Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à même
English translation:
directly on, next to
French term
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African, British, Scottish) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
à même
The fuller context reads:
"Pensez à toujours bien vous protéger le visage et les mains. Cependant, évitez la laine à même la peau qui a tendance à irriter."
The whole article is about skin, so it couldn't be saying" avoid wearing wool even against the skin" surely? Because skin is the main object here.
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Sarah Bessioud
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Frank Foley
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Matt Stewart
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Jan 15, 2013 21:21: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
Germany
A way with words
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
directly on, next to
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/lifestyles/keep-skin-...
Inside, avoid putting irritating fabrics like wool directly on your skin. “Instead, wear something nice and soft, like cotton,” Trevino said.
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Thank you, Sangro.
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Tony M
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Thank you, Tony.
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Carol Gullidge
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Thank you, Carol
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katsy
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Thank you, katsy.
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Thank you, sktrans.
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Thank you, Louisa.
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Thank you, Jane.
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philgoddard
: Easily found in a dictionary: http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/a meme
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Tony M
: Yes, this is one of the basic meanings of 'à même'
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Carol Gullidge
: next to, or in direct contact with
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katsy
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Yvonne Gallagher
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ACOZ (X)
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: And Phil's source gives "à même la peau".
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Native UK English, 13 years' experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Polish to English
direct
'Skin' can maybe be omitted from this sentence if the whole text is about skin as it sounds more natural to me this way.
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Tony M
: I don't think this way of expressing it actually conveys quite exactly the same meaning. "Having wool in direct contact with your skin" might get round the problem.
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Discussion
as an eczema sufferer I cannot bear wool next to my skin