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1 imitation
imitation [imitasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = reproduction) imitation ; [de personnage célèbre] impersonationb. ( = contrefaçon) forgeryc. ( = copie) [de bijou, fourrure] imitation ; [de meuble, tableau] copy* * *imitasjɔ̃1) gén imitation; ( de personne) impression2) Commerce imitation* * *imitasjɔ̃ nf1) (= reproduction) imitation2) [personnalité] impersonation* * *imitation nf1 ( action d'imiter) gén imitation; ( de personne) impression; l'imitation de la nature/d'un son the imitation of nature/of a sound; faire un numéro d'imitation to do impressions;2 Comm imitation; une pâle imitation a pale imitation; c'est de l'imitation it's imitation; imitation or/cuir/lézard imitation gold/leather/lizardskin; un sac imitation crocodile an imitation crocodile handbag; un manteau en imitation vison a fake mink coat; des bijoux imitation imitation jewels.[imitasjɔ̃] nom féminin3. [matière artificielle] imitationà l'imitation de locution prépositionnelle -
2 soulever
soulever [sul(ə)ve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verba. ( = lever) [+ objet, malade, couvercle, rideau] to liftb. [+ poussière] to raisec. [+ enthousiasme, colère] to arouse ; [+ protestations, applaudissements, difficultés, questions] to raised. ( = évoquer) [+ question, problème] to raise2. reflexive verba. ( = se lever) [personne] to lift o.s. up ; [poitrine] to heaveb. ( = s'insurger) to rise up* * *sulve
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1) ( déplacer vers le haut) [personne] to lift [objet]; [vent, tourbillon, véhicule] to whip up [feuilles, poussière]soulever quelqu'un/quelque chose de terre — [personne] to pick somebody/something up; [vent] to sweep somebody/something up into the air
2) ( entraîner) to arouse [enthousiasme, colère, dégoût]; to stir up [foule, peuple, opinion] ( contre against); to raise [problèmes, difficultés, obstacles]; to give rise to [protestations, applaudissements]3) ( faire considérer) to raise [question, problème, interrogation]
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se soulever verbe pronominal1) ( se dresser) to raise oneself up2) ( se révolter) to rise up ( contre against)••ça me soulève le cœur — ( odeur) it turns my stomach; ( attitude) it makes me sick
* * *sul(ə)ve vt1) [poids] to liftJe n'arrive pas à soulever cette valise. — I can't lift this suitcase.
2) (= faire s'élever) [vagues, poussière] to send up3) [peuple] to stir up4) (= provoquer) [enthousiasme] to arouse, [protestations, difficultés] to raise, to give rise to, [débat] to give rise to5) [question] to raiseIl faudra soulever la question lors de la réunion. — We'll have to raise the matter at the meeting.
6)* * *soulever verb table: leverA vtr1 ( déplacer vers le haut) [personne] to lift [objet]; [vent, tourbillon, véhicule] to whip up [feuilles, poussière]; soulever qn/qch de terre [personne] to pick sb/sth up; [vent] to sweep sb/sth up into the air; les vagues soulevaient le navire the waves lifted the ship up; ⇒ montagne;2 ( entraîner) to arouse [enthousiasme, colère, dégoût]; to stir up [foule, peuple, opinion] (contre against); to raise [problèmes, difficultés, obstacles]; to give rise to [protestations, tollé, applaudissements, débats]; ils ont réussi à soulever l'opinion contre les syndicats they succeeded in stirring up opinion against the unions;3 ( faire considérer) to raise [question, problème, interrogation]; la nouvelle réforme soulève encore une fois la question the new reform once again raises the issue;B se soulever vpr1 ( se dresser) to raise oneself up; il demanda au malade de se soulever un peu he asked the patient to raise himself up a bit; je me suis soulevé pour mieux voir I raised myself to see better; il s'est soulevé sur un coude he propped himself up on his elbow; la couverture se soulève au rythme de sa respiration the blanket rises and falls with his/her breathing;2 ( se révolter) [peuple, groupe] to rise up (contre against).ça me soulève le cœur or l'estomac (odeur, sensation) it turns my stomach; (attitude, ignominie) it makes me sick.[sulve] verbe transitif1. [pour porter, élever - charge] to lift (up) ; [ - couvercle, loquet] to lift ; [ - capot] to lift, to open ; [ - personne allongée] to raise (up) ; [ - personne debout] to lift (up) ; [ - voile] to lift ; [ - chapeau] to raise ; [ - voiture] to lift ; [ - voiture sur cric] to jack up (separable) ; [ - avec effort] to heavesoulever quelqu'un/quelque chose de terre to lift somebody/something off the ground2. [remuer - poussière, sable] to raise3. [provoquer - protestations, tollé] to raise ; [ - enthousiasme, émotion] to arouse ; [ - difficulté] to bring up (separable), to raise5. [pousser à se révolter - population] to stir up (separable)6. [retourner]————————se soulever verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se redresser] to lift ou to raise oneself up[poitrine] to heave -
3 personnification
embodiment, impersonation
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impersonation — im·per·so·na·tion /im ˌpər sə nā shən/ n: the act or an instance of impersonating another; also: the crime of impersonation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impersonation … Law dictionary
Impersonation — Im*per son*a tion, Impersonification Im per*son i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impersonation — (n.) 1800, personification; 1825 as an acting of a part or character; noun of action from IMPERSONATE (Cf. impersonate) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
impersonation — UK [ɪmˌpɜː(r)s(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪmˌpɜrs(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms impersonation : singular impersonation plural impersonations 1) [countable/uncountable] the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh Bill does a great… … English dictionary
impersonation — n. to do an impersonation * * * [ɪmˌpɜːsə neɪʃ(ə)n] to do an impersonation … Combinatory dictionary
impersonation — im|per|son|a|tion [ ım,pɜrsn eıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh: Bill does a great impersonation of the President. 2. ) uncount the act of pretending to be someone else in order to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — impersonate ► VERB ▪ pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. DERIVATIVES impersonation noun impersonator noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin persona person … English terms dictionary
impersonation — noun see impersonate … New Collegiate Dictionary
impersonation — See impersonate. * * * … Universalium