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1 earth
earth [ɜ:θ]1. nouna. terre f• to come down or be brought down to earth (with a bump) (figurative) redescendre (brutalement) sur terre (fig)• where/why/how on earth...? où/pourquoi/comment diable... ?• she looks like nothing on earth! à quoi elle ressemble !b. [of fox, badger] terrier m• to go to earth [fox, criminal] se terrer(British) [+ appliance] mettre à la terre3. compounds* * *[ɜːθ] 1.to come down to earth — lit, fig revenir sur terre
to go to earth — lit, fig se terrer
2) (colloq) ( as intensifier)how/where/who on earth...? — comment/où/qui donc or diable (colloq)...?
3) GB Electricity terre f4) (colloq) ( huge amount)2. 3.transitive verb GB Electricity mettre [quelque chose] à la terre••did the earth move for you? — (colloq) tu as pris ton pied? (colloq)
to run somebody/something to earth — dénicher quelqu'un/quelque chose
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2 earth-shaking
(b) (explosion, crash etc) assourdissant□Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > earth-shaking
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3 breaking
breaking ['breɪkɪŋ](a) (shattering) bris m; Medicine (of bone) fracture f; Law (of seal → illegal) bris m; (→ legal) levée f; Aviation (of sound barrier) franchissement m;∎ Law breaking and entering effraction f(b) (violation → of treaty, rule, law) violation f (of de); (→ of promise) manquement m (of à); (→ of commandment) désobéissance f (of à)(c) (interruption → of journey) interruption f; (→ of silence) rupture f; (→ of strike) action f de briser(d) Linguistics fracture f(e) (of horse) dressage m(f) (of fall, force of something) amortissement m►► breaking in(b) (burglary) effraction fbreaking point point m de rupture;∎ figurative I've reached breaking point je suis à bout, je n'en peux plus;∎ you're trying my patience to breaking point tu pousses à bout ma patience;∎ the situation has reached breaking point la situation est devenue critique;(a) (of building) démolition f; (of earth, field) défoncement m, premier labourage m; (of rocks, substance) broyage m, décomposition f; (of organization, assembly) dissolution f; (of crowd) dispersion f; (of family) désagrégation f; (of estate, property, country) morcellement m; (of empire) démembrement m, fragmentation f; (of ship) dépècement m, démembrementSch breaking up party soirée f de fin de trimestre
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earth-shattering — adjective informal very important or shocking. Derivatives earth shatteringly adverb … English new terms dictionary
earth-shattering — adjective Date: 1970 earthshaking … New Collegiate Dictionary
earth-shattering — /errth shat euhr ing/, adj. earthshaking. * * * … Universalium
earth-shattering — UK / US adjective extremely surprising and important … English dictionary