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lèvre

French → English

noun//lɛvʁ//

(anatomy) Lip: the outer fleshy edge bordering the mouth; labium

Elle a appliqué un baume hydratant sur ses lèvres gercées par le vent d'hiver.

(English) She applied a moisturizing balm to her lips, which were chapped by the winter wind.

Le trompettiste doit contrôler le mouvement de ses lèvres pour produire la note juste.

(English) The trumpeter must control the movement of his lips to produce the correct note.

noun//lɛvʁ//

(medical) Wound edge: the outer border of a physical cut or surgical incision; margin of a lesion

Le chirurgien a délicatement rapproché les deux lèvres de la plaie pour les recoudre.

(English) The surgeon delicately brought the two edges of the wound together to stitch them.

Les lèvres de la blessure semblent cicatriser correctement après ce traitement.

(English) The edges of the injury seem to be healing correctly after this treatment.

Entry ID: fr:en:lèvre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary