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1 dessécher
dessécher [dese∫e]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verba. [+ terre, végétation] to parch ; [+ plante, feuille] to witherb. [+ cœur] to harden2. reflexive verb► se dessécher [terre] to dry out ; [plante, feuille] to wither ; [aliments] to go dry ; [peau] to get dry* * *deseʃe
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1) ( déshydrater) to dry [something] out2) ( rendre insensible) to harden [personne, cœur]; to deaden [imagination]
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se dessécher verbe pronominal1) ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out* * *deseʃe vt1) [terre, plante] to dry out2) [peau] to dryLe soleil dessèche la peau. — The sun dries your skin.
3) (volontairement) [aliments] to dry4) fig, [cœur] to harden* * *dessécher verb table: céderA vtr1 ( déshydrater) to dry [sth] out; le soleil dessèche la peau the sun makes your skin dry, the sun dries your skin out; arbre/fruit desséché withered tree/fruit; cheveux desséchés dry hair;B se dessécher vpr1 ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out;2 fig [personne] to wither; un vieillard desséché a withered old man; un intellectuel desséché a fusty intellectual;3 ( devenir insensible) [personne] to become unfeeling, to harden.[deseʃe] verbe transitif1. [peau, cheveux] to dry out (separable)[pétale, feuille] to witherla bouche desséchée par la peur mouth dry ou parched with fear3. [endurcir]————————se dessécher verbe pronominal intransitif1. [peau, cheveux] to go dry2. [cœur] to harden -
2 moisi
moisi, e [mwazi]1. adjective2. masculine noun* * *mwazinom masculin mould GB, mold USodeur/goût de moisi — musty smell/taste
* * *mwazi moisi, -e1. adjmouldy Grande-Bretagne moldy USA mildewed2. nmmould Grande-Bretagne mold USA mildewÇa sent le moisi. — It smells musty.
* * *A pp ⇒ moisir.B pp adj [aliment] mouldy GB, moldy US; [objet, plante] mildewed; le pâté est complètement moisi the pâté has gone completely mouldy GB ou moldy US.[fruit, pain] mouldy————————nom masculin -
3 poussiéreux
poussiéreux, -euse [pusjeʀø, øz]adjective* * *- euse pusjeʀø, øz adjectif lit dusty; fig pej [idée, bureaucratie] outdated, fossilized* * *pusjeʀø, øz adj (-euse)* * *poussiéreux, - euse adj1 lit [local, chaussures, route] dusty;( féminin poussiéreuse) [pusjerø, øz] adjectif
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