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A n1 ( for hair) peigne m ; to run a comb through one's hair, to give one's hair a (quick) comb se donner un coup de peigne ;2 Tex carde f ;3 ( honeycomb) rayon m ;4 ( cock's crest) crête f.B vtr1 to comb sb's hair peigner qn ; to comb one's hair se peigner ;2 ( search) to comb a place (looking) for sth passer un lieu au peigne fin à la recherche de qch ;3 Tex carder [wool, textile].■ comb out:▶ comb out [sth], comb [sth] out démêler [knots, hair] ; to comb fleas/lice out of a dog épucer/épouiller un chien.■ comb through:▶ comb through [sth] passer [qch] au peigne fin [book, article] (for sth, looking for sth à la recherche de qch). -
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comb [kəʊm]1. nouna. peigne mb. [of fowl] crête fa. peignerb. [+ area, town] ratisser• he combed through the papers looking for evidence il a passé les dossiers au peigne fin pour y chercher des preuves* * *[kəʊm] 1.1) ( for hair) peigne mto run a comb through one's hair —
2) ( in weaving) carde f3) ( honeycomb) rayon m4) ( cock's crest) crête f2.transitive verb1)2) ( search)3) ( in weaving) carder•Phrasal Verbs:- comb out -
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comb [kəʊm]1 noun∎ to run a comb through one's hair, to give one's hair a comb se donner un coup de peigne, se peigner(b) (for horses) étrille f(e) (honeycomb) rayon m de miel∎ he combed his hair il s'est peigné;∎ I combed the girl's hair j'ai peigné la fille∎ combed cotton coton m peigné∎ the police combed the area for clues la police a passé le quartier au peigne fin ou a ratissé le quartier à la recherche d'indices;∎ she combed the book for references to the crisis elle a passé le livre au peigne fin ou au crible pour trouver des références à la crise -
4 comb out
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5 comb through
comb through [something] passer [quelque chose] au peigne fin ( for something à la recherche de quelque chose) -
6 comb. (combinatio)
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7 comb. (combinatio)
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crête f, peigne (escalier roulant) m, peigne (finition de surface) mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > comb
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9 comb escalator
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > comb escalator
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10 comb-grained timber
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > comb-grained timber
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11 comb-grained wood
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > comb-grained wood
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12 comb. et stat. nov.
loc abrcombinaison et rang nouveauxDictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae > comb. et stat. nov.
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14 comb-grained
adjEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > comb-grained
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15 fine-tooth comb
[ˌfaɪn'tuːθ kəʊm]= fine-toothed combnoun peigne m fin••to go over ou through something with a fine-tooth comb — passer quelque chose au peigne fin
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peigne m fin;∎ figurative to go through sth with a fine-tooth(ed) comb passer qch au peigne finUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fine-tooth(ed) comb
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18 fine-toothed comb
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19 a fine-tooth comb
(a comb with the teeth set close together, for removing lice, dirt etc from hair etc.) peigne fin -
20 curry comb
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