slush
n.— «Nouveau mot à la mode dans le milieu automobile, certains matériaux sont slush dans la 159. Cela signifie que la finition est opaque et la sensation tactile agréable. Cette technologie de pointe de « slush moulding » offrira donc un aspect agréable au plastique de la planche de bord.» —“Alfa Romeo 159: quand le 6 devient 9″ by Olivier Duquesne Vroom.be (Belgium) Feb. 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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