peau
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la peau
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
1. (anatomy)
a. skin
Je dois faire attention au soleil, car j'ai la peau très sensible.I have to be careful in the sun because I have very sensitive skin.
a. skin
Pour préparer la soupe, enlevez la peau des tomates.To make the soup, remove the skin from the tomatoes.
a. casing
Cécilia n’aime pas manger la peau du saucisson.Cécilia doesn’t like eating the casing on dried sausage.
a. skin
Théo enlève toujours la peau du lait chaud avant de le boire.Théo always removes the skin from the hot milk before drinking it.
7. (colloquial) (figurative) (existence)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. life
Le journaliste a failli perdre sa peau en traversant cette zone de guerre.The journalist almost lost his life crossing that war zone.
b. skin (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Ne risque pas ta peau et arrête tes bêtises !Don't risk your skin, and stop your bad behavior!
c. hide (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Claude ferait n'importe quoi pour sauver sa peau.Claude would do anything to save his hide.
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