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épineux adjectif

vexed◼◻◻(much debated, discussed or disputed)
adjective
[UK: vekst] [US: ˈvekst]

épineux nom {m}

thornbush◼◻◻(thorny shrub or bush)
noun

épingle nom {f}

pin [pins]◼◼◼(needle without an eye, used for fastening)
noun
[UK: pɪn] [US: ˈpɪn]
He pricked himself with a pin. = Il s'est piqué avec une épingle.

hairpin [hairpins]◼◼◻(pin or fastener for the hair)
noun
[UK: ˈheə.pɪn] [US: ˈheə.pɪn]
She unlocked the car door by means of a hairpin. = Elle déverrouilla la portière de la voiture au moyen d'une épingle à cheveux.

épingle à cheveux nom {f}

hairpin [hairpins]◼◼◼(pin or fastener for the hair)
noun
[UK: ˈheə.pɪn] [US: ˈheə.pɪn]

épingle à linge nom {f}

clothes peg(an object used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline)
noun
[UK: kləʊðz peɡ] [US: kloʊðz ˈpeɡ]

épingle de cravate [tie pin] nom {f}

tie clip◼◼◼(clip to hold tie)
noun

épingle de sûreté nom {f}

safety pin◼◼◼(pin in the form of a clasp)
noun
[UK: ˈseɪf.ti pɪn] [US: ˈseɪf.ti ˈpɪn]

épingler verbe

pin [pinned, pinning, pins]◼◼◼(to fasten/attach with a pin)
verb
[UK: pɪn] [US: ˈpɪn]
He pricked himself with a pin. = Il s'est piqué avec une épingle.

peg [pegged, pegging, pegs]◼◻◻(To affix or pin)
verb
[UK: peɡ] [US: ˈpeɡ]

épinglette nom {f}

pin [pins]◼◼◼(US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin)
noun
[UK: pɪn] [US: ˈpɪn]

épinglier nom {m}

flyer [flyers]◼◼◼(part of a spinning machine)
noun
[UK: ˈflaɪə(r)] [US: ˈflaɪər]

épinoche nom {f}

stickleback [sticklebacks]◼◼◼(fish of the family Gasterosteidae)
noun
[UK: ˈstɪkl.bæk] [US: ˈstɪkl.bæk]

escarpin nom {m}

court shoe◼◼◼(shoe with no fastening and a low-cut front)
noun

escarpins nom {m pl}

high heels◼◼◼(pair of shoes)
noun
[UK: haɪ hiːlz] [US: ˈhaɪ ˈhiːlz]

espingole nom {f}

blunderbuss [blunderbusses]◼◼◼(old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle)
noun
[UK: ˈblʌn.də.bʌs] [US: ˈblʌn.də.bʌs]

étoupin nom {m}

wad [wads](soft plug)
noun
[UK: wɒd] [US: ˈwɑːd]

faire du shopping verbe

shop [shopped, shopping, shops]◼◼◼(to visit shops)
verb
[UK: ʃɒp] [US: ˈʃɑːp]

faire du zapping verbe

zap [zapped, zapping, zaps](change channels repeatedly)
verb
[UK: zæp] [US: ˈzæp]

faire une montagne d'une taupinière (to make a mountain out of a molehill) verbe

make a mountain out of a molehill◼◼◼(to treat a problem as greater than it is)
verb

faiseur d'opinion nom {m}

opinionmaker◼◼◼noun

fidget spinner nom {m}

fidget spinner◼◼◼(stress-relieving toy)
noun

foot wiping device: paillasson nom {m}

mat [mats](foot wiping device or floor covering)
noun
[UK: mæt] [US: ˈmæt]

friend; rarely used by adult men; "ma meilleure copine" is used by children for "best friend"] nom {f}

girlfriend [girlfriends](a female friend)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɜːl.frend] [US: ˈɡɝːl.ˌfrend]

gai comme un pinson adjectif

happy as a lark◼◼◼(very happy)
adjective

galopin nom {m}

scamp [scamps]◼◼◼(mischievous youngster)
noun
[UK: skæmp] [US: skæmp]

glande pinéale nom {f}

pineal gland [pineal glands]◼◼◼(small endocrine gland)
noun
[UK: ˈpaɪ.nɪəl ɡlænd] [US: ˌpaɪ.ˈniːəl ˈɡlænd]

grand pingouin nom

great auk◼◼◼(Pinguinus impennis)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ɔːk] [US: ˈɡreɪt ɔːk]

grappin nom {m}

grapple◼◼◼(tool with claws or hooks)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræp.l̩] [US: ˈɡræp.l̩]

grappling hook◼◼◻(a type of hook)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræp.l̩.ɪŋ hʊk] [US: ˈɡræp.l̩.ɪŋ ˈhʊk]

handheld type] pince à riveter nom {f}

riveter [riveters](tool, rivet gun)
noun
[UK: ˈrɪ.vɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈrɪ.vɪ.tər]

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi nom propre
{m}

HSK◼◼◼proper noun

harpin nom {m}

boathook(hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things, see also: setting pole)
noun

il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort (don't wake up the sleeping cat) verbe

let sleeping dogs lie◼◼◼(leave things as they are)
verb
[UK: let ˈsliːp.ɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ] [US: ˈlet sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈlaɪ]

il n’est pas de roses sans épines phrase

no rose without a thornphrase
[UK: nəʊ rəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə θɔːn] [US: ˈnoʊ roʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈθɔːrn]

informal] beurre de pinottes nom {m}

peanut butter [peanut butters](spread made from ground peanuts)
noun
[UK: ˈpiː.nʌt ˈbʌt.ə(r)] [US: ˈpiː.nʌt ˈbʌt.r̩]

inopiné adjectif
{m}

unannounced◼◼◼(not announced)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈnaʊnst] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈnaʊnst]

unexpected◼◼◻(not expected, anticipated or foreseen)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.tɪd] [US: ˌʌ.nɪk.ˈspek.təd]
Her unexpected visit got him all worked up. = Sa visite inopinée l'a tout excité.

Irpin nom propre
{m}

Irpin◼◼◼(city)
proper noun

it comes back galloping) phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

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