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1 nounjumeau(elle) m,f;∎ she gave birth to twins elle a donné naissance à des jumeaux(a) (child, sibling)∎ they have twin boys/girls ils ont des jumeaux/des jumelles;∎ my twin sister ma sœur jumelle∎ the twin towers overlooking the bay les deux tours qui surplombent la baie;∎ the Twin Cities = surnom des villes voisines de Saint-Paul et Minneapolis(town) jumeler;∎ our town is twinned with Hamburg notre ville est jumelée avec Hambourg►► twin beds lits m jumeaux;American familiar twin bill Cinema = séance avec deux longs métrages à la suite; Television = programmation de deux longs métrages à la suite;Medicine twin birth accouchement m de jumeaux;twin camshaft double arbre m à cames;twin carburettor carburateur m double-corps;1 nounmoteur m à deux cylindresà deux cylindres;twin room chambre f à deux lits;twin town ville f jumelée ou jumelle;twin tub machine f à laver à deux tambours -
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twin [twɪn]1. noun2. adjective[+ town] jumeler4. compounds* * *[twɪn] 1.1) ( one of two children) jumeau/-elle m/f2) ( one of two objects)2.noun modifier3. -
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A n2 ( one of two objects) this candlestick has lost its twin ce chandelier n'a plus son pendant ; this vase is the twin to yours ce vase est celui qui va avec le tien ;3 ( room) chambre f à deux lits.1 ( pair of children) jumeaux/-elles mpl/fpl ;C modif1 ( related) [brother, sister, lamb] jumeau/-elle ; my twin sons/daughters mes fils jumeaux/filles jumelles ;3 ( combined) double ; the twin aims/problems/roles of le double but/problème/rôle de. -
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Ⅰ.I1, i [aɪ](letter) I, i m inv;∎ two i's deux i;∎ I for Ivor ≃ I comme Irma►► I beam Building industry fer m en I ou en double T; Computing pointeur m en IⅡ.I2(gen) je; (emphatic) moi;∎ I like skiing j'aime skier;∎ Rosie and I have known each other for years Rosie et moi nous connaissons depuis des années;∎ I found it, not you c'est moi qui l'ai trouvé, pas vous;∎ I too have a twin sister moi aussi, j'ai une jumelle;∎ here I am me voici;∎ formal it is I who should be apologizing c'est moi qui devrais m'excuser
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