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needle (EN)
nom, verbe

nom “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. aiguille
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. aiguille (feuille d'arbre)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. aiguille (indicateur)
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. aiguille (de tourne-disque)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. chaîne de caractères (recherche)
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. injection létale
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

verbe “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. piquer
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. agacer
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. effiler
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.