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Chacune des deux parties souples et arrondies de la poitrine d’une femme, qui peuvent produire du lait.

En anglais simple : Either of the two soft, rounded parts on the front of a woman’s chest that can produce milk.

• She found a lump in her breast.
• The baby drinks breast milk.
• A nurse explained how to examine her breasts.

Expressions courantes : left breast, breast cancer, breast milk, breast tissue

blanc, filet de poitrine

Viande provenant de la poitrine d’un oiseau, surtout du poulet ou de la dinde.

En anglais simple : Meat taken from the front of a bird’s body, especially a chicken or turkey.

• I cooked a chicken breast.
• Slice the turkey breast before serving it.
• We grilled two breasts with lemon and garlic.

Synonymes : brisket

Expressions courantes : chicken breast, turkey breast, boneless breast

poitrine

Partie avant du corps d’un animal, sous le cou, notamment chez les oiseaux.

En anglais simple : The front part of an animal’s body below its neck, especially on a bird.

• The bird has a red breast.
• White feathers cover its breast.
• Two small birds with yellow breasts landed nearby.

Synonymes : chest

Expressions courantes : red breast, bird’s breast, white breast

poitrine

Partie avant du corps humain située entre le cou et le ventre.

En anglais simple : The front of a person’s body between the neck and stomach.

• He held a hand to his breast.
• She pressed the letter against her breast.
• Fear stirred in his breast as the door opened.

Synonymes : chest, bosom

Expressions courantes : beat your breast, against someone’s breast, within someone’s breast

poitrine

Partie d’une veste ou d’une chemise qui couvre la poitrine.

En anglais simple : The part of a jacket or shirt that covers the chest.

• His pen was in his breast pocket.
• A small badge decorated the breast of her jacket.
• The coat had a torn breast pocket.

Expressions courantes : breast pocket, jacket breast, coat breast

atteindre le sommet de

Arriver au point le plus haut d’une colline ou d’une montagne.

En anglais simple : To reach the top of a hill or mountain.

• We breasted the hill at noon.
• The riders breasted the ridge and saw the sea.
• After hours of climbing, she finally breasted the summit.

Synonymes : crest

Expressions courantes : breast a hill, breast the ridge, breast the summit