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1 déboulonner
déboulonner [debulɔne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = dévisser) to take the bolts out of* * *debulɔneverbe transitif to unbolt [roue]déboulonner une statue — [ouvrier] to remove a statue; [manifestants] to topple a statue
* * *debulɔne vt1) [statue] to knock down, [couvercle, plaque] to unbolt, [assemblage] to dismantle* * *déboulonner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( enlever les boulons de) to remove the bolts from, to unbolt [roue]; déboulonner une statue [ouvrier] to remove a statue; [manifestants] to topple a statue;[debulɔne] verbe transitif2. (familier) [évincer] to oust -
2 dégonfler
dégonfler [degɔ̃fle]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ pneu, ballon] to deflate ; [+ enflure, chiffres, effectif] to reduce2. intransitive verb[chiffre, effectifs] to fall3. reflexive verba. [ballon, pneu] to deflate ; [enflure] to go downb. ( = avoir peur) (inf!) to chicken out (inf)* * *degɔ̃fle
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1) ( vider de son air) to deflate [pneu, ballon]2) (colloq) ( réduire) to streamline [effectifs]; to reduce [masse monétaire]
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se dégonfler verbe pronominal1) ( se vider de son air) [bouée] to deflate; [pneu, ballon] to go down2) (colloq) ( manquer de courage) [personne] to chicken out (colloq), to lose one's nerve* * *deɡɔ̃fle1. vt[pneu, ballon] to let down, to deflateQuelqu'un a dégonflé mes pneus. — Somebody let down my tyres.
2. vi(= désenfler) to go down* * *dégonfler verb table: aimerA vtrC se dégonfler vpr1 ( se vider de son air) [bouée] to deflate; [pneu, ballon] to go down;2 ○( manquer de courage) [personne] to chicken out○, to lose one's nerve;3 ○( perdre de l'importance) [rêve] to fade; [mouvement, phénomène] to fizzle out○, to die.[degɔ̃fle] verbe transitif2. MÉDECINE [jambes, doigt] to bring down ou to reduce the swelling in————————se dégonfler verbe pronominal intransitif2. MÉDECINE [jambes, doigt] to become less swollen -
3 déboulonner
v. trans.1. To 'knock someone off his pedestal', to 'knock someone's prestige for six', to debunk.2. To 'give the push', to 'give the sack', to dismiss.
См. также в других словарях:
Debunk — Жанры альтернативный рок, метал Годы 2008 наши дни Страна … Википедия
debunk — I verb cast doubt upon, decry, deflate, derogate, detract, disabuse, disdain, disenchant, disillusion, disparage, expose, puncture, set right, undeceive II index disabuse, disapprove (reject), disgrace … Law dictionary
debunk — 1923, from DE (Cf. de ) + BUNK (Cf. bunk) (2); first used by U.S. novelist William Woodward (1874 1950), the notion being to take the bunk out of things … Etymology dictionary
debunk — [v] disprove, ridicule cut down to size*, deflate, demystify, discover, disparage, expose, lampoon, mock, puncture, show up*, uncloak, unmask, unshroud; concepts 49,60 Ant. prove, uphold … New thesaurus
debunk — ► VERB 1) discredit (a widely held opinion). 2) reduce the inflated reputation of. DERIVATIVES debunker noun … English terms dictionary
debunk — ☆ debunk [dē buŋk′ ] vt. [ DE + BUNK2] to expose the false or exaggerated claims, pretensions, glamour, etc. of … English World dictionary
debunk — [[t]di͟ːbʌ̱ŋk[/t]] debunks, debunking, debunked VERB If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is. [V n] Historian Michael… … English dictionary
debunk — UK [diːˈbʌŋk] / US [dɪˈbʌŋk] verb [transitive] Word forms debunk : present tense I/you/we/they debunk he/she/it debunks present participle debunking past tense debunked past participle debunked to prove that something such as an idea or belief is … English dictionary
debunk — /diˈbʌŋk / (say dee bungk) verb (t) 1. to strip of false sentiment, etc.; make fun of, especially by parody: *Their aim, as they later said, was to debunk the literary movement … which was exemplified in the works of Dylan Thomas, Henry Treece… …
debunk — transitive verb Date: 1923 to expose the sham or falseness of < debunk a legend > • debunker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
debunk — debunker, n. /di bungk /, v.t. to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans. [1920 25, Amer.; DE + BUNK2] Syn. disparage, ridicule, lampoon. * * * … Universalium