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1 écrémer
écrémer [ekʀeme]➭ TABLE 6 transitive verba. [+ lait] to skim* * *ekʀeme1) to skim [lait]2) to cream off the best of [candidats]* * *ekʀeme1. vt1) [lait] to skim2) fig (= dépouiller des meilleurs éléments) to cream off the best from2. vi(= faire un tri) to make a selection* * *écrémer verb table: céder vtr2 ( sélectionner) to cream off [candidats]; écrémer une collection d'art to sell the finest works in a collection.[ekreme] verbe transitif3. [sélectionner] to cream off (separable) -
2 ricocher
ricocher [ʀikɔ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[balle de fusil] to ricochet ( sur off ) ; [pierre] to rebound ( sur off ) ; (sur l'eau) to bounce ( sur on)* * *ʀikɔʃeverbe intransitif [balle] to ricochet ( sur off); [pierre] ( sur l'eau) to skim ( sur on ou across); ( sur un obstacle) to rebound ( sur off)* * *ʀikɔʃe vi1) (sur l'eau) to bouncefaire ricocher [galet] — to skim
2) [balle, projectile] to ricochet* * *ricocher verb table: aimer vi [balle] to ricochet (sur off); [pierre] ( sur l'eau) to skim (sur on ou across); ( sur un obstacle) to rebound (sur off); faire ricocher des cailloux sur le lac to skim stones on ou across the lake.[rikɔʃe] verbe intransitifles enfants font ricocher des pierres sur l'eau the children are skimming stones across the water ou are playing ducks and drakes2. [balle] to ricochetla balle a ricoché sur le mur the bullet ricochetted ou glanced off the wall -
3 raser
raser [ʀαze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ barbe, cheveux] to shave off ; [+ menton, tête] to shaveb. ( = effleurer) [projectile, véhicule] to scrape ; [oiseau, balle de tennis] to skim overc. ( = abattre) [+ maison] to raze to the ground• ça me rase ! it bores me to tears! (inf)2. reflexive verb► se raser• se raser la tête/les jambes to shave one's head/one's legs* * *ʀɑze
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1) to shave [personne, tête, joue, jambe] (à with); to shave off [cheveux, poils]raser de près — to give [somebody] a close shave
crème/mousse à raser — shaving cream/foam
2) ( abattre) [ouvriers] to demolish [bâtiment, quartier]; [soldats] to raze [something] to the ground3) ( effleurer) [projectile] to graze; [avion, oiseau] to skim4) (colloq) ( ennuyer) to bore [somebody] stiff (colloq)
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se raser verbe pronominal to shave (à with)••* * *ʀɒze vt1) [barbe, cheveux] to shave off, [menton, personne] to shaveRay a rasé sa barbe. — Ray has shaved off his beard.
2) * (= ennuyer) to bore3) [bâtiment] to raze4) (= frôler) to graze, to skim* * *raser verb table: aimerA vtr1 to shave [personne, tête, joue, jambe] (à with); to shave off [barbe, cheveux, moustache]; ce rasoir rase bien/mal this razor shaves well/badly; raser de près to give [sb] a close shave; se faire raser to get shaved; crème/mousse à raser shaving cream/foam;2 ( abattre) Constr to demolish [bâtiment, quartier]; Mil to raze [sth] to the ground [fortification, ville, quartier];3 ( effleurer) [projectile] to graze; [avion, oiseau] to skim;4 ○( ennuyer) to bore [sb] stiff○.B se raser vpr1 to shave (à with); se raser les jambes to shave one's legs; se raser de près to give oneself a close shave; se raser la barbe/moustache to shave off one's beard/moustache GB ou mustache US;2 ○( s'ennuyer) to be bored stiff○.demain on rase gratis! and pigs will fly!; raser les murs to hug the walls.[raze] verbe transitif1. [cheveux, poils] to shave off (separable)[crâne] to shaveraser quelqu'un to give somebody a shave, to shave somebody2. [détruire] to raze3. [frôler]4. (familier) [lasser] to bore————————se raser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)————————se raser verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) [s'ennuyer] to get boredon se rase ici, allons-nous-en it's deadly boring here, let's go————————à raser locution adjectivaleshaving (modificateur) -
4 ricochet
ricochet [ʀikɔ∫ε]masculine noun* * *ʀikɔʃɛfaire des ricochets — to skim stones ( sur on ou across)
cela l'a touché par ricochet — ( projectile) he was hit on the rebound; ( chômage) he was indirectly affected
* * *ʀikɔʃɛ nm1) (sur l'eau) bounce2) [balle] ricochet* * *ricochet nm ( de balle) ricochet; ( de pierre) ( sur l'eau) bounce; ( sur un obstacle) rebound; faire ricochet lit [balle] to ricochet (sur off); [pierre] to rebound (sur off); fig [décision] to have repercussions (sur on); faire des ricochets to skim stones (sur on ou across); elle a fait trois ricochets she made the stone bounce three times; cela l'a touché par ricochet ( projectile) he was hit on the rebound; ( chômage) he was indirectly affected.[rikɔʃɛ] nom masculinfaire des ricochets to skim pebbles, to play ducks and drakes2. [d'une balle] ricochet -
5 dégraisser
dégraisser [degʀese]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ personnel, effectifs] to cut back* * *degʀese1) (colloq) ( réduire le personnel) to streamline [effectifs]2) ( nettoyer) to dry-clean [vêtement]* * *deɡʀese vt1) [soupe] to skim2) [vêtement] to remove grease marks from* * *dégraisser verb table: aimer vtr1 ○( réduire le personnel) to streamline [effectifs, entreprise]; son entreprise dégraisse his company is cutting down on staff;4 Tex to scour [laine].[degrese] verbe transitif1. [ôter les taches de] to remove grease marks from2. (familier) [entreprise] to make cutbacks in4. CUISINE [sauce] to skim the fat off[viande] to cut ou to trim the fat off
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