fleece

polaire, tissu polaire

Tissu doux et chaud dont la surface est épaisse et légèrement duveteuse.

En anglais simple : A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

Expressions courantes : fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

toison, laine

Laine épaisse couvrant un mouton ou un animal semblable, ainsi que cette laine une fois coupée.

En anglais simple : The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

Synonymes : wool

Expressions courantes : sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

arnaquer, plumer

Tromper quelqu’un pour lui prendre de l’argent ou lui faire payer beaucoup trop cher.

En anglais simple : To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

Comment l'utiliser : fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

Synonymes : rip off, swindle, cheat

Expressions courantes : fleece someone, fleece tourists

tondre

Couper la laine d’un mouton ou d’un animal semblable.

En anglais simple : To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

Synonymes : shear

Expressions courantes : fleece a sheep, fleece the flock