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1 emparer
s'emparer ɑ̃paʀe verbe pronominal1) ( prendre)s'emparer de — [personne] to take over [ville, pays, record]; to seize [pouvoir, personne, prétexte]; to gain possession of [ballon]; to get hold of [rumeur, micro, volant]
2) ( envahir)s'emparer de — [torpeur] to take hold of [personne, pays]
* * *1 ( prendre) s'emparer de [personne, groupe] to take over [ville, pays, entreprise, record]; to get hold of [arme, camion]; to seize [pouvoir, personne, prétexte]; to gain possession of [ballon]; to get hold of [scandale, rumeur, micro, volant];2 ( envahir) s'emparer de [torpeur, sentiment] to take hold of [personne, entreprise, pays]; la folie s'est emparée du village madness has taken hold of the village.[ɑ̃pare]s'emparer de verbe pronominal plus préposition3. [tirer parti de - prétexte, idée] to seize (hold of)4. [envahir]le doute s'est emparé de moi ou mon esprit I became a prey to ou my mind was seized with doubt -
2 crachoir
n. m. Tenir le crachoir: To 'spout', to monopolize the conversation. Savoir tenir le crachoir: To have the gift of the gab. -
3 crachoir
kʀaʃwaʀnom masculin spittoon••tenir le crachoir à quelqu'un — (colloq) to talk on and on at somebody
* * *kʀaʃwaʀ nm[bar] spittoon, [dentiste] bowl* * *crachoir nm spittoon.tenir le crachoir○ to talk nonstop, to talk a mile a minute US; tenir le crachoir à qn○ to talk on and on at sb○.[kraʃwar] nom masculin -
4 monopoliser
monopoliser [mɔnɔpɔlize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *mɔnɔpɔlizeverbe transitif to monopolize* * *mɔnɔpɔlize vt* * *[mɔnɔpɔlize] verbe transitif -
5 accaparer
accaparer [akapaʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbto monopolize ; [+ marché, vente] to corner* * *akapaʀeverbe transitif to hoard [marchandises]; to corner [marché]; to monopolize [personne, pouvoir]; to preoccupy [esprit]* * *akapaʀe vt1) [richesses, pouvoir, attention de qn] to monopolize2) [travail, soucis, collaborateurs] to take up all the time of, to take up all the attention of* * *accaparer verb table: aimer vtr2 fig to monopolize [personne]; to preoccupy [esprit]; to take up [temps]; accaparer l'attention générale to monopolize everyone's attention.[akapare] verbe transitif1. [monopoliser - conversation, personne] to monopolize ; [ - victoires, récompenses] to carry off (inseparable) ; [ - places] to grab2. [absorber - suj: travail, soucis] to absorbil est complètement accaparé par ses études he's wrapped up ou completely absorbed in his studies
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