cil

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Definition

Definition of cil - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

paupièrepetit poil qui pousse sur le bord de la paupière

Elle a de longs cils noirs qui protègent ses yeux.

botanique

TECH.

petit poil disposé sur le bord d'une partie de plante

TECH.

Les cils de cette feuille lui donnent un aspect duveteux.

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Expressions with cil

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battement de cil

mouvement rapide de la paupière qui se ferme puis s'ouvre

Elle a fait un battement de cil pour me faire un clin d'œil.

Origin of cil

français, cil (poil de la paupière)

Terms with cil included in their meaning

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faux cil

maquillage

cil artificiel collé sur la paupière pour avoir plus de volume

Examples of cil in a sentence

Il a senti un cil dans son œil.
Les cils protègent les yeux de la poussière.
Elle a longuement regardé ses cils dans le miroir.

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English:eyelash, cilium, ...
German:Wimper, Randhaar, ...
Italian:ciglio, pelo, ...
Spanish:pestaña, pelo, ...
Portuguese:pestana, cilho, ...
Chinese:睫毛, 纤毛, ...
Japanese:まつげ, 縁毛, ...
Arabic:رمش, هدب نباتي, ...
Hebrew:רִיס, שֵׂעָרָה, ...
Russian:ресница, ресничка, ...
Ukrainian:вія, війка, ...
Catalan:pestanya, cil, ...
Danish:øjenvippe, en cilie, ...
Dutch:wimper, haartje, ...
Greek:βλεφαρίδα, τριχίδιο, ...
Hungarian:szempilla, növényszőr, ...
Khmer:រោមភ្នែក, រោមគែម, ...
Korean:속눈썹, 잔털, ...
Polish:rzęsa, rzęska, ...
Portuguese (BR):cílio, ...
Romanian:geană, cil, ...
Swedish:ögonfrans, cilie, ...
Thai:ขนตา, ขนเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:kirpik, ince tüy, ...
Vietnamese:lông mi, lông mép lá, ...

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