unctuous in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

unctuous in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unctuous in the English»French Dictionary

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English
These women are provocative because their individuality and intellectuality aren't stifled by unctuous idealization.
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Unctuous and tongue-clinging it has the smell of supple leather, morello cherry, cigar humidor and the last of the year's blackberries.
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An unctuous wine with floral aromatics - heavy bodied and simply exceptional from start to finish.
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Someone is touting something unctuous at every corner.
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The olive oil and vanilla, for example, has an unctuous quality but is not greasy.
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A rich unctuous wine with notes of mature plums, hazelnuts and red fruits.
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There is something smug and unctuous about him, which reminds one of a bad type of cleric.
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Accompanying potato sarladaise comprised thinly layered swede and potato, rendered unctuous with duck fat and sprinkled with crumbed black pudding.
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It results in products with good creaminess and mouth feel (unctuous) and provides a solution that can be customized to exactly meet consumer taste needs.
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It came with an unctuous sweet miso sauce.
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