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1 tapisserie
tapisserie [tapisʀi]feminine nouna. ( = tenture, broderie) tapestry ; ( = papier peint) wallpaper• faire tapisserie [danseur] to be a wallflowerb. ( = activité) tapestry work* * *tapisʀi1) (tenture, broderie) tapestry2) ( papier peint) wallpaper3) (art, technique) tapestry work••faire tapisserie — ( au bal) to be a wallflower
* * *tapisʀi nf1) (= tenture, broderie) tapestry2) (= travail) tapestry-making3) (= ouvrage) tapestry work4) (= papier peint) wallpaper* * *tapisserie nf1 (tenture, broderie) tapestry; des tapisseries sont accrochées au mur tapestries hang from the wall; sofa recouvert de tapisserie tapestry-covered sofa;2 ( papier peint) wallpaper;3 (art, technique) tapestry work; faire de la tapisserie to do tapestry work; un ouvrage de tapisserie a tapestry project.faire tapisserie ( au bal) to be a wallflower.[tapisri] nom féminin1. [art, panneau] tapestrya. [dans une réunion] to be left outb. [au bal] to be a wallflower2. [petit ouvrage] tapestryfaire de la tapisserie to do tapestry ou tapestry-work3. [papier peint] wallpaper (substantif non comptable)4. [métier] tapestry-making -
2 giroflée
giroflée [ʒiʀɔfle]feminine noun* * *ʒiʀɔflenom féminin wallflower* * *ʒiʀɔfle nf* * *giroflée nf wallflower.[ʒirɔfle] nom féminin -
3 ravenelle
ravenelle nf wallflower. -
4 cendrillon
n. f. Jouer les cendrillons (of woman): To be a 'perennial wallflower', to be the one who always misses out on social occasions. -
5 croûte
n. f.1. 'Grub', 'eats', food. La croûte ne valait pas cher: The grub wasn't up to much. Casser la croûte: To have a bite to eat, to have a snack.2. Gagner sa croûte: To 'bring home the bacon', to earn a living.3. 'Old dodderer', old fogey.4. 'Daub', inferior painting. Il s'imagine que ses croûtes valent une fortune: He's convinced those canvases of his are worth a bomb.5. Faire croûte (joc.): To be a 'wallflower', to sit through a whole ball without being invited to dance. -
6 tapisserie
n. f. Faire tapisserie (of girl at a dance): To be a 'wallflower', to be unpartnered throughout the evening.
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