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1 conjure
A vtr1 ( by magic) faire apparaître (en faisant de la prestidigitation) [rabbit, spirits] ; he conjured a dinner out of thin air fig il a préparé un dîner comme par magie à partir de rien ; a name to conjure with fig un nom qu'on évoque avec respect ;B vi faire des tours de prestidigitation.■ conjure away:▶ conjure away [sth], conjure [sth] away faire disparaître [qch] comme par magie.■ conjure up:▶ conjure up [sth] faire apparaître [qch] comme par magie ; to conjure up an image of sth évoquer qch. -
2 conjure
(a) ['kʌndʒə(r)] (produce → gen) faire apparaître, produire; (→ by magic) faire apparaître (par prestidigitation);∎ to conjure a rabbit from a hat faire sortir un lapin d'un chapeau;∎ they conjured a bottle of wine out of nowhere or thin air ils ont fait apparaître une bouteille de vin comme par enchantement['kʌndʒə(r)] faire des tours de passe-passe;∎ British figurative his is a name to conjure with c'est quelqu'un d'important►► American conjure man (witch doctor) guérisseur mfaire disparaître(a) (call to mind → images, memories) évoquer(b) (call up → spirit etc) faire apparaître∎ they conjured up some armchairs ils ont déniché des fauteuils d'on ne sait où;∎ she conjured up an incredible meal out of almost nothing elle a réussi à préparer un repas fantastique avec presque rien;∎ I'll conjure something up (to eat) je vais me débrouiller pour préparer quelque chose avec ce que j'ai;∎ I can't just conjure extra staff up out of thin air! je ne peux pas sortir du personnel supplémentaire de mon chapeau!
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