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skin noun

  /skɪn/
  • (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
  • (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
  • (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
  • (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
 peau
  • (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
 apparence

skin verb

  /skɪn/
  • (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
  • (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
 dépouiller, écorcher, peler
  • (transitive) To injure the skin of.
 écorcher, égratigner

skinned adjective

  /skɪnd/
  • (slang) Stripped of money or property.
 cassé
by the skin of one's teeth
de justesse, d’un poil, par la peau des dents, par le chas de l'aiguille, à fleur de corde
skin color
complexion, couleur de la peau, teint
skin and bones
n’avoir que la peau sur les os, paquet d’os
skin tag
acrochordon
comfortable in one's own skin
bien dans sa peau, bien dans ses baskets, bien dans ses bottes, bien dans ses pompes
save one's skin
sauver sa peau
skin-deep
superficiel
skin effect
effet de peau
skin beetle
dermeste
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