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1 s'abattre
abatʀ vpr/pass[avion, arbre] to come crashing down, [mur] to come tumbling downs'abattre sur [avion, arbre] — to crash down on, to come crashing down on, [mur] to collapse on, to come tumbling down on, [pluie] to beat down on, [orage, foudre] to strike, [coups, injures, bombes] to rain down on, [malheurs, cataclysme] to strike, to descend upon
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2 valdinguer
valdinguer (inf) [valdɛ̃ge]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• j'ai bien envie de tout envoyer valdinguer ! I'd like to jack it all in! (inf)* * *(colloq) valdɛ̃ge verbe intransitif [personne, objet] to go flying (colloq)envoyer valdinguer — ( faire tomber) to send [somebody/something] flying (colloq)
* * *valdinguer○ verb table: aimer vi [personne, objet] to go flying○; valdinguer dans l'escalier to go tumbling down the stairs; envoyer valdinguer ( faire tomber) to send [sb/sth] flying○; ( éconduire) to send [sb] packing○.[valdɛ̃ge] verbe intransitif(familier) [tomber] -
3 chuter
chuter [∫yte]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb( = tomber) to fall* * *ʃyteverbe intransitif ( baisser) [température, tension, prix] to fall, to drop; [ventes, production] to fall; [actions] to fallchuter de/à 10 francs — to fall ou drop by/to 10 francs
* * *ʃyte vi1) [ventes, croissance, cote de popularité, popularité] to fall2)chuter dans les sondages [Premier ministre] — to slip in the polls
3) (= tomber par terre) to fall4) (= perdre)faire chuter [gouvernement] — to bring down, to topple, [équipe championne] to topple
* * *chuter verb table: aimer vi1 ( baisser) [température, tension, prix] to fall, to drop; [ventes, production] to fall; [valeurs, actions] to fall; chuter de/à deux euros to fall ou drop by/to two euros; la livre a chuté de deux points (par rapport au dollar) the pound has fallen two points (against the dollar); faire chuter les cours to bring prices down, to cause prices to fall;2 ○( tomber) [personne] to fall down ou over, to come a cropper○.[ʃyte] verbe intransitif1. (familier) [tomber] to fall3. [baisser] to fall, to tumble4. JEUX to go down -
4 dégringolade
dégringolade [degʀɛ̃gɔlad]feminine noun• après son divorce, ça a été la dégringolade after his divorce he went downhill* * *(colloq) degʀɛ̃gɔlad nom féminin1) (de personne, d'objets) fall2) (de cours, prix) collapse* * *deɡʀɛ̃ɡɔlad nftumble, fig collapse* * *dégringolade○ nf1 (de personne, d'objets) fall;2 (de cours, prix) collapse; une dégringolade de 50% a drop of 50%.[degrɛ̃gɔlad] nom féminin1. [chute] tumbling (down)il était si admiré, quelle dégringolade! he was so admired, what a comedown! -
5 ruissellement
ruissellement° [ʀyisεlmɑ̃]masculine noun• le ruissellement de la pluie/de l'eau sur le mur the rain/water streaming down the wall* * *ʀɥisɛlmɑ̃* * *ʀɥisɛlmɑ̃ nm* * *1 lit (de pluie, d'humidité) streaming (sur down); ( de graisse) dripping (sur down); ( de produits toxiques) seepage; le ruissellement de l'eau sur les vitres water streaming down the windows;2 littér ruissellement de pierres précieuses cascade of precious stones; ruissellement de chevelure sur des épaules hair tumbling about sb's shoulders.ruissellement pluvial run-off.[rɥisɛlmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [écoulement]le ruissellement de la pluie sur les vitres the rain streaming ou running down the window panes2. GÉOLOGIEruissellement pluvial, eaux de ruissellement (immediate) runoff
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