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pill [pɪl]1 noun∎ figurative to sugar or to sweeten the pill (for sb) dorer la pilule (à qn)∎ the pill la pilule;∎ to go on the pill commencer à prendre la pilule;∎ to be on the pill prendre la pilule∎ the Pill (contraceptive) la pilule►► familiar pill popper accro mf aux tranquillisants;familiar pejorative pill pusher pharmacien(enne)□ mf -
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A n1 Med, Pharm ( for general use) comprimé m, cachet m (for contre, pour) ; to take a pill prendre un comprimé or un cachet ; ⇒ pep pill, sleeping pill ;2 ( contraceptive) the pill la pilule ; to be on/to go on the pill prendre/commencer à prendre la pilule ; to come off the pill arrêter la pilule ;3 ○ ( idiot) abruti ○ m.B vi [sweater] boulocher.he found it a bitter pill to swallow il a trouvé la pilule amère ; to sugar ou sweeten ou gild the pill dorer la pilule ○. -
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pill [pɪl]pilule f* * *[pɪl]noun Medicine ( for general use) comprimé m, cachet mto be on the pill — ( contraceptive) prendre la pilule
••to sugar ou sweeten the pill — dorer la pilule (colloq)
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[d.] la pilule [contraceptive]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > the pill
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birth [bɜ:θ]1. noun2. compounds* * *[bɜːθ]noun gen, lit, fig naissance f (of de); Medicine ( process of giving birth) accouchement mto give birth to — [woman] accoucher de; [animal] mettre bas
of French birth — né/née français/-e
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