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crust n1 (on bread, pie) croûte f ; a crust of bread lit, fig une croûte de pain ; to earn one's crust ○ GB gagner sa croûte ○ ; he'd share his last crust il donnerait sa chemise ;2 (of mud, blood, snow) croûte f ; to form a crust former une croûte ; the earth's crust l'écorce f terrestre ;3 (of wine, port) dépôt m (de cristaux de tartre) ; -
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crust [krʌst]1 noun∎ a crust of bread un croûton, une croûte;∎ Geology the earth's crust la croûte ou l'écorce f terrestre;∎ familiar to earn a or one's crust gagner sa croûte(b) (on wound) croûte f, escarre fcouvrir d'une croûteformer une croûte(become covered with a crust) se couvrir d'une croûte; (wound etc) former une croûte -
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1) ((a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread: The child would not eat the crusts.) croûte2) ((American) pastry: She makes excellent pie crust.) pâte à tarte3) (a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth.) écorce•- crusty- crustily - crustiness -
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1) (having a crust: crusty bread.) qui a une forte croûte2) (surly or irritable.) bourru; hargneux
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Crust — (kr?st), n. [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. cro[^u]te; prob. akin to Gr. ????? ice, E. crystal, from the same root as E. crude, raw. See {Raw}, and cf. {Custard}.] 1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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