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1 pink
pink [pɪŋk]1 noun∎ to be in the pink (of health) se porter à merveille;∎ familiar you're looking in the pink! tu as l'air en pleine forme!∎ garden pink mignardise f(a) (in colour) rose;∎ to paint a room pink peindre une pièce en rose;∎ the sky turned pink le ciel vira au rose ou rosit;∎ she went or turned pink with delight elle rosit de bonheur;∎ to go or to turn pink with anger/embarrassment rougir de colère/confusion;∎ humorous to see pink elephants voir des éléphants roses∎ he pinked my shoulder with his sword il m'a éraflé ou égratigné l'épaule d'un coup d'épée(c) (punch holes in) perforerBritish (car engine) cliqueter►► pink champagne champagne m rosé;pink gin = cocktail à base de gin et d'angustura;pink lady = cocktail à base de gin et de grenadine;pink noise bruit m rose;British pink pound = le pouvoir d'achat des homosexuels;∎ to get a pink slip se faire virer -
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to have a memory like an elephant avoir une mémoire d'éléphant ; to see pink elephants voir des éléphants roses, avoir des hallucinations.
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