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une giclée

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Definition: spurt, squirt; splash, small amount (of liquid); spray (of bullets); (art) giclee, high-quality digital print

En ouvrant la bouteille, je n'ai pas pu empêcher une giclée de champagne - While opening the bottle, I couldn't avoid a little spurt of champagne

Tu devrais ajouter une giclée de vin rouge à la sauce - You should add a splash of red wine to the sauce

Les giclées sont imprimées sur des imprimantes à jet d'encre - Giclees are printed on inkjet printers

Note: Giclée is also a vulgar slang noun meaning "ejaculate"

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French terms used in English | What is a giclee print?

Related: gicler - to spurt, squirt; (familiar) - to get booted, tossed out; le giclement - spraying, spurting; un gicleur - jet (in a car engine)
Pronunciation: [zhee clay]Audio Link

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