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1 swab
swab [swɒb]1. noun* * *[swɒb] 1. 2.transitive verb (p prés etc - bb-) Medicine nettoyer [quelque chose] avec un tampon; gen (also swab down) laver -
2 swab
A n1 Med nettoyer [qch] avec un tampon, tamponner [wound] ; -
3 cotton
cotton ['kɒtən]1 noun(a) (material, plant) coton m;∎ to pick cotton cueillir le coton;∎ put it with the rest of the cottons (garments made of cotton) mets-le avec le reste du (linge en) coton;∎ is this dress cotton? (made of cotton) cette robe est-elle en coton?►► American cotton batting bourre f de coton;Geography Cotton Belt = région du coton dans le sud des États-Unis;British cotton bud coton-tige ® m;Botany cotton bush cotonnier m;American cotton candy barbe f à papa;Technology cotton gin égreneuse f de coton;cotton grass linaigrette f, lin m des marais;cotton mill filature f de coton;cotton picker (person) cueilleur(euse) m,f de coton;cotton plant cotonnier m;the Cotton State = surnom donné à l'Alabama;American cotton swab coton-tige ® m;cotton waste (UNCOUNT) déchets mpl de coton;British cotton wool coton m hydrophile, ouate f;∎ familiar my legs feel like cotton wool j'ai les jambes en coton;∎ figurative to wrap sb in cotton wool être aux petits soins pour qn;∎ to bring a child up in cotton wool élever un enfant dans du coton;cotton wool balls boules fpl de coton;figurative cotton wool clouds nuages mpl cotonneux;cotton wool pads rondelles fpl de coton ou d'ouate;cotton wool swab coton-tige ® mfamiliar piger;∎ to cotton on to sth piger qch;∎ one of the first companies to cotton on to the advantages of the system l'une des premières sociétés à piger les avantages du système(a) (take a liking to → person) se prendre d'amitié pour□ ;∎ I didn't cotton to her at first ça n'a pas accroché avec elle au début∎ I don't cotton to that kind of behaviour je n'approuve pas ce genre de comportement□
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