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1 hoof
1 nounZoology sabot m (d'animal);∎ five hundred cattle on the hoof cinq cents têtes de bétail sur pied;∎ I had lunch on the hoof à midi j'ai mangé sur le pouce►► American Veterinary medicine hoof and mouth disease fièvre f aphteuse -
2 hoof
hoof n (pl hoofs ou hooves) (of horse, cow) sabot m (d'animal) ; cattle bought on the hoof du bétail acheté sur pied.to hoof it ○ aller à pinces ○ or à pied ; to think up a policy on the hoof improviser une politique. -
3 hoof
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4 hoof
[hu:f, ]( American[) huf]American - hooves; noun(the horny part of the feet of horses, cows etc: That horse has an injured hoof.) sabot -
5 cleft hoof
(a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre.) sabot fendu -
6 cloven hoof
(a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre.) sabot fendu -
7 shoe
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8 sloughing
sloughing ['slʌfɪŋ](a) (of snake) mue f;∎ Veterinary medicine sloughing of the hoof avalure f du sabot -
9 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) patte2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) donner des coups de patte à2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) piaffer -
10 iron
iron ['aɪən](a) (made of, containing iron) de fer, en fer∎ iron discipline une discipline de fer;∎ an iron hand or fist in a velvet glove une main de fer dans un gant de velours(laundry) repasser(laundry) se repasser4 noun∎ made of iron de ou en fer;∎ she has a will of iron elle a une volonté de fer;∎ the iron and steel industry la sidérurgie;∎ (as) hard as iron dur comme ou aussi dur que le fer∎ spinach has a high iron content les épinards contiennent beaucoup de fer(c) (for laundry) fer m (à repasser);∎ your shirt needs an iron ta chemise a besoin d'un coup de fer ou d'être repassée(d) (tool, appliance) fer m;∎ to have many irons in the fire avoir plusieurs fers au feu∎ a five iron un fer cinq(chains) fers mpl;∎ clap them in irons! mettez-les aux fers!►► the Iron Age l'âge m du fer;∎ an Iron Age tool un outil de l'âge du fer;iron bar barre f de fer;iron bridge pont m en fer;History Iron Chancellor chancelier m de fer;the Iron Curtain le rideau de fer;∎ the Iron Curtain countries les pays mpl de l'Est;Medicine iron deficiency carence f en fer;familiar Technology iron fairy grue□ f;iron filings limaille f de fer;iron foundry fonderie f (de fonte);an iron grating une grille en fer;Medicine iron lung poumon m d'acier;iron maiden = instrument de torture consistant en un coffre à l'intérieur parsemé de pointes, dans lequel on place la victime;Mineralogy iron ore minerai m de fer;Mineralogy iron oxide oxyde m de fer;iron pyrites Mineralogy pyrite f (de fer);Golf iron shot coup m de fer;Industry Iron and Steel Trades Confederation = syndicat britannique des ouvriers de la sidérurgie;Medicine iron tablet comprimé m de fer;an iron will une volonté de fer∎ have you ironed out your differences? est-ce que vous avez résolu vos différends? -
11 impression
1 ( idea) impression f ; to give the impression of doing donner l'impression de faire ; she had the impression that she knew him/he knew her elle avait l'impression de le connaître/qu'il la connaissait ; to get the (distinct) impression that avoir (bien) l'impression que ; to be under the impression that avoir l'impression que ;2 ( impact) impression f ; to make a good/bad impression faire bonne/mauvaise impression (on sur) ; to make (quite) an impression faire impression or de l'effet ; it left a deep impression on him cela l'a profondément marqué ; what kind of impression did they make? quelle impression ont-ils faite? ;3 ( perception) impression f ; to have the impression of doing avoir l'impression de faire ; to give ou create an impression of sth faire l'effet de qch ; an artist's impression of the building le bâtiment vu par un artiste ; what's your impression of the new boss? quelle est ton impression sur le nouveau patron? ; first impressions count les premières impressions sont souvent les meilleures ;4 ( imitation) imitation f ; to do impressions (of famous people) faire des imitations (de personnes célèbres) ; she does a good impression of Valerie elle imite bien Valérie ;5 ( imprint) (of weight, foot, hand) impression f ; ( from teeth) marque f ; ( of hoof) empreinte f ; to leave an impression on laisser une trace sur [surface, sand, wax] ; to take an impression of faire une empreinte de [key, fossil] ; -
12 impression
impression [ɪmˈpre∫ən]a. ( = effect) impression f• to make a good/bad impression on sb faire bonne/mauvaise impression à qnb. ( = vague idea) impression f• I was under the impression that... j'avais l'impression que...• that wasn't my impression! ce n'est pas l'impression que j'ai eue !c. ( = imitation) imitation f* * *[ɪm'preʃn]1) ( idea) impression fto be under ou have the impression that — avoir l'impression que
2) ( impact) impression fto make a good/bad impression — faire bonne/mauvaise impression (on sur)
to make (quite) an impression — faire impression or de l'effet
3) ( perception) impression fto give ou create an impression of something — faire l'effet de quelque chose
4) ( imitation) imitation f5) ( imprint) (of weight, hand) impression f; ( from teeth) marque f; ( of hoof) empreinte f
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