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to lick
01
lécher, passer la langue sur
to pass the tongue over a surface, typically to taste or eat something
Transitive: to lick a surface
Exemples
The cat stretched out its tongue to lick its paw and clean its fur.
Le chat a étiré sa langue pour lécher sa patte et nettoyer sa fourrure.
The toddler licked the spoon after finishing her yogurt.
Le tout-petit a léché la cuillère après avoir fini son yaourt.
02
battre à plate couture, écraser
to defeat someone with ease or in a decisive manner
Transitive: to lick an opponent
Exemples
The team licked their opponents in the championship game, winning by a wide margin.
L'équipe a battu ses adversaires lors du match de championnat, remportant la victoire avec une large avance.
The boxer licked his rival in the final round of the match.
Le boxeur a dominé son rival dans le dernier round du match.
03
surmonter, résoudre
to overcome or solve a problem completely
Transitive: to lick a problem or challenge
Exemples
He worked hard to lick the problem of low sales in his business.
Il a travaillé dur pour résoudre le problème des ventes faibles dans son entreprise.
With hard work, she licked the difficult math problem and solved it in minutes.
Avec du travail acharné, elle a surmonté le problème de mathématiques difficile et l'a résolu en quelques minutes.
04
lécher, laper
to touch or move something with your tongue, often to taste or clean it
Transitive: to lick sth
Exemples
The cat licked the spilled milk from the floor.
Le chat a léché le lait renversé sur le sol.
She licked the ice cream cone, savoring every bite.
Elle a léché le cornet de glace, savourant chaque bouchée.
Lick
01
léchage, coup de langue
touching with the tongue
02
coup de poing, frappe
(boxing) a blow with the fist
03
léchage, salive
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
04
lick, phrase musicale
a short, recognizable series of notes or a musical phrase
Exemples
The guitarist played a killer lick during the solo.
Le guitariste a joué un lick tueur pendant le solo.
I love how he incorporates complex licks into his improvisation.
J'adore comment il intègre des licks complexes dans son improvisation.
Arbre Lexical
licked
licking
lick
