goo

substance gluante, glue

Matière épaisse et molle, souvent collante.

En anglais simple : A thick, soft, often sticky substance.

• There is goo on my shoe.
• The mixture turned into a thick goo.
• What is this sticky goo on the table?

Synonymes : slime, gunk

Expressions courantes : sticky goo, green goo, covered in goo, slippery goo

gazouillis

Petit son doux produit par un bébé qui apprend à parler.

En anglais simple : A soft sound a baby makes while learning to speak.

• The baby gave a little goo.
• Her happy goos made us smile.
• We listened to the infant’s goos and giggles.

Synonymes : coo

Expressions courantes : a baby’s goo, goos and laughs

enduire, barbouiller

Mettre une matière épaisse et collante sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To put a thick, sticky substance on something.

• He gooed his hair before the party.
• The children gooed their hands with sticky paint.
• She gooed up the surface with thick paste.

Comment l'utiliser : goo something with something (He gooed his hair with styling gel.)

Synonymes : coat, smear

Expressions courantes : goo something up, goo your hair

gazouiller

Produire de petits sons doux de bébé avant de savoir parler.

En anglais simple : To make soft baby sounds before being able to speak.

• The baby gooed softly.
• He gooed and smiled in his crib.
• Our daughter goos when we talk to her.

Comment l'utiliser : goo at someone (The baby gooed at her father.)

Synonymes : coo, babble

Expressions courantes : goo happily, goo at someone