tissue

mouchoir en papier

Petit morceau de papier doux utilisé pour se moucher ou nettoyer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A small piece of soft paper used for wiping your nose or cleaning something.

• Can I have a tissue?
• She wiped her eyes with a tissue.
• He keeps a box of tissues on his desk.

Synonymes : paper handkerchief

Expressions courantes : a tissue, tissue box, paper tissue

tissu

Ensemble de cellules du corps qui travaillent ensemble pour remplir une fonction précise.

En anglais simple : A group of cells in a body that work together to do a particular job.

• The injury damaged muscle tissue.
• The doctor took a small tissue sample.
• Healthy tissues need a steady supply of blood.

Expressions courantes : muscle tissue, damaged tissue, tissue sample

tissu, enchevêtrement

Ensemble compliqué d’éléments liés entre eux, surtout de mensonges ou d’affirmations fausses.

En anglais simple : A complicated set of connected things, especially lies or false claims.

• His story was a tissue of lies.
• The report contained a tissue of falsehoods.
• She exposed the tissue of deceit behind his claims.

Comment l'utiliser : a tissue of something (The account was a tissue of lies.)

Synonymes : web

Expressions courantes : tissue of lies, tissue of falsehoods, tissue of deceit