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Définitions

anglais > français
lighter
1. n. Barge, chaland, péniche.
2. n. Briquet (objet destiné par exemple à allumer des cigarettes)
Has anyone got a lighter?
3. adj. Comparatif de light.
anglais > anglais
lighter
1. adj. comparative form of light: more light
I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
2. n. One who, or that which, lights.
a lighter of lamps
3. n. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.
4. n. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
5. v. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
6. adj. comparative form of light: more light
What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter!
I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.
français > anglais
briquet
1. n-m. (obsolete) frizzen
2. n-m. firestriker
3. n-m. cigarette lighter, lighter
4. n-m. (zoology) beagle
5. n-m. (heraldry) firesteel

Prononciation

Exemples de phrases

Women eat lighter meals when they're eating with a guy.      Les femmes mangent des repas plus légers lorsqu'elles mangent avec un type. I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.      Je ne demande pas un fardeau moins lourd, mais des épaules plus larges. "You got a smoke?" "Yeah, but I don't have a lighter."      « T'as une clope ? » « Oui, mais je n'ai pas de briquet. » I offered him a double-flame lighter that I bought in the United States.      Je lui ai offert un briquet à double flamme que j'ai acheté aux États-Unis.

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