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1 piquant
piquant, e [pikɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjectivea. [barbe] prickly ; [tige] thornyb. [goût, radis, sauce, moutarde] hot ; [vin] tartc. [air, froid] bitingd. [détail] surprising2. masculine noun* * *
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piquante pikɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) [tige, chardon] prickly; [clou] sharp; [barbe] bristly2) [moutarde, sauce] hot; [odeur] pungent; [vin, fromage] sharp3) [froid] biting; [air] sharp4) [remarque] cutting, biting5) [aventure] spicy, piquant; [charme] heady
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nom masculin1) (de tige, chardon) prickle; (de hérisson, cactus) spine; ( de barbelés) spike, barb* * *pikɑ̃, ɑ̃t piquant, -e1. adj1) (au toucher) prickly2) (moutarde, sauce) hot3) fig (description, style) racy4) (= mordant, caustique) (remarque) cutting, (humour) biting2. nm1) (= épine) thorn, prickle2) [hérisson] quill, spine3) [plat] spiciness4) [récit] spice* * *A adj3 (vif, mordant) [froid] biting; [air] sharp;B nm1 (épine, pointe) (de feuille, tige, chardon) prickle; (d'oursin, de hérisson, cactus) spine; ( de barbelés) spike, barb;2 fig (d'histoire, aventure, de conversation) spiciness; ( de situation) piquancy; mettre or donner du piquant à la situation/conversation to add spice to the situation/conversation; le piquant de cette histoire what was so piquant ou spicy about the story.1. [plante] thorny4. (familier) - eau] fizzy————————nom masculin[d'oursin, de hérisson] spine2. (soutenu) [intérêt]le piquant de l'histoire, c'est qu'elle n'est même pas venue! the best part of it is that ou to crown it all she didn't even show up!
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