douche froide

duʃ fʁwad

Definition

Definition of douche froide - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

hygiènelavage du corps sous un jet d'eau froide

Après le sport, il prend toujours une douche froide.

déceptionnouvelle désagréable qui provoque une déception brutale

L'annulation du voyage fut une véritable douche froide.

désillusion

mauvaise nouvelle

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Expressions with douche froide

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faire l'effet d'une douche froide

causer une déception brutale ou un choc désagréable

Sa réponse négative a fait l'effet d'une douche froide sur toute l'équipe.

Expressions with douche

douche écossaise

alternance brutale de bonnes et mauvaises situations dans la vie

Cette semaine fut une vraie douche écossaise entre promotion et licenciement.

faire l'effet d'une douche froide

causer une déception brutale ou un choc désagréable

Sa réponse négative a fait l'effet d'une douche froide sur toute l'équipe.

gel douche

produit liquide qui mousse pour nettoyer le corps sous la douche

Elle utilise un gel douche parfumé à la vanille chaque matin.

prendre une douche

se laver le corps sous des jets d'eau

Je prends une douche tous les matins avant d'aller au travail.

aller sous la douche

se diriger vers la douche pour se laver

Je vais aller sous la douche après le sport.

bac à douche

partie basse de la douche où on se tient debout

Le bac à douche en céramique blanche s'harmonise avec le carrelage mural.

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mélangeur bain-douche

robinetterie

robinet qui mélange eau chaude et froide pour baignoire et douche

Examples of douche froide in a sentence

Il préfère une douche froide en été.
Son refus a été une douche froide pour l’équipe.
La mauvaise note a fait l’effet d’une douche froide.

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English:cold shower, letdown, ...
German:kalte Dusche, Kalte Dusche, ...
Italian:doccia fredda, ...
Spanish:ducha fría, jarro de agua fría, ...
Portuguese:duche fria, choque frio, ...
Chinese:冷水澡, 当头一棒, ...
Japanese:冷たいシャワー, 冷や水, ...
Arabic:دش بارد, صدمة مفاجئة, ...
Hebrew:מִקְלַחַת קָרָה, מַכָּה קָשָׁה, ...
Russian:холодный душ, разочарование, ...
Ukrainian:холодний душ, ...
Catalan:dutxa freda, gerro d'aigua freda, ...
Danish:koldt brusebad, kold dukkert, ...
Dutch:koude douche, ...
Greek:κρύο ντους, ψυχρολουσία, ...
Hungarian:hideg zuhany, hidegzuhany, ...
Khmer:ការងូតទឹកត្រជាក់, ការខកចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:냉수 샤워, 찬물 세례, ...
Polish:zimny prysznic, przykre zaskoczenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ducha fria, banho de água fria, ...
Romanian:duș rece, lovitură dură, ...
Swedish:kall dusch, kalldusch, ...
Thai:อาบน้ำเย็น, ข่าวร้ายที่ทำให้ผิดหวัง, ...
Turkish:soğuk duş, büyük hayal kırıklığı, ...
Vietnamese:tắm nước lạnh, cú sốc, ...

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