singe
11singe — [v] burn blacken, blaze, brand, brown, cauterize, char, cook, flame, ignite, incinerate, parch, scald, scorch, sear, toast, torch; concept 249 …
12singe — ► VERB (singeing) 1) burn or be burnt lightly or superficially. 2) burn the bristles or down off (the carcass of a pig or fowl) to prepare it for cooking. ► NOUN ▪ a light or superficial burn. ORIGIN Old English …
13singe — [sinj] vt. singed, singeing [ME sengen < OE sengan, akin to Ger sengen < IE base * senk , to burn, dry out > OSlav isočiti, to dry, sǫcilo, oven] 1. to burn superficially or slightly 2. to expose (the carcass of an animal or fowl) to… …
14Singe — Pour les articles homonymes, voir singe (homonymie) …
15singe — (sin j ) s. m. 1° Nom vulgaire de tout mammifère faisant partie de la famille des singes, dans l ordre des quadrumanes ; animal qui dans sa conformation ressemble le plus à l homme et qui est très imitateur. • Ennuyé de la plume, il la quitta …
16SINGE — s. m. Animal quadrumane, fort souple et fort agile, qui, dans sa conformation, a plusieurs rapports avec l homme. Gros singe. Petit singe. Singe à longue queue. Singe à queue prenante. Il y a plusieurs espèces de singes. Le singe privé imite… …
17SINGE — n. m. Mammifère de l’ordre des Quadrumanes. Singe à longue queue. Singe à queue prenante. Fig., et par exagération, Laid, malin, adroit comme un singe, Très laid, très malin, très adroit. Fig. et fam., Payer en monnaie de singe, Se moquer de… …
18Singe — A singe is a slight scorching, burn or treatment with flame. This may be due to an accident, such as scorching one s hair when lighting a gas fire, or a deliberate method of treatment or removal of hair or other fibres.HairdressingA singe is a… …
19singe — I UK [sɪndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms singe : present tense I/you/we/they singe he/she/it singes present participle singeing past tense singed past participle singed to burn something slightly so that only the edge or… …
20singe — singe1 [ sındʒ ] (present participle singe|ing; past tense and past participle singed) verb intransitive or transitive to burn something slightly so only the edge or surface is affected: The flames flared up and singed his eyebrows. singe singe 2 …