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1 enraciner
enraciner [ɑ̃ʀasine]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ idée] to cause to take root2. reflexive verb► s'enraciner [arbre, préjugé] to take root ; [importun] to settle o.s. down ; [immigrant] to put down roots* * *ɑ̃ʀasine
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1) Agriculture, Botanique to root2) ( installer) to establish [peuple]3) ( fixer dans l'esprit) to implant [idées]
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s'enraciner verbe pronominal1) Agriculture, Botanique to take root2) (dans un lieu, pays) [personne] to put down roots; [coutume, idée] to take root* * *enraciner verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( installer) to establish [colons, peuple];3 ( fixer dans l'esprit) to implant, entrench [idées, préjugés, principe].B s'enraciner vpr2 (dans lieu, pays) [personne] to put down roots; [coutume, idée, préjugé, principe] to take root;3 ( rester trop longtemps) to outstay one's welcome.[ɑ̃rasine] verbe transitif2. [fixer - dans un lieu, une culture] to root————————s'enraciner verbe pronominal intransitifs'enraciner profondément dans une culture/l'esprit to become deeply rooted in a culture/the mind -
2 racine
racine [ʀasin]feminine noun• prendre racine [plante] to take root ; ( = s'établir) (inf) to put down roots ; (chez qn, à attendre) (inf) to take root (inf)* * *ʀasinnom féminin ( tous contextes) rootprendre racine — lit, fig to take root
prendre or attaquer le mal à la racine — to strike at the root of the problem
racine carrée/cubique — Mathématique square/cube root
* * *ʀasin1. nf1) [végétal] rootprendre racine [végétal] — to take root, fig (= attendre longtemps, s'incruster) to take root
2. racines nfpl(= attaches) roots pl* * *A nf2 ( source) root; être à la racine de to be at the root of; prendre or attaquer le mal à la racine to strike at the root of the problem;3 Anat root; rougir jusqu'à la racine des cheveux to blush to the roots of one's hair;4 Math root; racine carrée/cubique square/cube root;5 Ling root.B racines nfpl ( de personne) roots; il n'a de racines nulle part he hasn't got any roots; une croyance qui a de profondes racines a deep-rooted belief.racine comestible root vegetable.[rasin] nom féminin[du nez] baseracine carrée/cubique/énième square/cube/nth root4. INFORMATIQUE root————————racines nom féminin pluriel[origines] roots -
3 ancre
ancre [ɑ̃kʀ]feminine noun* * *ɑ̃kʀnom féminin Nautisme anchorjeter l'ancre — lit to cast anchor; fig to settle down
lever l'ancre — lit to weigh anchor; fig (colloq) to get a move on (colloq)
* * *ɑ̃kʀ nf* * *ancre nf1 Naut anchor; jeter l'ancre lit to cast anchor; fig to settle down; lever l'ancre lit to weigh anchor; fig○ to get a move on○; être à l'ancre to be ou lie ou ride at anchor;ancre de salut or miséricorde sheet anchor.[ɑ̃kr] nom fémininêtre à l'ancre to ride ou to lie at anchora. (sens propre) to cast ou to drop anchorallez, on lève l'ancre! (familier & figuré) come on, let's go! -
4 s'enraciner
ɑ̃ʀasine vpr/vi[plante] to take root, fig, [personne] to put down roots, [racisme, pauvreté] to take root -
5 plonger
plonger [plɔ̃ʒe]➭ TABLE 31. intransitive verb[personne, sous-marin] to dive ( dans into) ( sur onto ) ; [avion, oiseau] to swoop ; [gardien de but] to make a dive ; [prix, valeurs] to plummet2. transitive verb• plonger qn dans [+ obscurité, misère, sommeil] to plunge sb into3. reflexive verb* * *plɔ̃ʒe
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verbe transitif to plunge
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verbe intransitif2) ( péricliter) [affaire, commerce] to flounder; [action, monnaie] to take a dive; [élève] to go downhill
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se plonger verbe pronominal* * *plɔ̃ʒe1. vi1) (dans l'eau) to diveElle a plongé dans la piscine. — She dived into the swimming pool.
2) fig2. vt1) (= enfoncer)J'ai plongé ma main dans l'eau. — I plunged my hand into the water.
2) fig* * *plonger verb table: mangerA vtr to plunge (dans into); plonger des crustacés dans l'eau bouillante to plunge shellfish into boiling water; plonger un couteau dans la poitrine de qn to plunge a knife into sb's breast; plonger la ville dans l'obscurité to plunge the city into darkness; elle plongea son regard dans le mien she stared deep into my eyes; il a plongé la tête dans le moteur he stuck his head into the engine; plonger qn dans le désarroi/désespoir to throw sb into great confusion/despair; plonger le pays dans la crise/pagaille○ to throw the country into crisis/chaos; l'arbre plonge ses racines très profond dans le sol the tree thrusts its roots deep into the ground.B vi1 gén [nageur, sous-marin, scaphandrier, animal, avion] to dive (dans into); [oiseau] to swoop down (sur on); [gardien de but, rugbyman] to dive; plonger sous la table to dive under the table; plonger dans la rivière [voiture] to plunge into the river; de ce sommet, le regard plonge vers la vallée from this mountain top, you can get a bird's eye view of the valley;2 ( péricliter) [affaire, commerce] to flounder; [action, monnaie] to take a dive; [élève] to go downhill;3 ○( se faire incarcérer) to be sent down○.C se plonger vpr1 ( s'immerger) to plunge (dans into); se plonger dans l'eau to plunge into the water;2 ( s'absorber) to bury oneself (dans in); se plonger dans un roman/son travail to bury oneself in a novel/one's work; plongés dans leur lecture buried in their books; être plongé dans ses pensées or réflexions to be deep in thought; être plongé dans un sommeil profond to be in a deep sleep.[plɔ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif[en profondeur] to dive, to go skin ou scuba diving2. [descendre - avion] to dive ; [ - sous-marin] to dive ; [ - oiseau] to dive, to swoop ; [ - racine] to go downdepuis le balcon, la vue plonge dans le jardin des voisins there's a bird's-eye view of next door's garden from the balcony3. [s'absorber dans]4. (soutenu)beaucoup d'élèves plongent au deuxième trimestre a lot of pupils' work deteriorates in the second term————————[plɔ̃ʒe] verbe transitif2. [mettre] to plungeplonger son regard ou ses regards dans to look deep ou deeply intoj'étais plongé dans mes pensées/comptes I was deep in thought/in my accountsje suis plongé dans Proust pour l'instant at the moment, I'm completely immersed in Proustplongé dans un sommeil profond, il ne nous a pas entendus as he was sound asleep, he didn't hear us————————se plonger dans verbe pronominal plus préposition[bain] to sink into[études, travail] to throw oneself into[livre] to bury oneself in
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