Définition anglaise de “fur”

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furnoun

uk ​ /fɜːr/ us ​ /fɝː/

fur noun (HAIR)

B1 [ C or U ] the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies:

She stroked the rabbit's soft fur.
"Is that real fur on your collar?" "Certainly not - I only wear fake fur."
a fur coat
Native Americans traded furs with early European settlers.

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the fur flies
make the fur fly

furverb [ I ]

uk ​ /fɜːr/ us ​ /fɝː/ -rr- UK

› If water pipes, kettles, etc. fur, a hard grey substance forms on the inside:

Over the years, the pipes in our house have slowly furred (up).

› also fur up If someone's arteries (= tubes that carry blood from your heart) fur, or something furs them, they become slightly blocked:

Eating too much fat furs up your arteries which slows down the flow of blood.

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(Definition of “fur” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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furnoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /fɜr/

› the soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin of animals, removed from their bodies:

[ U ] Persian cats have long fur.
[ U ] My jacket is lined with fur.
[ C ] She wore diamonds and furs and always looked glamorous.

(Definition of “fur” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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