Francúzština | Angličtina |
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cire nom {f} | wax [waxes]◼◼◼(oily, water-resistant substance) wax [waxes]◼◼◼(preparation containing wax, used as a polish) dope [dopes](aeronautics: varnish used to waterproof, strengthen, etc.) dope [dopes](viscous liquid used to prepare a surface) |
cire d'abeille nom {f} | beeswax◼◼◼(wax secreted by bees) |
cire perdue nom {f} | lost wax◼◼◼(method of casting using wax) |
cire-pompes nom {m} nom {f} | brownnose(one who brownnoses) |
cire-pompes [colloquial] nom {m} nom {f} | ass-licker(one who succumbs to authority) |
cire à cacheter nom {f} | sealing wax◼◼◼(wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it) |
cirer verbe | wax [waxed, waxing, waxes]◼◼◼(apply wax to) |
cirer le banc verbe | warm the benchverb |
cirer les pompes verbe | suck up◼◼◼(to adulate or flatter excessively) |
cirer les pompes [colloquial] verbe | brownnose(to flatter in obsequious manner) |
cireur nom {m} | shoeshiner◼◼◼(person who shines shoes) |
cireur de bottes nom {m} | shoeshiner◼◼◼(person who shines shoes) |
cireur de chaussures nom {m} | shoeshiner◼◼◼(person who shines shoes) |
cireur de pompes nom {m} | brownnose(one who brownnoses) |
cireuse nom {f} | shoeshiner(person who shines shoes) |
cireuse de bottes nom {f} | shoeshiner(person who shines shoes) |
cireuse de chaussures nom {f} | shoeshiner(person who shines shoes) |
cireux adjectif | waxy [waxier, waxiest]◼◼◼(Resembling wax in texture or appearance) sallow◼◻◻(yellowish) |
[colloquial] cirer les pompes verbe | bow and scrape(behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner) |
circoncire verbe | circumcise [circumcised, circumcising, circumcises]◼◼◼(to remove the foreskin from the penis) |
courge cireuse nom {f} | winter melon(fuzzy melon fruit) |
craie de cire nom {f} | crayon [crayons]◼◼◼(colored chalk or wax) |
de cire adjectif | wax◼◼◼(made of wax) |
musée de cire nom {m} | wax museum◼◼◼(museum featuring statues made of wax) |
occire verbe | slay [slew, slain, slaying, slays]◼◼◼(to kill, murder) |
occire [obsolete] verbe | murder [murdered, murdering, murders]◼◼◼(deliberately kill) |
personnage en cire nom {m} | waxwork [waxworks]◼◼◼(a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person) |
tablette de cire nom | wax tablet◼◼◼(tablet covered with wax) |
épilation à la cire nom {f} | waxing◼◼◼(cosmetic procedure) |