances) ; nuclear (bomb) testing essais mpl nucléaires. -
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endorsement [ɪn'dɔ:smənt](a) (of cheque) endossement m, endos m; (of document → signature) signature f; (→ annotation) remarque f; (of bill) aval m; (on passport) mention f spéciale; (in insurance) avenant m∎ it was the ultimate endorsement of his ideas ce fut la reconnaissance ultime ou la consécration de sa théorie∎ the film star has made a fortune from her endorsement of cosmetic products cette vedette du cinéma a gagné une fortune en faisant de la publicité pour des cosmétiques►► Finance endorsement fee commission f d'endosUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > endorsement
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testing ['testɪŋ](difficult) difficile, éprouvant;∎ it's been a testing time for everyone cela a été une période éprouvante pour tout le monde2 noun(b) Medicine (of sight, hearing) examen m; (of blood, urine) analyse f; (of reaction) mesure f; (of drug, cosmetic) expérimentation f►► testing bench banc m d'essai;testing ground terrain m d'essai;∎ Scotland was often used as a testing ground for new government policies le gouvernement utilisait souvent l'Écosse pour tester ses nouvelles mesures politiques;testing laboratory laboratoire m d'essai de produits -
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tonic ['tɒnɪk]1 noun∎ figurative the news was a tonic to us all la nouvelle nous a remonté le moral à tous;∎ it's a tonic to see you looking so happy ça me fait du bien ou me remonte le moral de te voir si heureux;∎ he's a tonic il vous remonte le moral, il est stimulant(b) (cosmetic) lotion f tonique;∎ hair tonic lotion f capillaire(e) Linguistics syllabe f tonique ou accentuée∎ the tonic effect of sea air l'effet m tonique ou vivifiant de l'air marin(b) Linguistics tonique►► Music tonic sol-fa solfège m;Physiology tonic spasm convulsion f tonique;Linguistics tonic stress accent m tonique;Linguistics tonic syllable syllabe f tonique;tonic water ≃ Schweppes ® m;tonic wine vin m tonique
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