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crushing ['krʌʃɪŋ]∎ to be dealt a crushing blow (army, hopes etc) en prendre un sacré coup2 noun(of grapes) pressage m; (of ore) broyage m, concassage m; (of rebellion, uprising) écrasement m; (of hopes) anéantissement m -
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poll [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = opinion survey) sondage m[+ votes] obtenir ; [+ people] interroger• they polled the students to find out whether... ils ont effectué un sondage auprès des étudiants pour savoir si...• 40% of those polled supported the government 40 % des personnes interrogées étaient favorables au gouvernement4. compounds* * *[pəʊl] 1.1) ( vote casting) scrutin m, vote m; ( election) élections fpl; ( number of votes cast) voix fpl2) ( list of voters) liste f électorale; ( list of taxpayers) liste f de contribuables3) ( survey) sondage m (on sur)2.transitive verb1) ( obtain in election) obtenir [votes]2) ( canvass) interroger [group]3) Computing interroger3.to poll badly/well — recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix
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whitewash ['waɪtwɒʃ]1 noun(a) (substance) lait m de chaux∎ the police report was simply a whitewash le rapport de police visait seulement à étouffer l'affaire(a) (building, wall) blanchir à la chaux∎ the minister tried to whitewash the affair le ministre essaya d'étouffer l'affaire -
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1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) écraser2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) se froisser3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) écraser4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) entasser2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) cohue- crushing -
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overwhelming [‚əʊvə'welmɪŋ](a) (crushing → victory, defeat) écrasant;∎ to win by an overwhelming majority gagner avec une majorité écrasante;∎ the overwhelming majority (of people) oppose these measures la grande majorité des gens est opposée à ces mesures(b) (extreme, overpowering → grief, heat) accablant; (→ joy) extrême; (→ love) passionnel; (→ desire, urge, passion) irrésistible;∎ an overwhelming sense of frustration un sentiment d'extrême frustration;∎ their friendliness is somewhat overwhelming leur amabilité a quelque chose d'excessifUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > overwhelming
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crushing — [krushiŋ] adj. 1. overwhelming or decisive [a crushing defeat] 2. hurtful or demoralizing [crushing remarks] crushingly adv … English World dictionary
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crushing — crush|ing [ krʌʃıŋ ] adjective 1. ) complete and achieved very easily: a crushing defeat/victory 2. ) very severe: a crushing blow: It s a crushing blow for the president s foreign policy. 3. ) criticizing someone or something very severely: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crushing — UK [ˈkrʌʃɪŋ] / US adjective 1) complete and achieved very easily a crushing defeat/victory 2) very severe a crushing blow: It s a crushing blow for the president s foreign policy. 3) criticizing someone or something very severely a crushing reply … English dictionary
defeat */*/ — I UK [dɪˈfiːt] / US [dɪˈfɪt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms defeat : singular defeat plural defeats failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something England suffered a 2–0 defeat by Scotland. a humiliating/heavy/crushing… … English dictionary