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1 mushrooming
mushrooming ['mʌʃru:mɪŋ](a) (mushroom picking) cueillette f des champignons(b) (rapid growth) croissance f exponentielleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > mushrooming
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2 shoot
A n3 Cin tournage m ;4 ( rapid) rapide m ;1 ( expressing disbelief) oh non alors! ;2 ( telling sb to speak) vas-y, parle ○ !1 ( fire) tirer [bullet] ; lancer [missile] ; tirer, décocher [arrow] ; to shoot sth at sb/sth ( with gun) tirer qch sur qn/qch ; ( with missiles) lancer qch sur qn/qch ; to shoot one's way out of somewhere s'échapper de quelque part en tirant de tous côtés ;2 ( hit with gun) tirer sur [person, animal] ; ( kill) abattre [person, animal] ; she shot him in the leg/back elle lui a tiré dans la jambe/le dos ; to be shot in the leg/back recevoir une balle dans la jambe/le dos ; he was shot in the head on lui a tiré une balle dans la tête ; to shoot sb for desertion/spying fusiller qn pour désertion/espionnage ; to shoot sb dead abattre qn ; you'll get shot if someone catches you! fig tu vas te faire tuer si on te surprend! ; I could shoot him! je pourrais le tuer! ; to be shot to pieces ○ lit être criblé de balles ; fig être réduit à néant ;3 ( direct) lancer, décocher [look] (at à) ; jeter [smile] (at à) ; to shoot questions at sb bombarder qn de questions ;5 ( push) mettre, pousser [bolt] ;6 ( in canoeing) to shoot the rapids franchir les rapides ;7 ( in golf) to shoot 75 faire un score de 75 ;1 ( fire a gun) tirer (at sur) ; to shoot to kill/wound tirer pour tuer/blesser ;2 ( move suddenly) to shoot out of/into/down sth sortir de/entrer dans/descendre qch en flèche ; to shoot forward/backwards s'élancer/reculer à toute vitesse ; the car shot past la voiture est passée en trombe or à toute allure ; the pain shot down ou along his arm ça lui a élancé dans le bras, il a eu une douleur lancinante dans le bras ; to shoot to fame fig percer, devenir célèbre subitement ;4 Cin tourner ;6 Hunt [person] chasser.E v refl ( prét, pp shot) to shoot oneself se tirer une balle dans la tête ; to shoot oneself in the head/leg se tirer une balle dans la tête/la jambe.to shoot a line ○ frimer ○ ; to shoot oneself in the foot ○ agir contre son propre intérêt ; to shoot the works ○ US dépenser tout son argent ; the whole (bang) shoot ○ tout le bataclan ○ ; ⇒ mouth.■ shoot down:▶ shoot down [sb/sth], shoot [sb/sth] down Aviat, Mil abattre, descendre ○ [plane, pilot] ; he was shot down over France son avion a été abattu quand il volait au-dessus de la France ; to shoot [sb/sth] down in flames lit, fig descendre [qn/qch] en flammes [person, plane, argument] ;▶ shoot [sb] down, shoot down [sb] [gunman] abattre [person].■ shoot off: his foot was shot off il a eu un pied emporté par un éclat d'obus.■ shoot out:▶ shoot out [flame, water] jaillir ; the car shot out of a side street la voiture est sortie en trombe d'une petite rue ; to shoot one's foot/arm out tendre la jambe/le bras ; the snake shot its tongue out le serpent a dardé sa langue ; to shoot it out ○ [gunmen] régler leurs comptes à coups de feu.■ shoot up:▶ shoot up2 ( grow rapidly) [plant] pousser vite ; that boy has really shot up! fig qu'est-ce que ce garçon a grandi! ;3 ( inject oneself) argot des drogués se shooter ○ ;▶ shoot up [sth], shoot [sth] up
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