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pill

UK
/pɪl/
US
/pɪl/

Translations

pillnoun
pills
pl
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US
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compriméPour une forme pharmaceutique solide à avaler.
She took a pill to relieve her headache.
Elle a pris un comprimé pour soulager son mal de tête.
boulochePour les petites boules de fibres sur un tissu.
After a few uses, little pills appeared on the sweater's sleeves.
Après quelques utilisations, de petites bouloches sont apparues sur les manches du pull.
piluleEn particulier pour la contraception.
She has been on the pill for several years.
Elle prend la pilule depuis plusieurs années.
piluleUsage courant pour un médicament sous forme de pilule, notamment en contraception.
She took a pill to relieve her headache.
Elle a pris une pilule pour soulager son mal de tête.
Additional translations
pénibleFamilier, pour une personne difficile à supporter.
casse-piedsFamilier.
Synonyms
dose
capsule
medication
drug
remedy
treatment
tablet
pillverb
pilled
Past Simple
pilled
Past Participle
pilling
Gerund
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boulocherPour un tissu qui forme des bouloches.
This cardigan pills easily if you wash it in hot water.
Ce gilet bouloche facilement si vous le lavez à l'eau chaude.
faire avaler un comprimé àS'emploie surtout pour un animal ou un patient difficile à traiter.
It's never easy to pill a reluctant cat.
Il n'est jamais facile de faire avaler un comprimé à un chat récalcitrant.
Additional translations
former des boulochesTournure descriptive, notamment pour le tissu.
Synonyms
ball up
pillage
plunder
loot
ravage
medicate
dose
drug
administer
give (medicine)
bobble
fuzz
pilladjective
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Attributive use: relating to, containing, or designed for pills.
à pilulesSe dit de ce qui est destiné à contenir des pilules.
She kept her medication in a pill box on the nightstand.
Elle gardait ses médicaments dans une boîte à pilules sur la table de nuit.

Definitions

pillnoun
A small, round, solid pharmaceutical dosage form intended for oral administration.
She took a pill to relieve her headache.
A contraceptive tablet taken by women to prevent pregnancy.
She has been on the pill for several years.
A person who is difficult to deal with or tolerate.
He's such a pill when he doesn't get his way.
A small ball of tangled fibers that forms on the surface of fabric as a result of wear or washing.
After a few uses, little pills appeared on the sweater's sleeves.
pillverb
To give a pill to (someone, especially an animal) orally.
It's never easy to pill a reluctant cat.
(of fabric) To form small balls of fiber on the surface, or (transitive) to cause this to happen.
This cardigan pills easily if you wash it in hot water.
pilladjective
Attributive, designating something intended for holding, containing, or related to pills.
She kept her medication in a pill box on the nightstand.
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