hairline

ligne des cheveux

Limite de la zone où poussent les cheveux, surtout au-dessus du front.

En anglais simple : The edge of the area where hair grows on your head, especially above your forehead.

• He has a high hairline.
• Her hairline was hidden beneath her fringe.
• His hairline began to recede in his thirties.

Expressions courantes : receding hairline, high hairline, along the hairline

trait fin, filet

Ligne extrêmement fine utilisée dans l’écriture, le dessin ou les caractères imprimés.

En anglais simple : An extremely thin line used in writing, drawing, or printed letters.

• Draw a hairline beneath the heading.
• The letters have delicate hairlines.
• A fine pen produced the hairline in this drawing.

Synonymes : fine line

Expressions courantes : fine hairline, hairline stroke, draw a hairline

microfissure

Fissure très étroite dans une surface.

En anglais simple : A very narrow crack in a surface.

• A hairline appeared in the glaze.
• The inspector found hairlines in several tiles.
• Water seeped through a hairline in the concrete.

Synonymes : fine crack

Expressions courantes : hairline in something, tiny hairline, visible hairline

ligne de crin

Fil de pêche fabriqué avec des brins de poil ou de crin.

En anglais simple : A fishing line made from strands of hair.

• The angler used a hairline.
• He tied a small hook to his hairline.
• Old fishing books describe making hairlines from horsehair.

Expressions courantes : horsehair hairline, fishing hairline, cast a hairline