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1 noun∎ made of metal en métal(b) Typography plomb m(c) (for road-building) cailloutis m, empierrement m(d) (in glassmaking) pâte f de verreen métal(a) (cover with metal) couvrir de métal►► metal detector détecteur m de métaux;metal engraver graveur(euse) m,f sur métaux;metal fatigue fatigue f du métal;metal polish produit m pour faire briller les métaux;metal wood (golf club) bois-métal m -
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polish ['pɒlɪʃ](a) (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer, encaustiquer; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer; (shoes) cirer, brosser; (gemstone, wood, metal) polir; (gold, silver) brunir∎ to polish one's prose/style polir sa prose/son style∎ his manners could do with polishing ses manières laissent à désirer2 noun(a) (product → for wood, furniture) encaustique f, cire f; (→ for shoes) cirage m; (→ for brass, car, silverware) produit m d'entretien; (→ for fingernails) vernis m∎ to give sth a polish (furniture, floor, tiles) cirer qch, encaustiquer qch; (brass, car, mirror) astiquer qch; (shoes) cirer qch, brosser qch;∎ give your shoes a quick polish donne un petit coup de brosse à tes chaussures;∎ the brass could do with a polish les cuivres auraient besoin d'être astiqués(c) (shine, lustre) brillant m, éclat m;∎ the silver has a lovely polish l'argent a un bel éclat;∎ his shoes have lost their polish ses chaussures ont perdu leur lustre;∎ to put a polish on sth faire briller qch∎ her writing lacks polish sa prose manque de brio∎ she has a lot of polish elle est très raffinée(a) (finish → meal) finir□, avaler□ ;∎ they polished off half a loaf between them ils ont avalé la moitié d'un pain à eux seuls;∎ they soon polished off the rest of the beer ils ont eu vite fait de finir ce qui restait de bière∎ brass polishes up well le cuivre est facile à faire briller(b) figurative (perfect → maths, language) perfectionner, travailler; (→ technique) parfaire, améliorer -
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polish [ˈpɒlɪ∫]1. noun[+ stones, glass] polir ; [+ shoes, floor, furniture] cirer ; [+ metal] astiquer ; [+ style, language] peaufiner[+ food, drink] finir ; [+ work, correspondence] expédier* * *['pɒlɪʃ] 1.1) ( substance) (for wood, floor) cire f; ( for shoes) cirage m; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir; ( for car) lustre m2) ( shiny surface) éclat m2.transitive verb1) lit cirer [shoes, furniture]; astiquer [leather, car, glass, brass]; polir [stone]3.intransitive verb cirerPhrasal Verbs: -
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nail [neɪl]1. nouna. [of finger, toe] ongle ma. ( = fix with nails) clouer3. compoundsa. [+ lid] clouerb. [+ hesitating person] obtenir une réponse (ferme et définitive) de ; [+ agreement, policy] arrêtera. [+ picture] fixer par des clousb. [+ door] condamner (en clouant)c. [+ box] clouer* * *[neɪl] 1.1) Anatomy ongle m2) Technology clou m2.transitive verb1) ( attach with nails) clouer2) (colloq) ( pin down) coincer (colloq) [wrongdoer]; démasquer [liar]3) (colloq) ( expose) démentir [rumour]; démolir [myth]•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up••cash on the nail — argent m comptant
to be as hard ou as tough as nails — être sans cœur
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A n1 ( lustre) (of wood, metal, paintwork, leather etc) lustre m ; ( of paper) brillant m ; ( of hair) éclat m ; fig péj ( superficial glamour) clinquant m ; to lose its gloss lit, fig perdre (de) son éclat ; to take the gloss off dépolir [wood, metal] ; fig gâcher [proceedings, ceremony] ;2 fig (outer appearance, veneer) vernis m ; a gloss of respectability un vernis de respectabilité ; to put a favourable/different gloss on sth fig présenter qch sous un jour favorable/différent ;3 ( in text) glose f ;B vtr1 ( polish) faire briller ;2 (explain, clarify) gloser [word, text] ; résumer [report].■ gloss over: -
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spray [spreɪ](a) (treat → crops, garden, tree) faire des pulvérisations sur, traiter; (→ field) pulvériser; (→ house plant) arroser au vaporisateur; (sprinkle → road) asperger;∎ to spray one's hair se laquer les cheveux;∎ to spray a plant with insecticide pulvériser de l'insecticide sur une plante;∎ I got sprayed with cold water je me suis fait arroser ou asperger d'eau froide;∎ figurative they sprayed the bar with bullets/with machine-gun fire ils arrosèrent le bar de balles/de rafales de mitrailleuses(b) (apply → water, perfume) vaporiser; (→ paint, insecticide) pulvériser; (→ coat of paint, fixer) mettre, appliquer; (→ graffiti, slogan) écrire, tracer (à la bombe);∎ to spray insecticide on a plant pulvériser de l'insecticide sur une plante;∎ she sprayed perfume behind her ears elle se vaporisa du parfum derrière les oreilles;∎ she sprayed her hairstyle in place elle s'est mis de la laque pour faire tenir sa coiffure;∎ they sprayed water on the flames ils vaporisèrent de l'eau sur les flammes;∎ she sprayed air freshener around the room elle vaporisa du désodorisant dans la pièce;∎ three layers of paint are sprayed onto the metal on passe trois couches de peinture au pistolet sur le métal;∎ slogan sprayed on a wall slogan écrit à la bombe sur un mur∎ the water sprayed (out) over or onto the road l'eau a jailli sur la route;∎ water sprayed up in our faces de l'eau éclaboussait nos visages(b) (against crop disease) pulvériser, faire des pulvérisations3 noun∎ the wind blew a fine spray of rain against her face de fines gouttelettes de pluie portées par le vent lui mouillaient le visage;∎ the liquid comes out in a fine spray le liquide est pulvérisé(b) (container → for aerosol) bombe f, aérosol m; (→ for perfume) atomiseur m; (→ for cleaning fluids, water, lotion) vaporisateur m;∎ this deodorant is a spray ce déodorant est un aérosol;∎ throat spray vaporisateur m pour la gorge(c) (act of spraying → of crops) pulvérisation f; (→ against infestation) traitement m (par pulvérisation); (→ of aerosol product) coup m de bombe;∎ to give sth a spray (fields, roses etc) pulvériser qch; (walls etc) peindre qch au pistolet; (hair) mettre du spray ou de la laque sur qch∎ the welding sent up sprays or a spray of bright sparks la soudure faisait voler des gerbes d'étincelles(e) (cut branch) branche f;∎ forsythia sprays branches fpl de forsythia;∎ a single spray of orchids in a vase une simple branche d'orchidées dans un vase(insecticide, deodorant) en aérosol;∎ British familiar he took the car in for a spray job il a amené la voiture au garage pour la faire repeindre□spray gun (for paint) pistolet m (à peinture);spray paint peinture f en bombe;∎ a can of spray paint une bombe de peinture➲ spray onappliquer (à la bombe);∎ he sprayed on some deodorant il s'est mis un peu de déodorant;∎ spray the paint on evenly vaporisez la peinture de façon uniforme(paint, polish, cleaner) s'appliquer (par pulvérisation);∎ the product sprays on le produit est présenté sous forme d'aérosol -
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buff [bʌf]1. noun2. adjective( = polish) polir* * *[bʌf] 1.1) (colloq) ( enthusiast) mordu/-e m/f2) ( colour) chamois m3) ( leather) peau m de buffle2.adjective chamois3.transitive verb lustrer [shoes]; polir [fingernails, metal] -
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[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) ongle2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clou2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clouer- nail-file - nail-polish - nail-varnish - nail-scissors - hit the nail on the head -
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brighten ['braɪtən](b) (prospects) améliorer, faire paraître sous un meilleur jour(c) (polish → metal) astiquer, faire reluire∎ their mood brightened ils se sont déridés(c) (prospects) s'améliorer➲ brighten up = brighten
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