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pécher [pe∫e]➭ TABLE 6 intransitive verb* * *peʃeverbe intransitif1) Religion to sin2) ( ne pas être parfait)* * *peʃe vi1) RELIGION to sin, fig, [personne] to errpécher par manque de qch [ambition, originalité, expérience] — to be unfortunately lacking in sth
Son travail péche par manque d'originalité. — His work is unfortunately lacking in originality.
2) [chose] to be flawed* * *pécher verb table: céder vi1 Relig to sin; pécher par gourmandise/colère to be guilty of the sin of gluttony/anger;2 ( ne pas respecter) to offend (contre against); pécher contre la bienséance/le bon goût to offend against propriety/good taste;3 ( ne pas être parfait) pécher par ignorance/négligence to err through ignorance/carelessness; pécher par excès de confiance/de prudence to be overconfident/overcareful; le film pèche par manque de réalisme the film falls down through a lack of realism; le roman pèche sur un point the novel has one major failing.[peʃe] verbe intransitif2. (soutenu) [commettre une erreur]elle a péché par imprudence she was too careless, she was overcareless
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