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1 timbre-poste
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2 timbre-poste
pl timbres-poste tɛ̃bʀəpɔst nom masculin postage stamp* * *tɛ̃bʀpɔst nmstamp, postage stamp* * *[tɛ̃brəpɔst] ( pluriel timbres-poste) nom masculin -
3 mouchoir
mouchoir [mu∫waʀ]masculine noun* * *muʃwaʀ••arriver dans un mouchoir — [candidats, concurrents] to have a close finish
* * *muʃwaʀ nm* * *mouchoir nm ( en coton) handkerchief; ( en papier) tissue GB, Kleenex®; mouchoir en papier tissue; agiter son mouchoir to wave one's handkerchief; sortir or tirer son mouchoir to get one's handkerchief out; à la fin du film, on tire son mouchoir the film's a real tear-jerker at the end.faire un nœud à son mouchoir to tie a knot in one's handkerchief; grand comme un mouchoir de poche [jardin] the size of a postage stamp; arriver dans un mouchoir [candidats, concurrents] to have a close finish.[muʃwar] nom masculin -
4 bécot
n. m. 'Peck', kiss. Bécot timbreur (joc.): Big wet kiss. (Because it oozes enough moisture to wet a postage stamp.) -
5 affranchir
affranchir [afʀɑ̃∫iʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb• lettre affranchie/non affranchie stamped/unstamped letterb. ( = libérer) to freec. ( = mettre au courant) to put in the picture (inf)2. reflexive verb• s'affranchir de to free o.s. from* * *afʀɑ̃ʃiʀ
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1) ( en collant des timbres) to stamp [lettre]; ( avec une machine) to frank2) ( libérer) lit, fig to free (de from)
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s'affranchir verbe pronominal to free oneself (de from)* * *afʀɑ̃ʃiʀ vt1) [lettre] (avec un timbre) to put a stamp on, (avec plusieurs timbres) to put stamps on, (à la machine) to frank Grande-Bretagne to meter USAmachine à affranchir — franking machine Grande-Bretagne postage meter USA
2) [esclave] to enfranchise, to emancipate3) fig to free, to liberateaffranchir qn de qch — to free sb from sth, to liberate sb from sth
* * *affranchir verb table: finirA vtr1 Postes ( en collant des timbres) to stamp, to put a stamp ou stamps on; ( avec une machine) to frank; une lettre non affranchie an unstamped letter; tu n'as pas suffisamment affranchi le paquet you haven't put enough stamps on the parcel; une lettre insuffisamment affranchie a letter without enough stamps on it;3 ◑( informer) to give [sb] the lowdown○;4 Jeux ( aux cartes) to clear.B s'affranchir vpr to free oneself (de from).[afrɑ̃ʃir] verbe transitif1. HISTOIRE [esclave] to (set) free3. (très familier & argot milieu) [renseigner]————————s'affranchir verbe pronominal intransitif[colonie] to gain one's freedom[adolescent] to gain one's independence[opprimé] to become emancipated ou liberated -
6 cachet
cachet [ka∫ε]masculine nouna. ( = comprimé) tabletb. ( = timbre) cachet (de la poste) postmark• à envoyer le 15 septembre au plus tard, le cachet de la poste faisant foi to be postmarked 15 September at the latestc. ( = caractère) characterd. ( = rétribution) fee* * *kaʃɛnom masculin1) ( comprimé) tabletun cachet d'aspirine® — an aspirin
‘le cachet de la poste faisant foi’ — ‘as attested by date on postmark’
3) ( chic) style; ( marque distinctive) cachet* * *kaʃɛ nm1) (= comprimé) tabletun cachet d'aspirine — an aspirin, an aspirin tablet
blanc comme un cachet d'aspirine (= très pâle) — as white as a sheet
2) (= sceau) [roi] seal3) [poste] postmarkRenvoyez le tout avant le 15 avril, le cachet de la poste faisant foi. — You must get everything back to us by 15 April (date as confirmed by postmark).
4) (= rétribution) feeIl a touché un gros cachet pour ce concert. — He got a big fee for the concert.
5) fig characterCette petite maison a beaucoup de cachet. — This little house has a lot of character.
* * *cachet nm1 ( comprimé) tablet; tu veux un cachet d'aspirine®? do you want an aspirin?; cachet soluble soluble tablet; cachet à croquer chewable tablet;2 ( à l'encre) stamp; ( de cire) seal; cachet de la poste postmark; ‘le cachet de la poste faisant foi’ ‘as attested by date on postmark’;3 ( chic) style; ( marque distinctive) cachet; un village qui a gardé tout son cachet a village which has kept all its cachet; [personne, vêtement] avoir du cachet to have style;courir le cachet [acteur, chanteur] to be continually looking for work.[kaʃɛ] nom masculin2. [sceau] seal[empreinte] stamp3. [salaire] feea. [édifice, village] to be full of characterb. [vêtements] to be stylish
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