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noun plural (scissors for trimming one's nails.) ciseaux à ongles -
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nail [neɪl]1 noun∎ it's another nail in his coffin (ruin) pour lui, c'est un pas de plus vers la ruine; (death) pour lui, c'est un pas de plus vers la tombe(b) (on finger) ongle m;∎ to do one's nails se faire les ongles∎ nail the planks together clouez les planches l'une à l'autre;∎ nailed to the door cloué sur la porte;∎ the windows are nailed shut les fenêtres ont été clouées ou sont condamnées;∎ figurative he stood nailed to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;∎ to nail one's colours to the mast exprimer clairement son opinion∎ we should nail the lie that unemployment is falling nous devrions démontrer que la soi-disant baisse du chômage n'est qu'un tissu de mensonges∎ to nail sb with sth balancer qch sur qn;∎ we got nailed with a bill for twenty dollars on nous a balancé une note de vingt dollars►► nail bomb bombe f à fragmentation (bourrée de clous);nail clippers coupe-ongles m inv, pince f à ongles;American nail enamel vernis m à ongles;nail file lime f à ongles;nail polish vernis m à ongles;nail polish remover dissolvant m;nail punch chasse-clou m;nail scissors ciseaux mpl à ongles;Technology nail set chasse-clou m, chasse-pointe m;British nail varnish vernis m à ongles;British nail varnish remover dissolvant m (pour vernis à ongles)(b) (make definite → details, date) fixer (définitivement); (→ agreement) parvenir à, arriver à; (→ person) amener à se décider;∎ try to nail her down to a definite date essayez de faire en sorte qu'elle vous fixe une date précise;∎ he's difficult to nail down il est difficile d'obtenir une réponse précise de sa part∎ (→ items in box) the pictures were nailed up in a crate les tableaux étaient placés dans une caisse fermée par des clous -
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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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[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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1 (of blade, scissors) tranchant m (of de) ;2 ( pointedness) (of pencil, needle, nail) finesse f de la pointe (of de) ; (of peak, rock) aspérités fpl (of de) ;3 (of turn, bend) angle m brusque (of de) ;4 (of image, outline, contrast, sound) netteté f (of de) ;5 ( harshness) (of voice, tone) brusquerie f (of de) ; (of reproach, criticism) sévérité f (of de) ;6 (of pain, guilt) acuité f (of de) ;
См. также в других словарях:
nail scissors — nail .scissors n [plural] a small pair of scissors for cutting your nails … Dictionary of contemporary English
nail scissors — nail ,scissors noun plural scissors designed for cutting your nails … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nail scissors — also nail scissors N PLURAL: also a pair of N Nail scissors are small scissors that you use for cutting your nails. Mishka got some nail scissors and started carefully trimming his fingernails. ...an old pair of nail scissors … English dictionary
nail scissors — (usually used with a pl. v.) small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails. [1850 55] * * * ˈnail scissors [nail scissors] noun plural small scissors that are usually curved, used for cutting the nails on your… … Useful english dictionary
nail scissors — UK / US noun [plural] Word forms nail scissors : singular nail scissors plural nail scissors scissors designed for cutting your nails … English dictionary
nail-scissors — see nail scissors … English dictionary
nail scissors — (usually used with a pl. v.) small scissors with short curved blades for trimming the fingernails or toenails. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
nail scissors — noun Small, usually curved scissors used for cutting fingernails, and toenails … Wiktionary
nail scissors — small scissors used to cut fingernails … English contemporary dictionary
nail scissors — noun (plural) a small pair of scissors for cutting fingernails or toenails … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nail scissors — /ˈneɪl sɪzəz/ (say nayl sizuhz) noun a small pair of scissors, often with a curved blade, used for trimming fingernails, etc …