skin

skin
skin
A n
1 (of person) peau f ; to have dry/greasy/sensitive skin avoir la peau sèche/grasse/sensible ; to wear cotton next to the skin porter du coton à même la peau ;
2 (of animal) peau f ; leopard/rabbit skin peau de léopard/de lapin ;
3 Culin (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) peau f ; (of onion) pelure f ; remove the skin before cooking (of fruit, vegetable) éplucher avant de faire cuire ;
4 (on hot milk, cocoa) peau f ;
5 (of ship, plane) revêtement m ;
6 US (in handshake) paluche f, pince f ; give ou slip me some skin! serrons-nous la pince ! ;
7 (cigarette paper) papier m à cigarette.
B vtr (p prés etc -nn-)
1 Culin dépecer [animal] ;
2 (graze) to skin one's knee/elbow s'écorcher le genou/coude ;
3 US (swindle) plumer ;
4 US (cut hair) scalper.
Idioms
to be nothing but skin and bones n'avoir que la peau sur les os ; to get under sb's skin taper sur les nerfs de qn ; I've got you under my skin je t'ai dans la peau ; to have a thick/thin skin avoir une peau d'éléphant /l'épiderme sensible ; to jump out of one's skin sauter au plafond ; to save one's (own) skin sauver sa peau ; to be ou get soaked to the skin être trempé jusqu'aux os ; to skin sb alive écorcher qn vif ; it's no skin off my nose ou back je m'en balance ; to keep one's eyes skinned rester attentif or vigilant ; by the skin of one's teeth [manage, pass, survive] de justesse ; to escape ou avoid disaster by the skin of one's teeth l'échapper belle.

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