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1 raté
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2 abortif
abortif, -ive [abɔʀtif, iv]adjective* * *- ive abɔʀtif, iv adjectif abortifacient* * *A adj1 ( pour faire avorter) [produit, effet] abortifacient;2 ( avorté) [organe, forme] abortive.B nm abortifacient. -
3 avorté
avɔʀte adj avorté, -e(tentative, réforme, révolution) abortive* * * -
4 mort-né
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5 pilule
pilule [pilyl]feminine noun* * *pilyl1) ( médicament) pill2) ( contraceptif)••avaler la pilule — (colloq) to grin and bear it
faire passer la pilule — (colloq) to sweeten the pill
se dorer la pilule — (colloq) to sunbathe
* * *pilyl nf1) pill2) (pilule contraceptive) pill* * *pilule nf1 ( médicament) pill;2 ( contraceptif) pilule (contraceptive) (contraceptive) pill; pilule abortive abortion pill; je prends la pilule I'm on the pill.avaler la pilule○ to grin and bear it; la pilule est dure à avaler○ it's a bitter pill to swallow; faire passer la pilule○ to sweeten the pill; trouver la pilule amère○ to find it a bitter pill to swallow; dorer la pilule à qn to butter sb up; se dorer la pilule○ to sunbathe.[pilyl] nom féminin1. [médicament] pillfaire passer la pilule (familier) to get somebody to swallow the pill ou to take their medicine (figuré)2. [contraceptif] -
6 avorter
avorter [avɔʀte]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. [femme] to have an abortionb. [tentative] to fail* * *avɔʀteverbe intransitiffaire avorter quelqu'un — [personne] to carry out an abortion on somebody; [pilule] to induce abortion in somebody
2) [projet] to be aborted* * *avɔʀte vi1) MÉDECINE to have an abortion2) fig to fail* * *avorter verb table: aimer vi1 Méd ( par intervention) to have an abortion; ( spontanément) to abort, to miscarry; se faire avorter to have an abortion; faire avorter qn [personne] to carry out an abortion on sb; [pilule] to induce abortion in sb;2 [projet, révolution] to abort.[avɔrte] verbe intransitif[réforme] to fall through————————[avɔrte] verbe transitif -
7 manqué
manque [mɑ̃k]1. masculine nouna. lack• manque de chance ! or de bol ! (inf) what bad luck!c. ► à la manque (inf!) crummy (inf!)2. compounds• cela représente un sérieux manque à gagner pour les cultivateurs that means a serious loss of income for the farmers* * *mɑ̃k
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nom masculin1) ( insuffisance) gén lack (de of); ( de personnel) shortage (de of)par manque de ressources — for ou through lack of resources
manque de chance, il est tombé malade — just his luck, he fell ill
2) ( lacune) gap3) ( privation)être en (état de) manque — [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms
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à la manque (colloq) locution adjectivePhrasal Verbs:* * *mɑ̃k1. nm1)Le manque de sommeil peut provoquer toutes sortes de troubles. — Lack of sleep can cause all sorts of problems.
2) (= vide) emptiness, gap3) MÉDECINE withdrawal4)être en manque de qch [affection, amour] — to be starved of sth
2. manques nmpl(= lacunes) failings* * *A nm1 ( insuffisance) (d'eau, imagination, hygiène, argent, de soins) lack (de of); (de personnel, main-d'œuvre) shortage (de of); par manque de résistance/d'intérêt/de ressources for ou through lack of stamina/of interest/of resources; quel manque de chance ou bol○ ou pot○! what bad luck!; il voulait venir mais, manque de chance, il est tombé malade he wanted to come but, just his luck, he fell ill;2 ( lacune) gap; il n'a pas fait d'études et pour pallier ce manque, il a suivi des cours du soir he didn't go to university and, to make up for this gap in his education, he went to evening classes;3 ( privation) ressentir un manque to feel an emptiness; être en manque d'affection to be in need of affection; être en (état de) manque [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms;5 Jeux ( à la roulette) manque.B à la manque○ loc adj un héros/philosophe à la manque a would-be hero/philosopher; tu parles d'une idée à la manque what a useless idea; j'en ai marre de cette bagnole○ à la manque I'm fed up with this lousy○ car.manque à gagner loss of earnings.1. [non réussi - attentat] failed ; [ - vie] wasted ; [ - occasion] missed, lost ; [ - tentative] failed, abortive, unsuccessful ; [ - photo, sauce] spoilt2. [personne]c'est un cuisinier/un médecin manqué he should've been a cook/a doctor————————nom masculinCUISINE ≃ sponge cake -
8 raté
rate [ʀat]feminine noun( = organe) spleen* * *ʀat1) Zoologie female rat2) Anatomie spleen••se dilater la rate — (colloq) to kill oneself laughing (colloq)
* * *ʀat nf1) ANATOMIE spleen2) (= animal) female rat* * *rate nf1 Zool female rat;2 Anat spleen.se dilater la rate○ to kill oneself laughing○; ne pas se fouler la rate○ not to strain oneself○.1. [photo, sauce] spoilt[coupe de cheveux] disastrousil est complètement raté, ce gâteau this cake is a complete disaster2. [attentat] failed[vie] wasted[occasion] missed————————, ratée [rate] nom masculin, nom féminin————————nom masculin1. [bruit] misfiring (substantif non comptable)2. [défaut] hitch -
9 claquer
I.v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'blow', to 'blue', to spend money furiously. Elle a tout claqué en deux temps, trois mouvements: Her motto seems to have been 'spend, spend, spend'.2. To 'knacker', to wear out, to exhaust. Rédiger un dico d'argot, ça vous claque! Compiling a dictionary of slang sure takes it out of you!3. (of business deal): To 'fall through', to collapse. Cette affaire nous a claqué dans les mains: That deal went sour overnight.4. To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die.5. Claquer le polichinelle (Prostitutes' slang): To have a miscarriage (usually brought on by dubious abortive methods).6. Claquer du bec: To 'go hungry', to starve.II.v. trans. reflex.1. To pull a muscle (whilst engaged in a sporting activity).2. To 'flog oneself to death', to drive oneself to the limit. Au boulot il ne se claque pas! You couldn't say he's working himself into an early grave! -
10 polichinelle
n. m.1. Un secret de polichinelle: An 'open secret', the kind that seems to confirm the French saying 'Les secrets les mieux gardés sont ceux que chacun devine'.2. Mener une vie de polichinelle: To lead a fast, loose and disorganized life.3. Avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir: To 'have a bun in the oven', to be 'preggers', to be pregnant.4. ( Faire) claquer le polichinelle: To have a miscarriage (usually brought about by back-street abortive methods). -
11 sommiers
n. m. pl. (pol.) Les sommiers: Place where criminal records and police files on individuals are kept. (The casier judiciaire only records sentences imposed, whereas files at the sommiers can be far more instructive where abortive investigations and non-lieu findings are concerned.)
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