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cosmetic [kɒz'metɪk](a) (for beautifying) cosmétique;∎ that type of dental surgery would be regarded as purely cosmetic ce type de chirurgie dentaire serait considéré comme purement esthétique∎ it's purely cosmetic c'est purement symbolique, c'est uniquement pour la forme;∎ the policy change is cosmetic rather than real le changement de politique est plutôt un changement de forme que de fond;∎ the alterations they made to the translation are purely cosmetic les changements qu'ils ont apportés à la traduction sont très superficiels2 nouncosmétique m, produit m de beauté;∎ to wear a lot of cosmetics se maquiller beaucoup;∎ she's in cosmetics elle est dans les cosmétiques►► cosmetics counter rayon m des cosmétiques;cosmetics industry industrie f des cosmétiques;cosmetic surgery chirurgie f esthétique;∎ to have cosmetic surgery se faire faire de la chirurgie esthétique -
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[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) esthétique2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) produit(s) de beauté -
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nip [nɪp]1. noun( = pinch) pincer ; ( = bite) mordiller* * *[nɪp] 1. 2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) ( pinch) pincer; ( bite) donner un petit coup de dent à; ( playfully) mordiller3.2) (colloq) GB (go)•Phrasal Verbs:- nip off••nip and tuck — (colloq) ( cosmetic surgery) chirurgie f esthétique; ( neck and neck) US au coude à coude
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A n1 ( pinch) pincement m ;2 ( bite) morsure f ; the dog gave him a nip on the ankle le chien l'a (légèrement) mordu à la cheville ;3 fig there's a nip in the air il fait frisquet ○, ça pince ○ ;4 ○ ( small measure) petit verre m (of de).1 ( pinch) pincer ; to nip one's finger in sth se pincer le doigt dans qch ;2 ( bite) mordre (légèrement), donner un petit coup de dent à ; ( playfully) mordiller ; he was nipped on the ankle by a crab il s'est fait pincer à la cheville par un crabe ;3 [frost] brûler [seedlings] ;4 ○ ( steal) piquer ○, faucher ○.2 ○ GB (go) to nip into a shop entrer (rapidement) dans un magasin ; to nip in front of sb passer devant qn ; to nip out to the shops faire un saut jusqu'aux magasins ; to nip downstairs descendre rapidement ; to nip over to France for the weekend faire un saut en France pour le weekend.to nip sth in the bud étouffer or tuer qch dans l'œuf ; nip and tuck ○ ( cosmetic surgery) chirurgie f esthétique ; ( neck and neck) US au coude à coude ; the race was nip and tuck ○ all the way la course s'est faite au coude à coude.■ nip along [person, vehicle, train] aller à bonne allure ; to nip along to sth faire un saut ○ à [shops].■ nip in:▶ nip in [sth], nip [sth] in cintrer [garment].■ nip off:▶ nip off [person] se sauver ;▶ nip off [sth], nip [sth] off couper [withered flower] ; pincer [bud]. -
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plastic ['plæstɪk]1 noun(a) (material) plastique m, matière f plastique;∎ the plastics industry l'industrie f du plastique∎ she pays for everything with plastic elle règle tous ses achats avec des cartes de crédit;∎ to put sth on the plastic payer qch avec une carte de crédit;∎ do they take plastic? est-ce qu'ils acceptent ou prennent les cartes de crédit?(a) (made of plastic) en ou de plastique∎ the plastic rubbish they call bread cette espèce de caoutchouc qu'ils appellent du pain►► Art the plastic arts les arts mpl plastiques;plastic bomb charge f de plastique, bombe f au plastique;plastic bullet balle f en plastique;plastic cup gobelet m en plastique;plastic explosive plastic m;∎ the laboratory was blown up with plastic explosives le laboratoire a été plastiqué;familiar plastic money (UNCOUNT) cartes fpl de crédit□ ;plastic surgery (cosmetic) chirurgie f esthétique; (therapeutic) chirurgie f plastique ou réparatrice;∎ she had plastic surgery on her nose elle s'est fait refaire le nez;plastic wrap film m alimentaire
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