skin

peau

Couche extérieure qui recouvre le corps d’une personne ou d’un animal.

En anglais simple : The outer covering of a person’s or animal’s body.

• My skin feels dry.
• The sun burned his skin.
• Does this cream help sensitive skin?

Expressions courantes : dry skin, soft skin, skin care, sensitive skin

peau, pelure

Fine couche extérieure qui recouvre un fruit ou un légume.

En anglais simple : The thin outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.

• You can eat the apple skin.
• She removed the skins from the tomatoes.
• The potato skin turned crisp in the oven.

Synonymes : peel

Expressions courantes : apple skin, potato skin, banana skin, remove the skin

peau, fourrure

Peau retirée d’un animal, souvent avec ses poils, pour fabriquer des objets.

En anglais simple : An animal’s outer covering, often with fur, taken off and used to make things.

• They made a rug from a sheep skin.
• The hunters dried the animal skins.
• This coat was made from rabbit skins.

Synonymes : hide, pelt

Expressions courantes : animal skin, bear skin, sheep skin, dried skin

thème, habillage

Ensemble d’éléments graphiques qui modifie l’apparence d’un logiciel.

En anglais simple : A collection of designs that changes how a computer program looks.

• I downloaded a new skin for the app.
• This skin makes the buttons easier to see.
• You can choose from several skins in the settings.

Synonymes : theme

Expressions courantes : custom skin, default skin, install a skin, download a skin

type, personne

Une personne, surtout lorsqu’on la décrit comme gentille ou agréable.

En anglais simple : A person, especially someone described as kind or pleasant.

• He was a decent old skin.
• That kind old skin offered us tea.
• Everyone liked her; she was a good old skin.

Synonymes : person, fellow, chap

Expressions courantes : decent old skin, good old skin, kind old skin

dépouiller, écorcher

Enlever la peau ou la fourrure d’un animal.

En anglais simple : To remove the outer covering or fur from an animal.

• The butcher showed us how to skin a rabbit.
• He skinned the deer before cutting the meat.
• Have you ever skinned a fish?

Synonymes : flay

Expressions courantes : skin a rabbit, skin a deer, skin a fish

s’écorcher

S’abîmer la couche extérieure de la peau par frottement, généralement en tombant.

En anglais simple : To scrape off the outer surface of a part of your body, usually by falling.

• I skinned my knee.
• He fell and skinned both elbows.
• Did you skin your hand on that wall?

Comment l'utiliser : skin something on something (She skinned her knee on the rough path.)

Synonymes : scrape, graze

Expressions courantes : skin your knee, skin your elbow, skin your knuckles

se recouvrir d’une pellicule, former une croûte

Se couvrir d’une nouvelle couche fine ou d’une croûte à la surface.

En anglais simple : To become covered with a new thin layer on the surface.

• The wound began to skin over.
• The paint skinned over before I could use it.
• Leave the soup uncovered and it may skin over.

Comment l'utiliser : skin over (The cut will skin over in a few days.)

Expressions courantes : skin over, skin over quickly