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1 rupture
rupture [ʀyptyʀ]1. feminine nouna. [de relations diplomatiques, fiançailles, pourparlers] breaking offb. ( = séparation amoureuse) splitc. [de câble, branche, corde, poutre] breaking ; [de digue, veine] burstingd. ( = solution de continuité) breake. ► en rupture• être en rupture avec le monde/les idées de son temps to be at odds with the world/the ideas of one's time2. compounds* * *ʀyptyʀ1) (de relations, d'accord) breaking-off3) (de couple, coalition, d'amis) break-up4) ( opposition)être en rupture avec — to be at odds with [hiérarchie, groupe]; to have broken away from [idéologie, tradition]
5) ( cassure) gén break; (de barrage, digue) breaking; ( de conduite) fracture; (de muscle, d'artère) rupture; ( d'organe mécanique ou électrique) failure•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀyptyʀ nf1) [câble, digue] breaking, [tendon] tearing2) [négociations, trêve] breakdown3) [contrat] breach4) (= séparation, désunion) break-up, split5) COMMERCE* * *rupture nf1 ( de relations) breaking-off; ils souhaitent la rupture des relations commerciales/négociations they want to break off trade relations/the negotiations; la rupture d'un accord the breaking-off of an agreement;2 ( résultat) breakdown (avec in); la rupture du dialogue avec l'OLP a entrainé… the breakdown in the talks with the PLO led to…;3 (de couple, coalition, d'amis) break-up; si tu fais ça c'est la rupture! if you do that we're through○ ou splitting up!; lettre de rupture letter ending a relationship;4 ( opposition) être en rupture avec to be at odds with [hiérarchie, groupe]; il est en rupture avec cette idéologie/tradition he's broken away from this ideology/tradition;5 ( cassure) gén break; (de barrage, digue) breaking; ( de conduite) fracture; (de muscle, d'artère) rupture; ( d'organe mécanique ou électrique) failure; point de rupture breaking point; accident dû à la rupture d'un essieu accident caused by a broken axle ou by an axle breaking; amener une situation au point de rupture to bring a situation to breaking point; il y a rupture entre le passé et le présent fig there's a break between the past and the present.rupture d'anévrisme Méd ruptured aneurysm; rupture de charge Transp transshipment; rupture de contrat Jur breach of contract; rupture de pente Géol shelf break; rupture de stock Comm stock shortage; être en rupture de stock [produit, magasin] to be out of stock.[ryptyr] nom féminin[dans un vaisseau] bursting2. TECHNOLOGIE3. [cessation - de négociations, de fiançailles] breaking off4. [dans un couple] break-up5. [changement] breakrupture de ton sudden change in ou of tone6. COMMERCE7. DROITêtre en rupture de ban avec son milieu/sa famille (figuré) to be at odds with one's environment/one's family8. POLITIQUE9. INDUSTRIE -
2 échec
échec [e∫εk]1. masculine noun• échec au roi ! check!2. plural masculine noun* * *eʃɛk
1.
nom masculin1) École, Université failure (à in GB, on US)2) ( fait de ne pas atteindre son but) failure; ( remédiable) setbacksubir un échec — to fail; ( temporairement) to suffer a setback
faire échec à quelqu'un/aux projets de quelqu'un — to thwart somebody/sb's plans
3) ( défaite) Politique, Sport defeat; Armée reverseessuyer or subir un échec — to suffer a defeat ou setback
4) Jeux
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échecs nom masculin plurielles échecs — ( jeu) chess; ( échiquier et pièces) chess set; ( pièces) chessmen
* * *eʃɛk1. nm1) (= non-réussite) failuretenir en échec [personne, parti, projet, tentative] — to hold in check
faire échec à [personne, parti, projet, tentative] — to foil, to thwart
2) ÉCHECS2. échecs nmpl(= jeu) chess sg* * *A nm1 Scol, Univ failure (à in GB, on US); c'est son second échec it's the second time he's failed; après trois échecs after three unsuccessful attempts;2 ( fait de ne pas atteindre son but) failure; ( rémédiable) setback; échec personnel/commercial/scolaire personal/commercial/academic failure; malgré les échecs du début despite the initial setbacks; échec sentimental failed love affair; subir un échec to fail; ( temporairement) to suffer a setback; courir à l'échec to be heading for failure; se solder par un échec to end in failure; voué à l'échec doomed to failure; faire échec à qn/aux projets de qn to thwart sb/sb's plans; tenir l'ennemi en échec to hold the enemy in check; le virus tient toujours les chercheurs en échec the virus continues to defy scientists;3 ( défaite) Pol, Sport defeat; Mil reverse; essuyer or subir un échec to suffer a defeat ou a reverse;4 Jeux échec au roi check; faire échec au roi to check the king; échec et mat checkmate; faire échec et mat to checkmate.B ⇒ Les jeux et les sports échecs nmpl les échecs ( jeu) chess; ( échiquier et pièces) chess set; ( pièces) chessmen; jouer aux échecs to play chess; faire une partie d'échecs to play a game of chess.[eʃɛk] nom masculin1. [revers] failurefaire échec à to foil, to prevent2. [défaite] defeat3. JEUX————————échecs nom masculin pluriel————————en échec locution adverbialemettre/tenir quelqu'un en échec to put/to hold somebody in check
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