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lécher
to lick (clean)

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

1. lécher (avec la langue):

lécher cuillère, assiette
to lick
lèche la crème que tu as sur les doigts
lick the cream off your fingers
il a léché tout ce qui restait dans l'assiette/le bol
he's licked the plate/bowl clean

2. lécher (effleurer):

lécher flamme:
to lick
lécher mer:
to lap against

3. lécher (peaufiner) inf:

lécher œuvre
to polish
traduction léchée
polished translation

4. lécher inf:

lécher les vitrines
to go window-shopping

II. se lécher VB refl

se lécher refl:

se lécher les doigts
to lick one's fingers

III. lécher [leʃe]

lécher les bottes inf de qn
to lick sb's boots inf
lécher les bottes inf de qn
to brown-nose sb Am sl
lécher le cul vulg sl à qn
to lick sb's arse Brit vulg sl
lécher le cul vulg sl à qn
to kiss sb's ass Am vulg sl
s'en lécher les babines fig
to lick one's chops
elle a passé la journée à lécher les vitrines
she spent the whole day window-shopping
English
English
French
French
lick up person:
lécher
to smarm over sb
lécher les bottes à qn inf
brown-nose
lécher les bottes de inf
to give sth a lick
lécher qc
give me a lick of your ice cream
laisse-moi lécher ta glace un coup
lick
lécher
to lick sth off the spoon
lécher qc sur la cuillère
to lick one's chops inf or lips lit
se lécher les babines
to lick sb's boots inf
lécher les bottes de or à qn inf
to lick sb's arse sl
lécher le cul de or à qn sl
to smack one's lips
se lécher les babines (at sth à l'idée de qc)
to kiss sb's ass sl
lécher le cul à qn sl
to lick one's lips (in anticipation)
se lécher les babines inf

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

lécher assiette, cuillère, bol, plat
to lick (clean)
lécher visage, glace
to lick
lécher lait
to lap up

II. lécher [leʃe] VB refl

se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
English
English
French
French
soft soap
lécher les bottes à
lick
lécher
to lick sb's arse [or Am ass] vulg
lécher le cul de qn
to lick sb's boots
lécher les bottes de qn
to lick one's lips
se lécher les lèvres
to smack one's lips
se lécher les babines
to crawl (up) to sb
lécher les bottes de qn
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. lécher [leʃe] VB trans

lécher assiette, cuillère, bol, plat
to lick (clean)
lécher visage, glace
to lick
lécher lait
to lap up

II. lécher [leʃe] VB refl

se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
English
English
French
French
soft soap
lécher les bottes à
lick
lécher
to lick sb's boots
lécher les bottes de qn
to lick one's lips
se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips
se lécher les babines
Présent
jelèche
tulèches
il/elle/onlèche
nousléchons
vousléchez
ils/elleslèchent
Imparfait
jeléchais
tuléchais
il/elle/onléchait
nousléchions
vousléchiez
ils/ellesléchaient
Passé simple
jeléchai
tuléchas
il/elle/onlécha
nousléchâmes
vousléchâtes
ils/ellesléchèrent
Futur simple
jelècherai
tulècheras
il/elle/onlèchera
nouslècherons
vouslècherez
ils/elleslècheront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se lécher les lèvres
to lick one's lips

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La peau est bleutée autour des yeux, sur le nez, et sur les babines.
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La tête est large, avec des babines largement débordantes et un front souvent ridé.
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Les babines et les oreilles sont finement sculptés.
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Il désigne avant tout un bisonneau mais peut aussi qualifier des babines (marquées).
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Il est possible d'identifier les lions en dénombrant les points noirs qui mouchettent leur peau au-dessus de leurs babines, à la base des poils de leurs moustaches.
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