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oreille nom {f} | ear [ears]◼◼◼(organ of hearing) lug◼◻◻(protrusion used as a handle or point of attachment) |
oreille absolue nom {f} | perfect pitch◼◼◼(ability to identify or re-create a note) |
oreille d'ours nom {f} | lamb's ears(ornamental plant with silky hairs on the leaves) |
oreille de Judas nom {f} | wood ear◼◼◼(black fungus) Jew's-ear(fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) |
oreille du diable nom {f} | Jew's-ear(fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) |
oreille en chou-fleur nom | cauliflower ear [cauliflower ears]◼◼◼(swollen and deformed outer ear) |
oreille externe nom {f} | outer ear [outer ears]◼◼◼(portion of ear) |
oreille interne nom {f} | inner ear [inner ears]◼◼◼(anatomy) |
oreille moyenne nom {f} | middle ear [middle ears]◼◼◼(cavity in the ear) |
oreiller nom {m} | pillow [pillows]◼◼◼(soft cushion used to support the head in bed) |
oreillette nom {f} | atrium [atria]◼◼◼(one of two upper chambers of the heart) |
oreillette nom | mâche(Valerianella locusta) |
[informal] se faire tirer les oreilles verbe | catch heat(to be scolded or chastised) catch it(to be scolded or chastised) |
[southern France] oreillettes nom {f pl} | angel wings(crisp pastry in the form of twisted ribbons dusted with sugar) |
avez-vous les oreilles qui sifflent ? phrase | are your ears burning(asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) |
avoir les oreilles qui sifflent phrase | ears are burning◼◼◼phrase |
bataille d'oreillers [Quebec] nom {f} | pillow fight◼◼◼(a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows) |
bouche à oreille nom {m} | word of mouth◼◼◼(verbal means of passing of information) |
bouchon d’oreille nom {m} | earplug◼◼◼(protective clothing for the ear canal) |
boucle d'oreille nom {f} | earring [earrings]◼◼◼(piece of jewelry) stud◼◼◻(small round earring) |
cache-oreilles nom {Pl} | earmuff [earmuffs]◼◼◼(garment to keep the ears warm) |
cache-oreilles nom | earmuffs◼◼◼(objects that cover ears) |
combat d'oreillers [France] nom {f} | pillow fight◼◼◼(a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows) |
confession sur l'oreiller nom {f} | pillow talk◼◼◼(conversation shared by bedmates) |
confidence sur l'oreiller nom {f} | pillow talk◼◼◼(conversation shared by bedmates) |
cure-oreille nom {m} | earpick(instrument for removing earwax) |
dresser l'oreille verbe | prick up one's ears(to listen attentively) |
dur d'oreille adjectif | hard of hearing◼◼◼(having difficulty hearing) |
en croire ses oreilles [in the negative] verbe | believe one's ears(to believe that something which one hears is truly the case) |
entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre verbe | go in one ear and out the other◼◼◼(to be heard but not attended to) |
faire la sourde oreille verbe | turn a deaf ear◼◼◼(to refuse to listen or hear something) |
fauteuil à oreilles nom {m} | wing chair◼◼◼(chair) |
jouer à l'oreille verbe | play by ear(play music guided by one's musical ear) |
les murs ont des oreilles phrase | walls have ears◼◼◼(be careful about what you say) |
lobe (de l'oreille) nom {m} | ear lobe [ear lobes]◼◼◼(a part of the ear) |
n'écouter que d'une oreille verbe | listen with half an ear◼◼◼verb |