passer au peigne fin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- rake noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
- scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
- trawl noun A large net dragged behind a boat to catch fish.
Senses
passer au peigne fin is used for these senses in English:
- comb (transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
- fine-tooth comb (figuratively) To search (something or somewhere) meticulously.
- rake (ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
- scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
- trawl (intransitive) To make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area.
comb — full definition
- noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
- noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
- noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
- verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
- verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.
rake — full definition
- noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
- verb To gather, smooth, or clear something using a rake or a similar sweeping motion.
- verb To fire a weapon in a sweeping motion along the length of a target.
- noun A backward slant, especially of a ship's mast or funnel, or of a theatre stage or seating.
- noun A man who lives a reckless, self-indulgent, and often promiscuous lifestyle.