🪵veneer (bo-nur)

noun
/vəˈnɪər/
bonheur (bonheur)

Signification

A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material; a superficially attractive appearance.
Traduction de la signification
L'état d'être heureux, ressentir ou montrer du plaisir ou du contentement.
L'etat d'etre heureux, ressentir ou montrer du plaisir ou du contentement.

Phrases d'exemple

The table was covered with a thin veneer of mahogany.

Elle n'a pas pu cacher son bonheur quand elle a reçu le prix.
Elle n'a pas pu cacher son bonheur quand elle a reçu le prix.

Expressions d'exemple

a veneer of respectability
la quête du bonheur
la quete du bonheur

Synonymes

coating, layer, facade, cover, gloss

Antonymes

core, reality, essence

Collocations

wood veneer, veneer of, veneer finish, veneer layer

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