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5 frilly
frilly [ˈfrɪlɪ][shirt, dress] à fanfreluches ; [underwear] à dentelles* * *['frɪlɪ]adjective [garment] à froufrous; [underwear] avec des dentelles -
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pants [pænts]b. ( = trousers) (a pair of) pants un pantalon* * *[pænts]••to bore the pants off somebody — (colloq) faire mourir d'ennui quelqu'un
to scare the pants off somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille à quelqu'un (colloq)
to catch somebody with his/her pants down — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu
to fly by the seat of one's pants — [pilot] naviguer à l'instinct
that's pants — (colloq) c'est nul (colloq)
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short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
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thermal ['θɜ:məl](c) (underwear) en Thermolactyl ®2 nounAviation & Meteorology thermique m, ascendance f thermique(thermal underwear) sous-vêtements mpl en Thermolactyl ®►► thermal baths thermes mpl;thermal imager caméra f thermique;thermal imaging thermographie f;Computing thermal paper papier m thermique ou thermosensible;Computing thermal printer imprimante f thermique ou thermoélectrique;thermal reactor réacteur m thermique;thermal shield bouclier m thermique;thermal springs eaux fpl ou sources fpl thermales -
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['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modèle (réduit)2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modèle3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) mannequin4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modèle5) (something that can be used to copy from.) modèle6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) modèle2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) être mannequin2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) poser3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modeler4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) modeler, prendre modèle sur• -
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См. также в других словарях:
Underwear — Un der*wear , n. That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underwear — Underwear,dasod.der:⇨Unterwäsche(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
underwear — / ʌndərwɛər/, it. / anderwɛar/ s. ingl. (propr. abito di sotto ), usato in ital. al masch. (abbigl.) [indumenti intimi] ▶◀ biancheria (intima), intimo, lingerie … Enciclopedia Italiana
underwear — 1872, from UNDER (Cf. under) + WEAR (Cf. wear) (n.). So called because it is worn under one s clothing … Etymology dictionary
underwear — /anderˈwɛr, ingl. ˈʌndəw0ə(r)/ [vc. ingl., comp. di under «sotto» e to wear «indossare»] A s. m. inv. biancheria intima, intimo, lingerie (fr.) B agg. inv. intimo … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
underwear — [n] clothing worn under outerwear bikini, boxers*, boxer shorts, bra, briefs, BVDs*, corset, drawers*, intimate things, jockeys, jockey shorts, lingerie, long johns, panties, shorts, skivvies*, smallclothes, underclothes, underclothing,… … New thesaurus
underwear — ► NOUN ▪ clothing worn under other clothes next to the skin … English terms dictionary
underwear — [un′dər wer΄] n. clothing worn under one s outer clothes, usually next to the skin, as undershirts, undershorts, or slips … English World dictionary
underwear — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ skimpy ▪ thong (esp. AmE) ▪ bikini (AmE) ▪ thermal, warm … Collocations dictionary
underwear — un|der|wear [ ʌndər,wer ] noun uncount * clothing that you wear next to your skin under your regular clothes: You ll need to take some warm underwear. in your underwear: He was standing there in his underwear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underwear — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)weə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Underwear is clothing such as vests and pants which you wear next to your skin under your other clothes. ...a couple who went for a late night swim in their underwear. ...a change of underwear. Syn: underclothes … English dictionary