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A n1 gen glace f ; ( on roads) verglas m ; ( in drinks) glaçons mpl ; the car skidded on the ice la voiture a dérapé sur le verglas ; there's ice on the roads il y a du verglas sur les routes ; a show on ice un spectacle sur glace ; a whisky with ice un whisky avec des glaçons ; to put sth on ice lit mettre [qch] à rafraîchir [champagne] ; fig mettre [qch] en attente [plans, project] ; ‘danger! thin ice’ ( on sign) ‘il est dangereux de s'aventurer sur la glace’ ; your feet are like ice! tu as les pieds glacés! ;B vtr1 Culin glacer [cake] ;to break the ice rompre la glace ; to cut no ice ne faire aucun effet ; this argument cut no ice with them cet argument ne leur a fait aucun effet ; his excuses cut no ice with me ses excuses ne m'impressionnent guère ; to be treading ou skating on thin ice s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant.■ ice over [roads, runway] se couvrir de verglas ; [windscreen] se couvrir de glace ; [river, pond] geler.
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