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mouillé adjectif | wet◼◼◼(of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) damp [damper, dampest]◼◼◻(Being in a state between dry and wet) humid◼◻◻(slightly wet) sloppy [sloppier, sloppiest]◼◻◻(very wet; covered in or composed of slop) sodden(soaked) |
mouillé adjectif {f} | wet◼◼◼((slang) sexually aroused and thus having a moistened vulva) |
au doigt mouillé preposition | at a glance(on cursory examination) |
au doigt mouillé nom | guesstimate [guesstimates](estimate based on insufficient or unreliable data) |
au doigt mouillé nom {f} | rule of thumb(general guideline rather than a strict rule) |
compétition de tee-shirt mouillé nom {m} | wet t-shirt contest(contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) |
décider / agir / ... au doigt mouillé verbe | fly by the seat of one's pants(to improvise a course of action) |
plancher mouillé phrase | caution - slippery when wet(warning against slippery floor) |
poule mouillée nom {f} | sissy [sissies]◼◼◼(a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) chickenshit◼◼◻(coward) weakling [weaklings]◼◻◻(person of weak character) |
poule-mouillée nom | poltroon(an ignoble or arrant coward) |
pétard mouillé nom | damp squib◼◼◼(anything that doesn’t work properly) damp squib◼◼◼(firework that fails to go off, due to wetting) |
tout mouillé adjectif | soaking wet◼◼◼(maximum (when speaking of a person's weight)) |