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1 shampoo
[ʃæm'pu:] 1. plural - shampoos; noun1) (a soapy liquid or other substance for washing the hair and scalp or for cleaning carpets, upholstery etc: a special shampoo for greasy hair; carpet shampoo.) shampooing2) (an act of washing etc with shampoo: I had a shampoo and set at the hairdresser's.) shampooing2. verb(to wash or clean with shampoo: She shampoos her hair every day; We shampooed the rugs yesterday.) faire un shampooing à -
2 staple
staple ['steɪpəl]1 noun(a) (for paper) agrafe f(b) (for wire) cavalier m, crampillon m(c) (foodstuff) aliment m ou denrée f de base;∎ kitchen or household staples provisions fpl de base;∎ staples are being rationed en ce moment, les produits de première nécessité sont rationnés(e) (constituent) partie f intégrante;∎ divorce cases are a staple of his law practice son cabinet s'occupe essentiellement de divorces;∎ sex scandals are a staple of the tabloid press la presse à sensation se nourrit des scandales sexuels;∎ such accusations are a staple of the annual conference ces accusations reviennent régulièrement à chaque conférence annuelle(paper, upholstery etc) agrafer;∎ staple the sheets together agrafez les feuilles;∎ posters were stapled on or onto or to the walls des posters étaient agrafés aux murs(food, products) de base; (export, crop) principal;∎ a staple diet of rice and beans un régime à base de riz et de haricots;∎ for young children, milk is the staple diet pour les jeunes enfants, le lait est l'aliment de base;∎ figurative the staple diet of these TV channels consists of soap operas les programmes de ces chaînes de télévision sont essentiellement constitués de feuilletons;∎ their staple commodity is cotton le coton est leur produit de base;∎ tanks are a staple feature of conventional warfare les tanks sont un des éléments de base de la guerre conventionnelle►► Textiles staple fibre fibre f artificielle à filer;staple gun agrafeuse f (professionnelle);staple remover arrache-agrafes m inv -
3 tack
tack [tæk]1 noun∎ to take out the tacks retirer le bâti∎ to make or to set a tack courir ou tirer une bordée;∎ to be on a starboard/port tack être tribord/bâbord amures;∎ figurative to be on the right tack être sur la bonne voie;∎ figurative to be on the wrong tack faire fausse route;∎ figurative he went off on a quite different tack il est parti sur une toute autre piste;∎ figurative let's try another tack essayons une autre tactique, changeons de tactique;∎ figurative she changed tack in mid-conversation elle changea de sujet en pleine conversation∎ her house is full of tack sa maison est pleine de trucs de mauvais goûtNautical faire ou courir ou tirer une bordée, louvoyer►► Horseriding tack room sellerie f(a) (carpet, board) clouer(a) (with nails) fixer avec des clous(c) figurative ajouter, rajouter;∎ the conclusion seems tacked on la conclusion semble avoir été ajoutée après coup;∎ he tacked a joke on to the end of his story il a rajouté une plaisanterie à la fin de son anecdote(a) (note, poster) fixer au mur (avec une punaise)∎ to tack up a hem faire le bâti d'un ourlet, faufiler un ourlet
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