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1 colouring
1. nouna. ( = complexion) teint m2. compounds* * *GB, coloring US ['kʌlərɪŋ] noun1) ( hue) (of plant, animal) couleurs fpl; ( complexion) teint m2) [U] Art coloriage mcolouring book — album m à colorier
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2 colouring
∎ go and do some colouring (to child) va faire du coloriage(c) (complexion) teint m;∎ high colouring teint m coloré;∎ fair/dark colouring teint m clair/mat(e) (for food) colorant m►► colouring book album m à colorier -
3 colouring
1) (something used to give colour: She put pink colouring in the icing.) colorant2) (complexion: She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).) teint -
4 colouring-in
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5 food
food [fu:d]1. nouna. ( = sth to eat) nourriture fb. ( = specific substance) aliment m• tins of dog/cat food des boîtes d'aliments pour chiens/chats2. compounds• the food processing industry l'industrie f agro-alimentaire ► food processor noun robot m de cuisine* * *[fuːd] 1.1) ( sustenance) nourriture f, alimentation f2) [U] ( foodstuffs) aliments mpl3) [U] ( provisions) provisions fpl4) (cuisine, cooking) cuisine f5) ( fuel)2. -
6 lipstick
noun ((a stick of) colouring for the lips.) rouge à lèvres -
7 pigmentation
noun (colouring (of skin etc): Some illnesses cause a loss of pigmentation.) pigmentation -
8 matter
matter [ˈmætər]1. nouna. ( = physical substance) matière f• vegetable/inanimate matter matière f végétale/inaniméeb. ( = content) contenu mc. ( = affair) affaire f• that's a matter of opinion! c'est discutable !d. ( = importance) no matter! peu importe !• it must be done, no matter how cela doit être fait par n'importe quel moyen• no matter where/who où/qui que ce soite. ( = problem) what's the matter? qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?• what's the matter with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a ?• what's the matter with your hand? qu'est-ce que vous avez à la main ?• what's the matter with trying to help him? quel inconvénient y a-t-il à ce qu'on l'aide ?importer (to à)• it doesn't matter whether... cela ne fait rien si...• it doesn't matter who/where peu importe la personne/l'endroit• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que cela peut faire ?• why should it matter to me? pourquoi est-ce que cela me ferait quelque chose ?3. compounds* * *['mætə(r)] 1.1) ( affair) ( of specified nature) affaire f; ( requiring solution) problème m; ( on agenda) point mbusiness matters — affaires fpl
matters arising — ( in meeting) points non inscrits à l'ordre du jour
2) ( question) question fit's only a matter of time before they separate — ils vont se séparer, ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps
3) ( trouble)4) ( substance) matière f5) ( on paper)printed matter — imprimés mpl
6) (content of book, speech etc) contenu m2.intransitive verb être importantto matter to somebody — [behaviour, action] avoir de l'importance pour quelqu'un; [person] compter pour quelqu'un
it doesn't matter whether — peu importe que (+ subj)
it doesn't matter — ça n'a aucune importance, ça ne fait rien
••that's the end of the matter — c'est mon/son etc dernier mot
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9 mimic
mimic [ˈmɪmɪk]1. noun* * *['mɪmɪk] 1.noun imitateur/-trice m/f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - ck-)1) gen imiter; ( to ridicule) parodier2) ( simulate) simuler; Zoology imiter [colouring] -
10 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) couleur2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) peinture3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) couleur4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) couleur2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) en couleur3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) peindre- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) personne de couleur- colouring - colourless - colours - colour-blind - colour scheme - off-colour - colour in - show oneself in one's true colours - with flying colours -
11 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) camouflage2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) camoufler -
12 chlorophyll
['klorəfil](the colouring matter of the green parts of plants.) chlorophylle -
13 cobalt
['kəubo:lt](a silver-white metal element with compounds that give a blue colouring.) cobalt -
14 dye
1. past tense, past participle - dyed; verb(to give a permanent colour to (clothes, cloth etc): I've just dyed my coat green; I'm sure she dyes her hair.) teindre2. noun(a powder or liquid for colouring: a bottle of green dye.) teinture -
15 paint
[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) (de) peinture2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) peindre2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) peindre•- painter- painting - paint-box - paint-brush -
16 pigment
['piɡmənt]1) (any substance used for colouring, making paint etc: People used to make paint and dyes from natural pigments.) pigment2) (a substance in plants or animals that gives colour to the skin, leaves etc: Some people have darker pigment in their skin than others.) pigment• -
17 saffron
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18 coloration
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19 mimic
2 nounimitateur(trice) m,f;∎ she's an excellent mimic c'est une excellente imitatrice(a) (mock → battle, warfare) simulé►► Biology mimic colouring mimétisme m des couleurs -
20 polychrome
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