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1 plumage
['plu:mi‹](the feathers of a bird or birds: The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage.) plumage -
2 cap
A n1 ( headgear) ( of nurse) coiffe f ; ( of schoolboy) casquette f ; (of uniformed official, soldier) képi m ; ( of jockey) toque f ; baseball cap casquette de baseball ;2 GB Sport he's got his Scottish cap il a été selectionné pour l'équipe écossaise ; he's an England cap il joue pour l'Angleterre ;4 ( of mushroom) chapeau m ;5 ( for toy gun) amorce f ;6 Dent couronne f ;7 GB ( also Dutch cap) diaphragme m (contraceptif) ; to be fitted for a cap se faire poser un diaphragme ;8 Archit chapiteau m ;9 ( bird's plumage) capuchon m.2 Dent couronner [tooth] ;3 GB Sport sélectionner [qn] pour l'équipe nationale [footballer] ; to be capped for Wales être sélectionné pour l'équipe galloise ;4 ( cover) couronner ; the hills were capped with snow les collines étaient couronnées de neige.to cap it all pour couronner le tout ; to go to sb cap in hand se présenter à qn chapeau bas ; to set one's cap at GB ou for US sb† jeter son dévolu sur qn ; if the cap fits, wear it! qui se sent morveux se mouche! -
3 gaudy
['ɡo:di](very bright in colour: a bird's gaudy plumage; gaudy clothes.) criard -
4 plumed
plumed [plu:md](a) (hat, helmet) emplumé, empanaché∎ brightly plumed peacocks des paons au plumage éclatant -
5 preen
preen [pri:n]∎ the bird was preening its feathers or was preening itself l'oiseau se lissait les plumes;∎ figurative to preen oneself (of person) se faire beau, se pomponner∎ to preen oneself on sth s'enorgueillir de qch;∎ he preened himself on his success il s'enorgueillissait ou tirait fierté de son succès
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