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1 extorquer
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2 extorquer
extorquer [εkstɔʀke]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɛkstɔʀkeverbe transitif to extort ( à quelqu'un from somebody)* * *ɛkstɔʀke vt[argent, renseignement]* * *[ɛkstɔrke] verbe transitif[fonds] to extort -
3 racketter
racketter [ʀakete]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʀakete vt* * *racketter verb table: aimer vtr to extort money from, to shake [sb] down◑ US; se faire racketter to be the victim of extortion.[rakɛte] verbe transitif -
4 rançonner
rançonner [ʀɑ̃sɔne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = voler) [+ convoi, voyageurs] to demand a ransom from ; [+ contribuables, clients] to fleece* * *ʀɑ̃sɔneverbe transitif ( exiger de l'argent de) [brigand] to rob [voyageurs]; [racketteur] to extort money from [commerçants]* * *ʀɑ̃sɔne vt* * *rançonner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( exiger de l'argent de) [brigand] to rob [voyageurs]; [racketteur] to extort money from [commerçants];2 ○( exploiter) to fleece○ [client, contribuable];3 †( demander une rançon à) rançonner un otage/navire to hold a hostage/ship to ransom.[rɑ̃sɔne] verbe transitif1. [exiger une rançon de] to hold to ransom -
5 pressurer
pressurer [pʀesyʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ fruit] to press ; [+ personne] to pressurize* * *pʀɛsyʀe1) Agriculture ( presser) to press2) (colloq) ( exploiter) to milk (colloq)* * *pʀesyʀe vtfig to squeeze* * *pressurer verb table: aimer vtr2 ○( exploiter) to milk○.se pressurer le cerveau○ to rack one's brain(s)○; pressurer qn comme un citron○ to squeeze sb dry○.[presyre] verbe transitif1. [raisin] to press[citron] to squeeze -
6 gouale
n. m.1. Blackmail. Faire du gouale à quelqu'un: To extort blackmail money. (There could well be a linguistic link with chanter and chantage here.)2. Protection racket, extortion of funds.3. Donner du gouale: To 'raise Cain', to 'kick up a fuss', to complain vociferously. -
7 saigner
I.v. trans.1. To 'stick', to stab to death. Il se vantait d'avoir saigné un malfrat dans un bouge: He was boasting how he'd chivved a heavy in some down-town caf'.2. ( fig): To 'bleed dry', to extort money from someone.II.v. intrans. Ça va saigner!a It'll be an all-out battle! (literally, blood will flow!).b It's going to be one hell of a slanging match!
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extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… … Law dictionary
Extort — Ex*tort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about, twist. See {Torsion}.] 1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extort — ex‧tort [ɪkˈstɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] verb [transitive] LAW to illegally force someone to give you money by threatening them: extort money from/out of somebody • Smith was arrested on suspicion of having extorted property and money from at least 18 clients … Financial and business terms
Extort — Ex*tort , v. i. To practice extortion. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Extort — Ex*tort , p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.] Extorted. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extort belief — index convince Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
extort — 1520s (as a pp. adj. from early 15c.), from L. extortus, pp. of extorquere (see EXTORTION (Cf. extortion)). Related: Extorted; extorting … Etymology dictionary
extort — extract, *educe, elicit, evoke Analogous words: draw, drag, *pull: compel, *force, constrain, oblige, coerce: exact, *demand, require … New Dictionary of Synonyms
extort — [v] cheat; blackmail bleed*, bully, clip, coerce, demand, educe, elicit, evince, exact, extract, fleece, force, get, gouge, hold up*, ice*, make pay through nose*, milk*, obtain, pinch, pull one’s leg*, put screws to*, put the arm on*, secure,… … New thesaurus
extort — ► VERB ▪ obtain by force, threats, or other unfair means. DERIVATIVES extorter noun extortion noun extortioner noun extortionist noun extortive adjective. ORIGIN Latin extorquere, from torquere twist … English terms dictionary
extort — [ek stôrt′, ikstôrt′] vt. [< L extortus, pp. of extorquere, to twist or turn out < ex , out + torquere, to twist: see TORT] to get (money, etc.) from someone by violence, threats, misuse of authority, etc.; exact or wrest (from) SYN.… … English World dictionary