cuir
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le cuir
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
2. (colloquial) (clothing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. leather jacket
J’ai trouvé un petit cuir pas cher dans une boutique de Châtelet.I found a cheap little leather jacket in a store in Châtelet.
3. (figurative) (old-fashioned) (human skin)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. hide (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
Comme les villageois continuaient de crier, l’ogre menaça de leur tanner le cuir.As the villagers continued to shout, the ogre threatened to tan their hides.
b. skin
Il en faut plus pour me vexer. J’ai le cuir épais.It takes more than that to offend me. I have thick skin.
4. (colloquial) (language mistake)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. incorrect liaison
Mon petit frère n’arrête pas de mettre un "t" entre les mots. - C’est normal de faire des cuirs à son âge.My little brother keeps putting a “t” between words. - It's normal to make incorrect liaisons at his age.
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