milk

milk
milk [mɪlk]
1. noun
lait m
• moisturising milk lait m hydratant
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ cow] traire
• he really milked the applause il faisait tout pour que les gens continuent d'applaudir
   b. ( = rob) dépouiller
• they milked the insurance company ils ont exploité à fond la compagnie d'assurances
3. compounds
► milk chocolate noun chocolat m au lait
► milk float noun (British) camionnette f de laitier
► milk jug noun pot m à lait
► milk products plural noun produits mpl laitiers
► milk round noun (British) tournée f (du laitier) ; (University) (inf) tournée de recrutement dans les universités
► milk shake noun milk-shake m
► milk tooth noun dent f de lait
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[mɪlk] 1.
noun lait m

baby milk — lait m pour bébé

condensed milk — lait concentré sucré

powdered/evaporated milk — lait en poudre/concentré

full cream milk — lait entier

long-life milk — lait longue conservation

skimmed milk — lait écrémé

breast milk — lait maternel

cleansing milk — lait démaquillant

2.
transitive verb
1) lit traire
2) fig (exploit) (for money) pomper (for de)

to milk somebody dry — saigner quelqu'un à blanc

3.
intransitive verb [cow, goat] donner du lait; [farmer] faire la traite
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it's no good crying over spilt milk — Prov il est trop tard pour pleurer


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