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poser un lapin à verbe

stand up◼◼◼(to avoid a prearranged meeting)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

poudre de perlimpimpin nom

nostrum [nostrums](medicine or remedy which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒ.strəm] [US: ˈnɒ.strəm]

poudre de perlimpinpin nom {f}

snake oil◼◼◼(fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum)
noun

prendre des pincettes verbe

walk on eggshells◼◼◼(to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

walk on eggshells◼◼◼(to handle sensitive matters delicately)
verb

prisonnier d'opinion nom {m}

prisoner of conscience◼◼◼(person)
noun

rapine nom {f}

rapine◼◼◼(seizure of someone's property by force)
noun
[UK: ˈræ.paɪn] [US: ˈræ.paɪn]

rapini nom {m}

turnip greens(leaves of the turnip plant)
noun

République des Philippines nom {f}

Republic of the Philippines◼◼◼(country in Southeast Asia)
proper noun

réserpine nom {f}

reserpine◼◼◼(alkaloid)
noun
[UK: rɪsˈɜːpaɪn] [US: rɪsˈɜːpaɪn]

s'emmêler les pinceaux verbe

get one's wires crossed(to misunderstand one another)
verb

salpingoplastie nom {f}

salpingoplastynoun

sapin nom {m}

fir [firs]◼◼◼(conifer of the genus Abies)
noun
[UK: fɜː(r)] [US: ˈfɝː]
That's a fir tree. = C'est un sapin.

sapin baumier nom {m}

balsam fir [balsam firs]◼◼◼(Abies balsamea)
noun
[UK: ˈbɔːl.səm fɜː(r)] [US: ˈbɒl.səm ˈfɝː]

sapin de Noël nom {m}

Christmas tree [Christmas trees]◼◼◼(tree used during the Christmas holiday season)
noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.sməs triː] [US: ˈkrɪ.sməs ˈtriː]

sapin pectiné nom {m}

silver fir◼◼◼(European silver fir Abies alba)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪl.və.ˈfɜː] [US: ˈsɪl.və.ˈfɜː]

shopping nom {m}

shopping [shoppings]◼◼◼(activity of buying)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɑːp.ɪŋ]
The girls go shopping. = Les filles font du shopping.

ski alpin nom {m}

alpine skiing◼◼◼(sport)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.paɪn ˈskiːɪŋ] [US: ˈæl.ˌpaɪn ˈskiːɪŋ]

ski para-alpin nom

para alpine skiingnoun

somatotropine nom {f}

growth hormone [growth hormones]◼◼◼(hormone)
noun
[UK: ɡrəʊθ ˈhɔː.məʊn] [US: ɡroʊθ ˈhɔːrˌmoʊn]

sondage d'opinion nom {m}

opinion poll [opinion polls]◼◼◼(poll)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən pəʊl] [US: ə.ˈpɪ.njən poʊl]

spin nom {m}

spin [spins]◼◼◼(physics: quantum angular momentum)
noun
[UK: spɪn] [US: ˈspɪn]

spin doctor nom {m}

spin doctor◼◼◼(person hired to improve public image)
noun

spin-off nom {m}

spin-off [spin-offs]◼◼◼(fictional work)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪn ɒf] [US: ˈspɪn ɒf]

spinal adjectif

spinal◼◼◼(related to the spine)
adjective
[UK: ˈspaɪn.l̩] [US: ˈspaɪn.l̩]

spinelle nom {m}

spinel [spinels]◼◼◼(any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium)
noun
[UK: spɪ.ˈnel] [US: spɪ.ˈnel]

spinon nom {m}

spinon◼◼◼(quasiparticle)
noun

spinozien adjectif

Spinozanadjective

spinozisme nom propre
{m}

Spinozism(philosophical doctrine)
proper noun

subalpin adjectif
{m}

subalpine◼◼◼(at the foot of the Alps)
adjective
[UK: sˈʌbəlpˌaɪn] [US: sˈʌbəlpˌaɪn]

supin nom {m}

supine◼◼◼(verbal noun)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.paɪn] [US: sə.ˈpaɪn]

supinal adjectif

supine(lying on its back)
adjective
[UK: ˈsuː.paɪn] [US: sə.ˈpaɪn]

Taiping nom

Taiping◼◼◼noun

taupin nom {m}

click beetle◼◼◼(beetle of the family Elateridae)
noun

taupinière nom {f}

molehill [molehills]◼◼◼(A small mound of earth)
noun
[UK: ˈməʊl.hɪl] [US: ˈmoʊl.hɪl]
Politicians love to make mountains out of molehills. = Les politiques adorent faire une montagne d'une taupinière.

téléshopping nom {m}

teleshopping◼◼◼(shopping from home in response to offers on television advertising or shopping channels)
noun

terrain de camping nom {m}

campsite◼◼◼(a place where a tent may be or is pitched)
noun
[UK: ˈkæmp.saɪt] [US: ˈkæmp.ˌsaɪts]

terrier (de lapin) nom {m}

rabbit hole◼◼◼((entrance to) a rabbit warren or burrow)
noun
[UK: ˈræ.bɪt həʊl] [US: ˈræ.ˌbɪt hoʊl]

tête d'épingle nom {f}

pinhead [pinheads]◼◼◼(head of a pin)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪn.hed] [US: ˈpɪn.hed]

tiré à quatre épingles adjectif

dressed to the nines◼◼◼(very fancily or formally dressed)
adjective
[UK: drest tuː ðə naɪnz] [US: ˈdrest ˈtuː ðə ˈnaɪnz]

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