towel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.towel [Brit ˈtaʊəl, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l] N

II.towel <pres part etc towelling, towelled Am toweling, toweled> [Brit ˈtaʊəl, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l] VB trans

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III.towel [Brit ˈtaʊəl, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l]

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See also bath towel, tea towel

towel in the PONS Dictionary

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II.towel <-ll-> [ˈtaʊəl] VB trans

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towel rack N Am, towel rail N Brit, Aus

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towel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw in the towel [or the sponge Am]
jeter l'éponge
throw me a towel
passe-moi une serviette
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He says he is throwing in the towel.
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The same effect was found when participants rated the pleasantness of towels with fancy and generic names.
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He wiped his face not with their towel but his handkerchief.
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Of those three methods, only paper towels reduced the total number of bacteria on hands, with through-air dried towels the most effective.
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Some types of objects that can be folded are napkins, towels, and handkerchiefs.
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For example, a sculpted draped towel will have all the folds of a real one, but it does not move.
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The old man takes towels and twists it in front of the children outside.
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In 1952, he began working as a peddler, selling sheets, tablecloths, and towels door to door using a buggy.
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In the household they are used in carpeting, upholstered furnishings, window shades, towels, coverings for tables, beds, and other flat surfaces, and in art.
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At the bus stop, a car pulls up and a man in the car asks if the boys have seen a talking towel anywhere.
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