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poison ['pɔɪzən]1 noun(b) figurative poison m, venin m;∎ the poison spreading through our society le mal qui se propage dans notre société;∎ they hate each other like poison ils se détestent cordialement;∎ familiar he's absolute poison! c'est un vrai poison!;∎ familiar humorous name your poison, British what's your poison? qu'est-ce que tu bois?□, qu'est-ce que je t'offre?□(mushroom, plant) vénéneux; (gas) toxique(a) (give poison to) empoisonner;∎ to poison sb with sth empoisonner qn à qch;∎ a poisoned arrow/drink une flèche/boisson empoisonnée;∎ all these pesticides are poisoning the air tous ces pesticides empoisonnent l'atmosphère(b) figurative envenimer, gâcher;∎ his arrival poisoned the atmosphere son arrivée rendit l'atmosphère insupportable;∎ they are poisoning his mind ils sont en train de le corrompre;∎ he poisoned our minds against her il nous a montés contre elle►► figurative poisoned chalice cadeau m empoisonné;Zoology poison gland glande f à venin;Botany poison ivy sumac m vénéneux, French Canadian herbe f à puces ou à la puce;familiar Finance poison pill (strategy) pilule f empoisonnée
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