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1 pounce
pounce [paʊns]sauter, bondir;∎ the cat crouched nearby, ready to pounce le chat était tapi là, prêt à bondir;∎ a man pounced (out) from behind the bush un homme a surgi de derrière le buisson2 nounbond m;∎ with a sudden pounce d'un bond(a) (of animal) se jeter sur, bondir sur; (of bird) se jeter sur, fondre sur; (of police) saisir, arrêter;∎ the customs pounced on the drug-runners les douaniers ont arrêté les trafiquants de drogue(b) (in criticism) bondir sur, sauter sur;∎ they pounce on your slightest mistake ils sautent ou bondissent sur la moindre de vos erreurs(c) (seize → opportunity) sauter sur, saisir -
2 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) bondir sur -
3 thrust
A n3 ( attack) pointe f (at dirigé contre).B vtr ( prét, pp thrust) to thrust sth towards ou at sb mettre brusquement qch sous le nez de qn ; to thrust sth into sth enfoncer qch dans qch ; he thrust the letter/a glass into my hands il m'a brusquement mis la lettre/un verre dans les mains ; to thrust one's head through the window/round the door passer brusquement la tête par la fenêtre/dans l'entrebâillement de la porte ; to thrust sb/sth away ou out of the way pousser violemment qn/qch ; to thrust sb out of the room/towards the door pousser qn violemment hors de la salle/vers la porte ; to thrust one's way to the front of the queue se frayer un passage jusqu'au début de la file d'attente.C v refl ( prét, pp thrust) he thrust himself to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un passage jusqu'au premier rang de la foule ; to thrust oneself forward lit se lancer en avant ; fig se mettre en avant ; to thrust oneself on ou onto sb ( impose oneself) imposer sa présence à qn ; ( pounce on) se jeter sur qn.■ thrust aside:▶ thrust [sth/sb] aside, thrust aside [sth/sb] lit repousser [object, person] ; fig rejeter [protest, argument].■ thrust back:▶ thrust [sth] back, thrust back [sth] repousser [object, person, enemy].▶ thrust forward [crowd] se précipiter en avant ;▶ thrust [sth] forward, thrust forward [sth] pousser [qch] en avant [person, object].■ thrust on, thrust onto = thrust upon.■ thrust out:▶ thrust [sth] out, thrust out [sth] tendre brusquement [hand] ; lancer [leg] ; projeter [qch] en avant [jaw, chin] ; sortir [qch] (d'un geste brusque) [implement] ; to thrust sb out pousser qn brusquement dehors ; she opened the door and thrust her head out elle a ouvert la porte et a passé brusquement sa tête à l'extérieur ; to thrust sb/sth out of the way pousser (violemment) qn/qch.■ thrust upon:▶ thrust [sth] upon sb imposer [qch] sur qn [idea, job, responsibility] ; the job was thrust upon him il s'est retrouvé avec le travail sur les bras, on lui a imposé le travail ; some have greatness thrust upon them parfois ce sont les circonstances qui font les grands hommes.■ thrust up [seedlings, plant] pousser vigoureusement.
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