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chink [tʃɪŋk]1 noun∎ figurative we found a chink in her armour nous avons trouvé son point faible ou sensible(jingle) tinter -
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[ iŋk](a narrow opening: a chink in the curtains; There was no chink of light in the room.) fente -
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lézarde fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > chink
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prise f de bénéficesThe question really is whether the activity at SIVB is little more than routine profit-taking or whether it reflects a chink in the armor of the super high-tech economy. There are those who insist that any decrease in the bank's IPO/Venture Cap business will be more than offset by an increase in its traditional lending operations.
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A n (of floor, hair, marble, metal, wood) lustre m ; ( of parquet) brillant m ; to give sth a shine cirer [floor, shoes] ; rendre [qch] brillant [hair] ; faire reluire [silver].B vtr1 [hair, light, sun] briller ; [brass, floor] reluire ; to shine through percer [mist, gloom] ; the light is shining in my eyes j'ai la lumière dans les yeux ; his face shone with exertion son visage luisait sous l'effort ;2 fig ( be radiant) [eyes] briller (with de) ; [face] rayonner (with de) ; her courage shone forth littér elle a montré un courage éclatant ;3 ( excel) briller ; to shine at être brillant en [science, languages etc] ; he never shone at school il n'a jamais été brillant à l'école ;4 ( be very clean) reluire ; the kitchen shone la cuisine reluisait.to get ou have a chance to shine avoir l'occasion de briller ; to shine up to sb ○ US passer de la pommade ○ à qn ; to take a shine to sb ○ s'enticher ○ de qn ; fig to take the shine off sth gâcher qch ; where the sun doesn't shine ◑ où je pense ◑.■ shine through [talent] éclater au grand jour.■ shine out [light] briller, apparaître ; the light shone out through the doorway la porte ouverte laissait passer la lumière.
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Chink — (ch[i^][ng]k), n. [OE. chine, AS. c[=i]ne fissure, chink, fr. c[=i]nan to gape; akin to Goth. Keinan to sprout, G. keimen. Cf. {Chit}.] A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of a wall.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chink — Chink, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Jingle}.] 1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. Chink of bell. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Money; cash. [Cant] To leave his chink to better hands. Somerville. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chink — Chink, v. t. 1. To cause to open in cracks or fissures. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chink — Ⅰ. chink [1] ► NOUN 1) a narrow opening or crack. 2) a beam of light admitted by a chink. ORIGIN Old English Ⅱ. chink [2] ► VERB ▪ … English terms dictionary
Chink — (ch[i^][ng]k), n. [From chinaman.] a chinaman; a chinese person; disparaging and offensive. [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chink — Chink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinked} (ch[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chinking}.] To crack; to open. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chink — Chink, v. t. To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chink — Chink, v. i. To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chink — chink·er; chink; … English syllables
chink — index rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Chink — n taboo [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Chinese] a very offensive word for someone from China. Do not use this word … Dictionary of contemporary English