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1 iron
iron, US [transcription]["aI\@rn"]A n1 ( metal) fer m ; old ou scrap iron ferraille f ; iron and steel works/industry usine/industrie f sidérurgique ; a man/will of iron fig un homme/une volonté de fer ;2 ( for clothes) fer m (à repasser) ; electric iron fer m électrique ; with a hot/cool iron à fer chaud/doux ; to run the iron over sth, to give sth an iron donner un coup de fer à qch ;4 ( splint) attelle f ;5 Med fer m.E vtr repasser [clothes] ; do not iron ( on label) ne pas repasser ; to iron sth under a damp cloth repasser qch à la pattemouille.F vi [person] repasser ; [garment, fabric] se repasser.to have a lot of irons in the fire avoir beaucoup d'affaires en train ; the iron had entered his soul littér il avait la mort dans l'âme ; to strike while the iron is hot battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud.■ iron out:▶ iron out [sth], iron [sth] out1 lit faire partir [qch] au fer [creases] ; -
2 wrinkle
A n2 ( in fabric) pli m ; to iron out the wrinkles lit enlever les plis au fer à repasser ; fig aplanir les difficultés.he knows a wrinkle or two il est loin d'être bête.B vtr1 rider [skin] ; to wrinkle one's nose faire la grimace (at à) ; to wrinkle one's forehead plisser le front ;2 froisser [fabric].C vi1 [skin] se rider ;2 [fabric] se froisser ; [wallpaper] se gondoler.■ wrinkle up [rug, mat] faire des plis. -
3 wrinkle
wrinkle [ˈrɪŋkl]1. noun[nose] se plisser* * *['rɪŋkl] 1.to iron out the wrinkles — lit enlever les plis au fer à repasser; fig aplanir les difficultés
••2.transitive verb1) rider [skin]2) froisser [fabric]3.intransitive verb [skin] se rider; [fabric] se froisser; [wallpaper] se gondoler; [rug, mat] faire des plis
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