What is 'peignage' called in English?

'peignage' in English is called "Combing". Combing refers to: L'action de lisser ou d'arranger les cheveux avec un peigne.

How do you pronounce 'Combing' and 'peignage'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Combing' and native French audio speech for 'peignage' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Combing in French?

English: "She spent a long time combing her daughter's tangled hair." | French: "Elle a passé beaucoup de temps à peigner les cheveux emmêlés de sa fille."

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English to French Dictionary

combing Meaning in French (combing signification en français)

peignage, fouillage

peignage in English:combing

Phonetic:pɛɲaʒ

Plural: combing

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de combing en français est peignage, fouillage. (L'action de lisser ou d'arranger les cheveux avec un peigne.)

Definitions of Combing

1
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peignage
The act of tidying or arranging hair with a comb.
L'action de lisser ou d'arranger les cheveux avec un peigne.
2
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fouillage
The act of searching thoroughly or meticulously through something.
L'action de chercher minutieusement ou méticuleusement dans quelque chose.

Example Sentences

casual

“She spent a long time combing her daughter's tangled hair.”

Elle a passé beaucoup de temps à peigner les cheveux emmêlés de sa fille.

formal

“The police were combing the area for clues after the incident.”

La police fouillait la zone à la recherche d'indices après l'incident.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

brossagenettoyage

In English:

brushing groomingtidying

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

démêlage

In English:

dishevelingtanglingmussing

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivecomb

past tensecombed

nouncomb

pluralcombs

agent nouncomber