à poil : (stark, buck) naked, nude adjectiffamilier
À poil literally means "to the (body) hair", meaning that someone is nude to the point that their body hair is exposed.
Il est sorti à poil de la salle de bains, il ne savait pas que ma mère était là !
un poil : a (body) hair nom masculin
Note that un poil is only used to describe body hair, and not the hair on the head (les cheveux, un cheveu).
C'est dégoûtant, il y avait un poil de barbe dans ma soupe !
  • "Victor : Et un créneau pour les gens qui veulent nager à poil !"
  • "Tu t’retrouves à poil sans tes bottes"

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