skin

skin
skin [skɪn]
1. noun
   a. [of person, animal] peau f
• she has good/bad skin elle a une jolie/vilaine peau
• soaked to the skin trempé jusqu'aux os
• rabbit skin peau f de lapin
   b. (phrases) to be skin and bone n'avoir que la peau sur les os
• to escape by the skin of one's teeth l'échapper belle
• we caught the last train by the skin of our teeth nous avons attrapé le dernier train de justesse
• to have a thick skin avoir une carapace
• to have a thin skin être trop sensible
• it's no skin off my nose! (inf!) ( = does not affect me) pour ce que ça me coûte ! ; ( = does not concern me) ce n'est pas mon problème !
   c. [of fruit, vegetable, milk pudding, sausage, drum] peau f ; (peeled) pelure f
• to cook potatoes in their skins faire cuire des pommes de terre en robe des champs
• a banana skin une peau de banane
2. transitive verb
[+ animal] dépouiller
• I'll skin him alive! (inf) je vais l'écorcher tout vif !
• to skin one's knee s'écorcher le genou
3. compounds
► skin cancer noun cancer m de la peau
► skin care noun soins mpl pour la peau
► skin colour noun couleur f de peau
► skin-deep adjective superficiel
► skin disease noun maladie f de peau
► skin diver noun plongeur m, -euse f sous-marin(e)
► skin diving noun plongée f sous-marine
► skin graft noun greffe f de peau
* * *
[skɪn] 1.
noun
1) (of person) peau f
2) (of animal) peau f

leopard skin — peau de léopard

3) Culinary (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) peau f; (of onion) pelure f

remove the skin — éplucher

4) (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -nn-)
1) Culinary dépecer [animal]
2) (graze)

to skin one's knee — s'écorcher le genou

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I've got you under my skin — je t'ai dans la peau (colloq)

to have a thick skin — être insensible

to jump out of one's skin — sauter au plafond (colloq)

to be ou get soaked to the skin — être trempé jusqu'aux os (colloq)

it's no skin off my nose ou back — (colloq) je m'en balance (colloq)

to keep one's eyes skinned — rester attentif or vigilant

by the skin of one's teeth — de justesse


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