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vein [veɪn]b. (in stone, rock) veine f• a vein of racism/scepticism un fond de racisme/scepticismec. ( = style) veine f• in a humorous/revolutionary vein dans une veine humoristique/révolutionnaire* * *[veɪn]1) ( blood vessel) veine f2) (on insect wing, leaf) nervure f3) ( thread of colour) ( in marble) veine f; ( in cheese) veinure f4) ( of ore) veine f5) ( theme) veine f -
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vein n1 ( blood vessel) veine f ;2 (on insect wing, leaf) nervure f ;5 ( theme) veine f ; to continue in a similar vein continuer dans la même veine ; a vein of nostalgia runs through his work on retrouve un élément de nostalgie à travers toute son œuvre ; in the same vein, she criticized the town council dans le même esprit, elle a critiqué le conseil municipal. -
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vein [veɪn]∎ she has Polish blood in her veins elle a du sang polonais dans les veines∎ a rich vein of irony runs through the book le livre est parcouru d'une ironie sous-jacente∎ in a more frivolous vein dans un esprit plus frivole;∎ in the same vein dans le même style ou la même veine;∎ written in an imaginative vein écrit dans un style plein d'imagination -
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[vein]1) (any of the tubes that carry the blood back to the heart.) veine2) (a similar-looking line on a leaf.) nervure -
5 nerve
nerve [nɜ:v]1 noun∎ to take the nerve out of a tooth (dentist) dévitaliser une dent;∎ figurative to touch a raw nerve toucher une corde sensible;∎ it takes nerve to say no to him il faut du courage ou il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour lui dire non;∎ he didn't have the nerve to say no il n'a pas osé dire non, il n'a pas eu le courage de dire non;∎ to get up enough nerve to jump trouver le courage de sauter;∎ his nerve failed him, he lost his nerve (backed down) le courage lui a manqué; (panicked) il a perdu son sang-froid(c) (cheek, audacity) culot m;∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;∎ familiar you've got a nerve coming here! tu es gonflé de venir ici!;∎ familiar what a nerve! quel culot ou toupet!(d) (vein → in leaf, marble) veine f, nervure f∎ formal to nerve oneself to do sth s'armer de courage pour faire qch;∎ to nerve sb to do sth encourager ou inciter qn à faire qch∎ to have a fit of nerves avoir le trac;∎ to be in a state of nerves être sur les nerfs;∎ to live on one's nerves vivre sur les nerfs;∎ she suffers from (her) nerves elle a les nerfs fragiles;∎ I'm a bundle of nerves je suis un paquet de nerfs;∎ I need a drink to steady my nerves il faut que je boive un verre pour me calmer(b) (self-control) nerfs mpl;∎ to have strong nerves/nerves of steel avoir les nerfs solides/des nerfs d'acier;∎ working in casualty requires strong nerves il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour travailler aux urgences;∎ familiar he gets on my nerves il me tape sur les nerfs ou sur le système►► nerve cell cellule f nerveuse;nerve ending terminaison f nerveuse;nerve fibre fibre f nerveuse;nerve gas gaz m neurotoxique;nerve impulse influx m nerveux;Medicine nerve specialist neurologue mf -
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1 noun∎ he dug or he poked her in the ribs il lui a donné un petit coup de coude;∎ his ribs stick out on lui voit les côtes;∎ floating rib côte f flottante;∎ true/false rib vraie/fausse côte f;∎ familiar this soup will stick to your ribs! (is very thick) cette soupe vous tiendra bien au corps!∎ rib of beef côte f de bœuf(c) (of vault, leaf, aircraft or insect wing) nervure f; (of ship's hull) couple m, membre m; (of umbrella) baleine f∎ knit fifteen rows in rib tricotez quinze rangs en côtes(f) (vein of ore) veine f, filon m∎ Knitting rib for fifteen rows tricotez quinze rangs en côtes
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