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| skin n | (container for drink) | outre nf |
| | He brought a skin with him to drink out of on the hiking trip. |
| | Il a apporté une outre avec lui pour boire pendant la randonnée. |
| skin n | figurative (exterior of a plane or ship) (d'un avion) | enveloppe nf |
| | In the museum I saw how worryingly thin the skin of an aeroplane is. |
| | Au musée, je me suis rendu compte combien l'enveloppe de l'avion était d'une inquiétante minceur. |
| skin n | UK, slang, often plural (cigarette paper) | feuille nf |
| | I've got tobacco and dope; have you got any skins, so that I can roll a joint? |
| | J'ai du tabac et du shit, tu aurais des feuilles pour que je roule un joint ? |
| skin n | (surface of milk) (du lait) | peau nf |
| | I left my mug of hot chocolate for so long that a skin formed over the top. |
| skin n | (adhesive vinyl layer) (de téléphone portable) | coque nf |
| | I bought a skin for my phone with sunflowers all over it. |
| skin n | (computing: custom interface appearance) (Informatique) | thème, habillage nm |
| skin n | (gaming: avatar) (Jeux vidéo, anglicisme) | skin nm |
| skin n | (gaming: optional items) (Jeux vidéo, anglicisme) | skin nm |
| skin [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove skin from) | enlever la peau de loc v + prép |
| | (de la viande) | écorcher⇒, dépouiller⇒ vtr |
| | (du poisson) | peler⇒ vtr |
| | (un légume) | éplucher⇒ vtr |
| | The hunter skinned the rabbit he had caught earlier that day. |
| | Le chasseur enleva la peau du lapin qu'il avait attrapé plus tôt ce jour-là. |
| skin [sth] vtr | (scrape) | écorcher⇒ vtr |
| | The kid skinned his elbow when he fell off the bike. |
| | L'enfant s'est écorché le coude lorsqu'il est tombé de vélo. |
| skin [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, slang (swindle) (familier) | plumer⇒, escroquer⇒ vtr |
| | That market trader skins his customers. |
Formes composées
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| bare skin n | (unclothed body) | peau nue nf |
| | I wear shorts and a T-shirt in summer so I can feel the wind on my bare skin. |
| Beauty is skin deep. expr | (physical beauty is superficial) | La beauté est superficielle. expr |
| | | La beauté ne fait pas tout. expr |
| by the skin of your teeth expr | (only just, barely) | de justesse loc adv |
| dark skin n | (brown or olive complexion) | peau noire nf |
| | African American mothers often have difficulty finding dolls with dark skin. |
| | Les mères afro-américaines ont souvent du mal à trouver des poupées à la peau noire. |
dermoplasty,
dermatoplasty n | (medical: skin grafting) | greffe de peau nf |
| dry skin n | (skin condition: lack of moisture) | peau sèche nf |
| | The dry skin on my elbows is very annoying and painful when it catches on the inside of my sleeves. |
| fair skin n | (pale complexion) | peau claire nf |
| | She had to wear sun cream as her fair skin burnt easily. |
| | Fair skin is prone to freckles and sunburn. |
| get under [sb]'s skin v expr | informal, figurative (annoy, irritate) (familier) | taper sur les nerfs de [qqn], taper sur le système de [qqn] loc v |
| | | exaspérer⇒, horripiler⇒ vtr |
gooseflesh,
goose flesh,
goose skin n | (skin's response to cold, fear) | chair de poule nf |
| | Ce film me donne la chair de poule. |
| have a thick skin v expr | figurative (not be oversensitive to criticism) (figuré) | avoir la peau dure loc v |
| | | être blindé vi + adj |
| have a thin skin v expr | figurative (be oversensitive to criticism) | avoir la sensibilité à fleur de peau loc v |
| | | être susceptible vi + adj |
| | | être sensible, être très sensible vi + adj |
| healthy skin n | (clear complexion) | peau saine nf |
| make [sb]'s skin crawl v expr | (disgust, unnerve [sb]) | donner la chair de poule à [qqn] loc v |
| | (familier) | filer la chair de poule à [qqn] loc v |
| | Something about that man makes my skin crawl. |
It's no skin off my back,
It's no skin off my nose expr | (it makes no difference to me) | ça ne me fait ni chaud ni froid expr |
| oilskin n | uncountable (waterproof fabric) | toile cirée nf |
| oilskin n | (waterproof raincoat) | ciré nm |
| oilskins npl | (waterproof outfit) | ciré nm |
| pale skin n | (white complexion) | teint pâle nm |
| | In Victorian times, it was fashionable to have pale skin. |
| | À l'époque victorienne, il était à la mode d'avoir le teint pâle. |
| perfect skin n | (unblemished complexion) | teint parfait nm |
| shed skin vtr + n | (snake, etc.: slough off outer layer) | muer⇒ vi |
| | Snakes generally shed their skins between two and four times a year. |
| skin [sb/sth] alive vtr + adj | (flay while living) | écorcher vif vtr + adj |
| | The Inquisition had prisoners skinned alive to make them confess to supposed sins. |
| | L'Inquisition écorchait les prisonniers vifs pour qu'ils confessent leurs péchés présumés. |
| skin [sb] alive vtr + adj | figurative (punish) (figuré, familier) | arracher les yeux de loc v + prép |
| | (figuré, familier) | tuer⇒ vtr |
| | My mum will skin me alive for losing my school bag. |
| | Ma mère va m'arracher les yeux si elle voit que j'ai perdu mon cartable. |
skin and bones,
skin and bone adj | figurative (person: very thin) (familier, péjoratif : personne maigre) | sac d'os nm |
| | (figuré) | n'avoir que la peau sur les os loc v |
| skin cancer n | (melanoma: malignant tumour) | cancer de la peau nm |
| skin care n | (cosmetic products and treatments for skin) | soin pour le visage, soin visage, soin pour la peau nm |
| | | produit de soin pour le visage, produit de soin visage nm |
| | Pour un soin visage acheté, un shampooing vous est offert ! |
skin color (US),
skin colour (UK) n | (tone of complexion) | couleur de peau nf |
| | White and black are the two common skin colours. |
| skin condition n | (medical problem with skin) | maladie de peau, maladie de la peau nf |
| | (plus soutenu) | dermatose nf |
| skin conditioner n | (moisturizing cream or lotion) | crème hydratante nf |
| | | crème de soin nm |
| | Nos crèmes de soin sont sans parfum. |
skin deep,
skin-deep adj | figurative (superficial) | superficiel, superficielle adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| skin disease n | (condition affecting the skin) | maladie de peau nf |
| | Melanoma is a dangerous skin disease. |
| | | maladie de la peau nf |
| | | affection cutanée nf |
| skin diver n | (person who explores underwater) | plongeur sous-marin, plongeuse sous-marine nm, nf |
| skin diving n | (in water) | plongée sous-marine nf |
| skin effect | (electronics) (phénomène électromégnétique) | effet pelliculaire nm |
| skin flick n | slang (film that features sex, nudity) | film porno, porno nm |
| skin graft n | (transplant of skin) | greffe de la peau, greffe de peau nf |
| | The firefighter was burned and needed a skin graft. |
| skin grafting n | (skin transplantation) | greffe de peau, greffe de la peau nf |
| skin lesion n | (diseased patch or spot on the body) | lésion cutanée nf |
skin peel,
face peel,
chemical peel n | (beauty treatment) | peeling nm |
| skin rash n | (red or spotty patch on the body) | rougeur nf |
| | La laine me provoque des rougeurs. |
| | | éruption cutanée nf |
| | | urticaire nf |
| skin tag n | (benign lesion) (Médecine : formation cutanée) | acrochordon, papillome de la peau nm |
| | (Can) | tétine nf |
| skin test n | (medical test for allergies, etc.) | test cutané nm |
| | (pour allergies) | cuti-réaction, cuti nf |
| skin tone n | (light or dark colour of the complexion) | teint nm |
| | Cette couleur flatte votre teint mat. |
| | | carnation nf |
| | | couleur de peau nf |
| skin up vi | UK, slang (marijuana cigarette) | rouler un joint loc v |
| skin-to-skin n | informal (babycare: skin-to-skin contact) (Puériculture) | peau à peau nm |
| skin-to-skin contact n | (babycare: close bodily contact) (Puériculture) | peau à peau nm |
skintight,
skin-tight adj | (very close-fitting) | moulant adj |
| | | serré adj |
| | (anglicisme: jeans, très serré) | slim adj |
| | The girls were all wearing skin-tight shirts and short skirts. |
| | Ce groupe de rock est connu pour porter des jeans slims. |
| thick skin n | figurative (insensitivity to criticism) (figuré) | peau dure nf |
| | (figuré) | cuirasse nf |
| | If you want to make it as an actor, you're going to need a thick skin. |
| thin skin n | figurative, informal (sensitivity to criticism) | sensibilité à fleur de peau nf |
| | | susceptible ad |
| | | sensible ad |
vitiligo,
leukoderma,
piebald skin n | (medicine: skin disorder) (maladie de peau) | vitiligo nm |