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1 agiter
agiter [aʒite]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. ( = inquiéter) to troublec. ( = débattre) [+ question, problème] to discuss2. reflexive verb► s'agiter [serveur] to bustle about ; [malade] to be agitated ; [enfant, élève] to fidget ; [foule] to stir* * *aʒite
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1) ( remuer) to wave [main, mouchoir]; to shake [boîte]; to shake up [liquide]; to wag [queue]; to flap [aile]2) ( brandir) to raise [menace, spectre]3) ( troubler) to trouble4) ( débattre) to debate, to discuss [problème]
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s'agiter verbe pronominal2) ( s'affairer) to bustle about3) ( perdre son calme) [esprit, peuple] to become agitated ou restless* * *aʒite vt1) [bouteille, chiffon] to shake"agiter avant l'emploi" — "shake before use"
2) [bras, mains] to wave3) (= préoccuper, troubler) to trouble, to perturbagiter le spectre de — to raise the spectre of Grande-Bretagne to raise the specter of USA
* * *agiter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( remuer) to wave [main, mouchoir, cigare]; to shake [boîte]; to shake up [liquide]; to wag [queue]; to flap [aile]; le vent agite les feuilles the wind is rustling the leaves; voile agitée par le vent sail flapping in the wind; barque agitée par les vagues boat tossed by the waves; un tremblement agitait mon corps my whole body was shaking;2 ( brandir) to raise [menace, spectre];3 ( troubler) to trouble [esprit, pays, personne];4 ( débattre) to debate, to discuss [problème, question].B s'agiter vpr1 ( remuer) [personne] gén to fidget; ( au lit) [malade, insomniaque] to toss and turn; [branche] to sway (in the wind);2 ( s'affairer) to bustle about;3 ( perdre son calme) [esprit, peuple] to become agitated ou restless;4 ○( se dépêcher) [paresseux, retardataire] to get a move on○.[aʒite] verbe transitif1. [remuer - liquide] to shake ; [ - queue] to wag ; [ - mouchoir, journal] to wave about (inseparable)agiter les bras to flap ou to wave one's arms‘agiter avant usage ou de s'en servir’ ‘shake well before use’2. [brandir] to brandishagiter le spectre de quelque chose devant quelqu'un to threaten somebody with the spectre of something————————s'agiter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [bouger] to move abouttu t'agites trop, ne te fais donc pas tant de souci you're too restless, don't worry so much2. (familier) [se dépêcher] to get a move on3. [se révolter] to be restless ou in a state of unrest4. [mer] to become rough -
2 épouvantail
épouvantail [epuvɑ̃taj]masculine noun• l'épouvantail de la guerre/du chômage the spectre of war/unemployment* * *epuvɑ̃taj* * *epuvɑ̃taj nm(à moineaux) scarecrow, fig spectre Grande-Bretagne specter USA* * *épouvantail nm1 ( à oiseaux) scarecrow;2 ○( personne laide) fright;3 ( menace) spectreGB; brandir l'épouvantail du protectionnisme to brandish the spectreGB of protectionism.[epuvɑ̃taj] nom masculin1. [pour oiseaux] scarecrow
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