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tickle ['tɪkəl](a) (by touching) chatouiller;∎ don't tickle my feet! ne me chatouille pas les pieds!;∎ to tickle sb in the ribs/under the chin chatouiller les côtes/le menton à qn;∎ the blanket tickled her nose la couverture lui chatouillait le nez∎ to tickle the palate (of food, wine) chatouiller le palais∎ she was really tickled by the news (amused) la nouvelle l'a vraiment amusée; (pleased) la nouvelle lui a vraiment fait plaisir;∎ this idea tickled her fancy cette idée lui a plu ou l'a séduite;∎ to be tickled pink or to death être ravi ou aux anges;∎ he was tickled pink at becoming a grandfather il était ravi de devenir grand-père;∎ she was tickled to death to think he actually liked her elle était enchantée de penser qu'en fait il l'aimait bien(person, blanket) chatouiller; (beard) piquer;∎ don't tickle! ne me chatouille pas!3 noun(on body) chatouillement m; (in throat) picotement m, chatouillement m;∎ to give sb a tickle chatouiller qn, faire des chatouilles à qn;∎ I've got an awful tickle in my throat j'ai des picotements vraiment désagréables dans la gorge -
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tickle [ˈtɪkl]a. [+ person] chatouiller• that tickles! ça chatouille !3. noun* * *['tɪkl] 1.noun chatouillement m2.transitive verb1) [person, feather] chatouiller; [wool, garment] gratter3.intransitive verb [blanket, garment] gratter; [feather] chatouiller••tickled pink ou to death — ravi
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['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) chatouiller2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) chatouiller3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) amuser2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) chatouillement2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) chatouillement, irritation•- ticklish- be tickled pink -
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A n chatouillement m ; to give sb a tickle faire des chatouilles à qn ; I've got a tickle in my throat j'ai la gorge qui me chatouille.B vtr1 [person, feather] chatouiller ; to tickle sb in the ribs/on the tummy chatouiller les côtes/le ventre de qn ; to tickle sb under the chin chatouiller qn sous le menton ;2 [wool, garment] gratter ;3 ○ fig ( gratify) chatouiller [palate, vanity] ; exciter [senses] ; ( amuse) amuser [person] ; to tickle sb's fancy ( amuse sb) amuser qn ; ( appeal to sb) faire envie à qn.C vi [blanket, garment] gratter ; [feather] chatouiller.
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