poil meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| poil nom | bristle [bristles]◼◼◼(hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) |
| poil nom {m} | inch [inches]◼◼◻(unspecified but very short distance) |
| poil de barbe nom {m} | whisker [whiskers]◼◼◼(hair of the beard) |
| poil de carotte nom | carrot top◼◼◼(person with red hair) |
| Poil de carotte nom propre | Bluey(nickname commonly given to a red-headed person) |
| poil pubien nom {m} | pubic hair [pubic hairs]◼◼◼(singular) pube◼◼◼(a single pubic hair) |
| poil racinaire nom {m} | root hair◼◼◼noun |
| poil à gratter nom {m} | itching powder◼◼◼noun |
| Poilievre nom propre | Poilievre◼◼◼proper noun |
| poils androgéniques nom {m pl} | body hair(androgenic hair) |
| poils du corps nom {m pl} | body hair◼◼◼(androgenic hair) |
| poils du visage nom {m pl} | facial hair◼◼◼(hair on the face of a human) |
| poils pubiens nom {m pl} | pubic hair [pubic hairs]◼◼◼(collectively) |
| poilu adjectif | hairy [hairier, hairiest]◼◼◼(of a body part other than the head) hairy [hairier, hairiest]◼◼◼(of a person) furry [furrier, furriest]◼◼◻(covered with fur) |
| [colloquial] d’un poil preposition | by the skin of one's teeth(barely, closely) |
| [colloquial] d’un poil nom | whisker [whiskers]((colloquial) very small distance between two things) |
| [informal] caresser dans le sens du poil verbe | bow and scrape(behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner) |
| baignade à poil nom {f} | skinny dipping◼◼◼(swimming in the nude) |
| bichon à poil frisé nom {m} | Bichon Frisé◼◼◼noun |
| caresser dans le sens du poil verbe | butter up◼◼◼(to flatter) |
| colley à poil long nom | rough collie◼◼◼(breed of dog) |
| de bon poil preposition | in good spirits(happy and cheerful) |
| de mauvais poil adjectif | crabby [crabbier, crabbiest]◼◼◼(irritated) |
| pile poil preposition | on the nose◼◼◼(exact) |
| pile-poil adverbe | smack-dab(exactly, directly) |
| spoiler nom {m} | spoiler [spoilers]◼◼◼(aeronautics: device to reduce lift) spoiler [spoilers]◼◼◼(automobiles: device to reduce lift and increase downforce) spoiler [spoilers]◼◼◼(document, review or comment that discloses) |
| spoiler verbe | spoil [spoilt, spoiling, spoils]◼◼◼(reveal the ending) |
| tarte aux poils nom {f} | fur burger(slang: hairy vulva) |
| à poil preposition | in the buff◼◼◼(nude) |
| à poil adjectif | stark naked◼◼◼(completely naked) starkers◼◼◻(completely nude, see also: stark naked) |
| à poil dur [dog] adjectif | wire-haired◼◼◼(having coarse hair) |
| à un poil preposition | by a hair's breadth(by a narrow margin) |
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