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flute noun

  /fluːt/
  • (colloquial) A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
 flûte
  • (architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
 cannelure
  • A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
 flûte, flûte à champagne
  • A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.
 dent

flute verb

  /fluːt/
  • (transitive) To utter with a flutelike sound.
 siffler
  • (intransitive) To make a flutelike sound.
  • (transitive) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).
 siffler, flûter
  • (intransitive) To play on a flute.
 flûter

fluting noun

  • (architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
 cannelure

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like verb

  /laɪ̯k/ , /læ̙ːk/ , /lɑːk/ , /lɔɪ̯k/ , /lʌɪk/ , [ləi̯k]
  • (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
 aimer, plaire, bien aimer
  • (Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
 aimer, liker, plussoyer
  • To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
 plaire, aimer

like preposition

  /laɪ̯k/ , /læ̙ːk/ , /lɑːk/ , /lɔɪ̯k/ , /lʌɪk/ , [ləi̯k]
  • Similar to, reminiscent of.
  • Such as.
 comme

like particle

  /laɪ̯k/ , /læ̙ːk/ , /lɑːk/ , /lɔɪ̯k/ , /lʌɪk/ , [ləi̯k]
  • (colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
  • (colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
 comme, genre

like adjective

  /laɪ̯k/ , /læ̙ːk/ , /lɑːk/ , /lɔɪ̯k/ , /lʌɪk/ , [ləi̯k]
  • Similar.
 pareil, comme

like noun

  /laɪ̯k/ , /læ̙ːk/ , /lɑːk/ , /lɔɪ̯k/ , /lʌɪk/ , [ləi̯k]
  • (internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
 j'aime, mention « j'aime »
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
 préférence

likely adjective

  /ˈlaɪkli/
  • Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
 probable

liking noun

  /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
  • A like; a predilection.
 sympathie, goût

-like suffix

  • Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).
 -in, -ine

likeness

vivant

likeness noun

  /ˈlaɪknəs/
  • That which closely resembles; a portrait.
 image
  • Appearance or form; guise.
 figure
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