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1 cloth
cloth, US klO ;TA n2 ( piece of fabric) (for polishing, dusting) chiffon m ; ( for floor) serpillière f ; ( for drying dishes) torchon m ; ( for table) nappe f ; altar cloth nappe f d'autel ; damp cloth ( for cleaning) chiffon m humide ; ( for ironing) pattemouille f ; dish cloth ( for washing dishes) chiffon m pour la vaisselle ; wrap it in a damp cloth enveloppez-le dans un linge humide ;to cut one's coat according to one's cloth GB vivre selon ses moyens. -
2 cloth
cloth [klɒθ]1. nouna. ( = fabric) tissu m2. compounds( = made of cloth) de or en tissu* * *[klɒθ], US [klɔːθ] 1.1) ( fabric) tissu mwool cloth — tissu m de laine
2) ( piece of fabric) (for polishing, dusting) chiffon m; ( for floor) serpillière f; ( for drying dishes) torchon m; ( for table) nappe fdamp cloth — ( for cleaning) chiffon m humide; ( for ironing) pattemouille f
3) Religion2.hey cloth ears! — (colloq) alors, tu es sourd?
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3 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) frotter2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) coup (de torchon)- rub down- rub it in - rub out - rub shoulders with - rub up - rub up the wrong way -
4 buff
buff [bʌf]1 noun∎ a wine buff un amateur de vin;∎ a history buff un(e) mordu(e) d'histoire∎ in the buff (naked) à poilpolir;∎ to buff one's nails se polir les ongles;∎ it just needs buffing up a bit cela a juste besoin d'être un peu astiqué
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