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peau

skin

noun POH Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

hide, peel

Usage Note

Peau refers to human or animal skin, a fruit peel, or a leather hide. The plural is peaux (the -eau ending always takes -x in the plural). The idiom avoir quelqu'un dans la peau means to be deeply in love with someone, literally 'to have someone under one's skin'.

Examples

"Sa peau est très douce."

Natural Translation

Her skin is very soft.

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