velu

vəly

Definition

Definition of velu - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

corps humaincouvert de poils sur le corps

Il a les bras très velus depuis l'adolescence.

hirsute

poilu

terraincouvert de beaucoup de végétation

La colline velue était difficile à traverser.

broussailleux

herbeux

plantecouvert de petits poils doux et serrés

Les feuilles velues de cette plante sont douces au toucher.

duveteux

pubescent

objetpas fini, encore brut

Ce bois velu doit encore être poli.

brut

inachevé

complexité

Rare

très compliqué à comprendre

Rare

Ce problème de maths est vraiment velu.

ardu

complexe

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Origin of velu

latin, vēlus (poilu)

Terms with velu included in their meaning

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bourdon

pollinisation

insecte volant velu qui produit un bourdonnement sonore

villosité

aspect

état d'une surface qui présente un aspect velu

pelucher

tissu

devenir velu ou former des bouloches par usure

pudibonde

insecte

papillon de nuit velu de la famille des lymantridés

Examples of velu in a sentence

Un homme velu s'est présenté à la porte.
Le sentier velu disparaissait sous les fougères.
Un fossé velu longeait la route du village.
Cette tige velue protège la plante des insectes.
Le fruit velu est difficile à toucher sans gants.
Le tronc velu nécessite encore un ponçage.

Ce meuble est trop velu pour être peint maintenant.
La théorie quantique est un sujet velu pour les débutants.
Le dossier administratif s'est révélé particulièrement velu à traiter.

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English:hairy, overgrown, ...
German:behaart, bewachsen, ...
Italian:peloso, cespuglioso, ...
Spanish:velludo, frondoso, ...
Portuguese:peludo, coberto de vegetação, ...
Chinese:多毛的, 植被茂密的, ...
Japanese:毛深い, 草木が生い茂った, ...
Arabic:مشعر, كثيف النبات, ...
Hebrew:שָׂעִיר, סָבוּךְ, ...
Russian:волосатый, заросший, ...
Ukrainian:волохатий, густозелений, ...
Catalan:pelut, frondós, ...
Danish:behåret, bevokset, ...
Dutch:harig, begroeid, ...
Greek:τριχωτός, πυκνό, ...
Khmer:មានរោមច្រើន, ដុះស្មៅស៊ុបទ្រុប, ...
Korean:털이 많은, 무성한, ...
Polish:owłosiony, bujnie porośnięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):peludo, muito vegetado, ...
Romanian:păros, împădurit, ...
Swedish:hårig, vegetationstäckt, ...
Thai:ขนดก, รก, ...
Turkish:kıllı, gür bitkili, ...
Vietnamese:nhiều lông, rậm rạp, ...

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