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tuft [tʌft](a) (of hair, grass) touffe f;∎ tuft of bristles (in paint etc brush) loquet m de soies∎ tuft (of feathers) huppe f, aigrette f -
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(a small bunch or clump (of grass, hair, feathers etc): She sat down on a tuft of grass.) touffe- tufted -
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touffe fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > tuft
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beard [bɪəd]barbe f* * *['bɪəd] 1.1) ( on man) barbe f2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbiche f; ( on fish) barbes fpl; (on bird, wheat) barbe f2.transitive verb affronter -
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['kændlwɪk]candlewick bedspread — couvre-lit m en tuft
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flock [flɒk]1. noun• to flock in/out entrer/sortir en masse* * *[flɒk] 1.2) [U] Religion ouailles fpl3) ( textile) bourre f4) ( tuft) flocon m2.to flock together — [people] s'assembler; [animals] se rassembler
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[krest]1) (the comb or tuft on the head of a cock or other bird.) crête2) (the summit or highest part: the crest of a wave; the crest of a mountain.) crête3) (feathers on the top of a helmet.) cimier4) (a badge or emblem: the family crest.) armoiries•- crested -
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adjective (having a tuft on the head.) huppé -
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A n1 ( on man) barbe f ; a bushy beard une barbe touffue ; to grow a beard se faire pousser la barbe ; to shave off one's beard se raser la barbe ; to wear a beard porter la barbe ; the man with the beard le barbu ;3 (on wheat, barley) barbe f ;4 ( in typography) talus m (de pied).B vtr affronter.to beard the lion in his den braver le lion dans son antre. -
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A n5 ( fleecy tuft) flocon m.B vi [animals, people] affluer (around autour de ; into dans) ; to flock to do affluer pour faire ; to flock together [people] s'assembler ; [animals] se rassembler. ⇒ feather. -
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grass, US [transcription][gr_s]A n1 ¢ ( wild) herbe f also Agric ; in the grass dans l'herbe ; a blade/a tuft of grass un brin/une touffe d'herbe ; to put out to grass lit, fig hum mettre au vert ;2 ¢ ( lawn) pelouse f ; on the grass sur la pelouse ; keep off the grass! défense de marcher sur les pelouses! ; to mow ou cut the grass tondre la pelouse ;4 Bot c graminée f ;5 ○ ¢ ( marijuana) herbe ○ f ;C vtr1 recouvrir [qch] d'herbe [field] ; gazonner [part of garden] ;2 US Agric donner du fourrage vert à [cattle].the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence) on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs ; he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet il ne laisse pas traîner les choses ; it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler.■ grass over:▶ grass over [sth], grass [sth] over recouvrir [qch] d'herbe [field, road] ; gazonner [area]. -
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pencil ['pensəl] ( British pt & pp pencilled, cont pencilling, American pt & pp penciled, cont penciling)1 noun(a) (for writing, makeup) crayon m;∎ a box of coloured pencils une boîte de crayons de couleur;∎ the corrections are in pencil les corrections sont (faites) au crayon∎ a pencil of light un pinceau de lumière(drawing) au crayonécrire au crayon; (hastily) crayonner;∎ question marks were pencilled in the margin on avait mis des points d'interrogation au crayon dans la marge;∎ to pencil one's eyebrows se dessiner les sourcils (au crayon)►► pencil box plumier m;pencil case trousse f;pencil holder porte-crayon m;American familiar pejorative pencil pusher gratte-papier m inv;pencil sharpener taille-crayon m;pencil sketch croquis m au crayon(date, name, address) noter ou inscrire au crayon; figurative fixer provisoirement;∎ I'll pencil the meeting/you in for 6 June retenons provisoirement la date du 6 juin pour la réunion/notre rendez-vous -
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soufre m►► sulphur dioxide dioxyde m de soufre, anhydride m sulfureux;Botany sulphur tuft hypholome m en touffe ou en faisceau, agaric m doré
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Tuft — Tuft, n. [Prov. E. tuff, F. touffe; of German origin; cf. G. zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. See {Top} summit.] 1. A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuft — [tuft] n. [ME (with unhistoric t) < OFr tufe, prob. < L tufa, a kind of helmet crest] 1. a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base 2. any similar cluster; specif., a) a clump of plants or trees … English World dictionary
tuft|ed — «TUHF tihd», adjective. 1. furnished with a tuft or tufts: »a tufted quilt. 2. having a tuft of feathers on the head; crested. 3. formed into a tuft or tufts … Useful english dictionary
Tuft — Tuft, v. i. To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tuft — Tuft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tufted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tufting}.] 1. To separate into tufts. [1913 Webster] 2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tuft — bezeichnet ein textiles Verfahren, siehe Tufting Tuft ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Svein Tuft (* 1977), kanadischer Radrennfahrer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung m … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tuft — es un apellido que puede hacer referencia a: Gabriel Tuft, luchador. Svein Tuft, ciclista profesional … Wikipedia Español
tuft — late 14c., perhaps from O.Fr. touffe tuft of hair, either from L.L. tufa a kind of crest on a helmet (also found in Late Gk. toupha), or from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. zopf, O.N. toppr tuft, summit; see TOP (Cf. top) (1)) … Etymology dictionary
tuft — [tʌft] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tufe] a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base tuft of ▪ tufts of grass … Dictionary of contemporary English
tuft — [ tʌft ] noun count several individual pieces of grass, hair, feathers, or fibers that are all growing or joined together at the bottom end: tufts of reddish hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tuft — [n] clump of strands of something bunch, cluster, collection, cowlick, feathers, group, knot, plumage, ruff, shock, topknot, tussock; concepts 392,432,471 … New thesaurus