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1 texture
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2 velvety
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3 granular
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4 grainy
(surface, texture → of wood) veineux; (→ of stone) grenu, granuleux; (→ of leather, paper) grenu, grené; Photography qui a du grain -
5 smooth
smooth [smu:ð](a) (surface) lisse; (pebble, stone) lisse, poli; (skin) lisse, doux (douce); (chin → close-shaven) rasé de près; (→ beardless) glabre, lisse; (hair, fabric, road) lisse; (sea, water) calme;∎ this razor gives a smooth shave ce rasoir vous rase de près;∎ the steps were worn smooth les marches étaient devenues lisses;∎ the stone had been washed or worn smooth by the sea la pierre avait été polie par la mer;∎ they had a smooth crossing la traversée a été calme(c) (trouble-free → life, course of events) paisible, calme; (→ journey) sans anicroches; (→ organization) qui marche bien; (→ rhythm, style) fluide;∎ to get off to a smooth start bien démarrer;∎ to make things smooth for sb faciliter les choses pour qn;∎ the smooth running of the department le bon fonctionnement du service;∎ the way is now smooth for further reforms il n'y a plus d'obstacles maintenant aux nouvelles réformes;∎ the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament le projet de loi a été voté sans problèmes au Parlement∎ familiar he's a smooth operator il sait y faire;∎ to be a smooth talker, to have a smooth tongue être beau parleur∎ to smooth one's brow dérider son front;∎ to smooth the way for sb, to smooth sb's path aplanir les difficultés pour qn(b) (rub → oil, cream) masser;∎ to smooth oil into one's skin mettre de l'huile sur sa peau (en massant doucement)(d) (features, lines) lisser3 noun(a) to give one's hair a smooth lisser ses cheveux, se lisser les cheveux;∎ to give sth a smooth down with sandpaper égaliser qch avec du papier de verre►► Anatomy smooth muscle muscle m lisse, muscle m viscéral;Zoology smooth snake coronelle f(problems, fears) faire oublier(hair, feathers) lisser; (sheets, dress) lisser, défroisser; (wood) planer, aplanir; figurative (person) apaiser, calmer(clothes, sheet, map, piece of paper) lisser, défroisser; (crease, pleat, wrinkle) faire disparaître (en lissant); figurative (difficulties, obstacles) aplanir, faire disparaître∎ to smooth things over (embarrassing situation) arranger les choses -
6 smoothness
smoothness ['smu:ðnɪs](a) (of surface) égalité f, aspect m uni ou lisse; (of fabric, skin, hair) douceur f; (of road) surface f lisse; (of sea) calme m; (of stone) aspect m lisse ou poli; (of tyre) aspect m lisse;∎ she has a wonderful smoothness of touch on the piano elle a un merveilleux doigté au piano(b) (of flow, breathing, pace, supply) régularité f; (of engine, machine) bon fonctionnement m; (of life, course of events) caractère m paisible ou serein; figurative (of temperament) calme m, sérénité f;∎ the operation was carried out with great smoothness l'opération s'est déroulée sans accroc ou heurt(d) (of voice) douceur f -
7 coarse
coarse [kɔ:s]• coarse salt gros sel mb. ( = unrefined) [face] aux traits grossiersc. ( = uncouth) grossier* * *[kɔːs]1) [texture, fibre] grossier/-ière; [skin] épais/-aisse; [hair, grass] dru; [sand, salt] gros/grosse (before n); [sandpaper] à gros grains2) ( not refined) [laugh, manners] grossier/-ière; [accent] vulgairecoarse features — traits mpl grossiers
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8 softness
softness [ˈsɒftnɪs]a. [of fabric, skin, water] douceur f ; [of ground, snow] mollesse f ; [of bed, carpet] moelleux m ; [of fur, hair] soyeux m ; [of leather] souplesse f ; [of touch] légèreté f* * *['sɒftnɪs], US ['sɔːft-]noun (of texture, surface, skin, colour, light, outline, character, sound) douceur f; ( of substance) consistance f molle; fig (of attitude, approach, view) modération f; ( in economy) fléchissement m -
9 softness
softness, US [transcription]["sO ;ft-"] n (of texture, surface, skin, colour, light, outline, character, sound) douceur f ; ( of substance) consistance f molle ; fig (of attitude, approach, view) modération f ; ( in economy) fléchissement m.
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