Translation of "poil" to English

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Dictionary translations for "poil"

le poil m noun

pl. poils

hair [hɛə] (chez l'être humain)

La peau des animaux est couverte de poils.

The skin of animals is covered with hair.

fur [fə:] (animaux)

Phrases with "poil" (9)

de mauvais poil - in a bad mood
à poil - in the nude
avoir poil dans la main - be an incredible lazybones
caresser dans le sens du poil - to stroke the way the fur lies
chien à poil long - long-haired dog
chien à poil ras - short-haired dog
de bon poil - in a good mood
gibier à poil - furred game
brosse à poil d'aluminium - aluminium wool

Contexts with "poil"

La peau des animaux est couverte de poils. The skin of animals is covered with hair.

Alors tu as des poils sur le torse, après tout. So you've got hair on your chest after all.

Cette veste est un poil trop grande. This jacket is a little too big.

Il est de mauvais poil aujourd'hui. He is as cross as a bear today.

Le Kansas est pile poil au milieu des USA. Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.

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