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(smooth substance)

  • 1 smooth

    [smu:ð] 1. adjective
    1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) lisse
    2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) onctueux
    3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) confortable
    4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) sans problèmes/histoires
    5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) mielleux
    2. verb
    1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) défroisser
    2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) faire pénétrer en massant
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    - smoothly - smoothness

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  • 2 mother-of-pearl

    noun, adjective ((of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.) (de) nacre

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  • 3 paste

    paste [peɪst]
    1 noun
    ∎ Ceramics hard/soft paste pâte f dure/tendre
    (b) Cookery (dough) pâte f;
    ∎ fish/meat paste = pâte à tartiner à base de poisson/viande;
    ∎ tomato paste concentré m de tomate
    (c) (glue) colle f
    (d) (for jewellery) strass m, stras m;
    ∎ paste necklace/diamonds collier m/diamants mpl en stras ou strass
    (a) (stick → stamp, poster) coller; (→ wallpaper) encoller;
    ∎ paste the labels on the parcel collez les étiquettes sur le colis
    (b) (cover → wall) recouvrir;
    ∎ the crate was pasted with stickers la caisse était couverte d'autocollants
    (c) Computing (text) coller (into/onto dans)
    (d) familiar (beat up) tabasser, casser la figure à; (defeat) battre à plate(s) couture(s), mettre la pâtée à;
    ∎ to get pasted (beaten up) se faire tabasser; (defeated) être battu à plate(s) couture(s)
    (poster) coller; (notice, list) afficher; (wallpaper) poser

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  • 4 fluid

    ['fluid] 1. noun
    1) (a substance (liquid or gas) whose particles can move about freely.) fluide
    2) (any liquid substance: cleaning fluid.) liquide
    2. adjective
    1) (able to flow like a liquid: a fluid substance.) liquide
    2) (smooth and graceful: fluid movements.) fluide
    3) ((of arrangements, plans etc) able to be changed easily: My holiday plans are fluid.) indécis
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  • 5 plaster

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) (de) plâtre
    2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) (en/de) plâtre
    3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) pansement adhésif
    2. verb
    1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) plâtrer
    2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) (se) mettre une épaisse couche de
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    - plastic 3. adjective
    (easily made into different shapes.) plastique, malléable

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  • 6 jelly

    ['‹eli]
    plural - jellies; noun
    1) (the juice of fruit boiled with sugar until it is firm, used like jam, or served with meat.) gelée
    2) (a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured: I've made raspberry jelly for the party.) gelée
    3) (any jelly-like substance: Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly.) gelée
    4) ((American) same as jam I.)
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  • 7 polish

    ['poliʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) cirer
    2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) perfectionner
    2. noun
    1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) poli
    2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) cire
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    - polish off

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