nick
/nɪk/ nom C1En français : poste, taule, zonzon, gnouf
- A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
- A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
- One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
- The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.
Pluriel nicks
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
Dorothy was shocked to see that the cow had broken her leg off, and that the pail was lying in several small pieces, while the poor milkmaid had a nick in her left elbow.
Andrews hadn’t caught her by her sash just in the nick of time she’d fallen in and prob’ly been drowned.
“My dear fellow,” said Debray, “you have come in the nick of time.
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