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1 weatherboard
weatherboard ['weðəbɔ:d](a) (UNCOUNT) (on outer walls) planche f ou planches fpl à recouvrementUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > weatherboard
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2 gloss
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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