rag

chiffon

Morceau de vieux tissu, souvent utilisé pour nettoyer.

En anglais simple : A piece of old cloth, often used for cleaning.

• Wipe the table with a rag.
• He kept oily rags beside his tools.
• Can you find a clean rag for the window?

Synonymes : cloth, scrap

Expressions courantes : a dirty rag, wipe with a rag, an oily rag

haillons, guenilles

Vêtements vieux ou très déchirés, ou vêtement que l’on décrit comme sans valeur.

En anglais simple : Old or badly torn clothing, or a piece of clothing described as worthless.

• He arrived wearing filthy rags.
• This old rag used to be my favorite dress.
• The children were dressed in rags and had no shoes.

Comment l'utiliser : be dressed in rags (The family were dressed in rags.)

Synonymes : tatters

Expressions courantes : an old rag, rag of a dress

petite carte

Carte de faible valeur qui a peu de chances d’aider votre main à gagner au poker.

En anglais simple : A low-value card that is unlikely to help your poker hand win.

• His second card was a rag.
• She folded because her ace came with a rag.
• A strong pair can still lose with a rag as its kicker.

Synonymes : low kicker

Expressions courantes : ace rag, a low rag, hold a rag

dégrossir, rendre rugueux

Tailler grossièrement une pierre, notamment pour rendre à nouveau rugueuse une surface servant à broyer.

En anglais simple : To cut or shape a stone roughly, especially to make a grinding surface rough again.

• The worker used a tool to rag the grindstone.
• He ragged the worn surface before sharpening the blade.
• They needed to rag the stone to restore its roughness.

Synonymes : roughen, rough

Contraires : smooth

Expressions courantes : rag a grindstone, rag the surface