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1 betray
betray [bɪˈtreɪ]• to betray o.s. se trahir* * *[bɪ'treɪ]transitive verb gen trahir; tromper [lover]; manquer à [promise]; fig révéler [interest, nature]; trahir [curiosity, presence] -
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A vtr1 ( be false to) trahir [country, feelings, interests, person, secret, trust] ; tromper [lover] ; manquer à [promise] ; to feel betrayed se sentir trahi ;2 ( reveal) révéler [characteristic, interest, nature] ; trahir [curiosity, presence] ; montrer [emotion]. -
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betray [bɪ'treɪ](a) (be disloyal to → friend, principle) trahir; (→ husband, wife) tromper, trahir; (→ country) trahir, être traître à;∎ figurative my face betrayed me mon visage m'a trahi∎ he betrayed the rebels to the police il a livré les rebelles à la police(c) (confidence, hope, trust) trahir, tromper∎ her voice betrayed her nervousness sa voix laissait deviner son inquiétude -
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[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) trahir2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) trahir3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) trahir•- betrayal- betrayer -
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6 to betray
trahir; tromper [la confiance de qqn] ; pf. dénoncerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to betray
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7 to betray a secret
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to betray a secret
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8 to betray the public trust
Pol. trahir la confiance du public; abuser/tromper ses électeursEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to betray the public trust
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9 sell
A ○ n (deception, disappointment) déception f ; it was a real sell! qu'est-ce qu'on s'est fait avoir ○ ! ; ⇒ hard sell, soft sell.1 gen, Comm vendre [goods, article, house, car, insurance] ; to sell sth at a loss/low price/profit vendre qch à perte/à bas prix/avec du bénéfice ; shop that sells clothes/groceries/stamps magasin qui or où l'on vend des vêtements/de l'épicerie/des timbres ; to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth vendre qch à qn ; I sold her my car, I sold my car to her je lui ai vendu ma voiture ; to sell sth for £3 vendre qch (pour) 3 livres ; to sell sth at ou for £5 each/a dozen vendre qch 5 livres pièce /la douzaine ; ‘stamps/phonecards sold here’ ‘ici on vend des timbres/des cartes de téléphone’ ; ‘sold’ (on article, house) ‘vendu’ ; sold to the lady in the corner ( at auction) adjugé, vendu à la dame dans le coin ; the novel has sold millions (of copies) le roman s'est vendu à des millions d'exemplaires ; to sell sth back revendre qch ; to be sold into slavery être vendu comme esclave ;2 ( promote sale of) [quality, reputation, scandal] faire vendre [product, book, newspaper] ; her name will help to sell the film son nom aidera à promouvoir le film ;3 (put across, make attractive) [person, campaign, government] faire accepter, vendre pej [idea, image, policy, party] ; to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth faire accepter qch à qn, vendre qch à qn pej ; the party failed to sell its policies to the electorate le parti n'a pas réussi à faire accepter or vendre sa politique aux électeurs ;4 ○ ( cause to appear true) to sell sb sth, to sell sth to sb faire avaler ○ qch à qn [lie, story, excuse] ; he tried to sell me some line about losing his diary il a essayé de me faire avaler je ne sais quelle histoire comme quoi il avait perdu son agenda ○ ;5 (surrender, betray) trahir [honour, integrity, reputation, country].1 [person, shop, dealer] vendre ; to sell at a loss/profit/high price vendre à perte/avec du bénéfice/à un bon prix ; to sell to sb vendre à qn ; I'll sell to the highest bidder je vendrai au plus offrant ; to sell for £50 [dealer, seller] vendre à 50 livres ; I'll sell for the best price je vendrai au meilleur prix ; to sell as is Comm vendre en l'état ; ‘sell by June 27’ ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’ ;2 [goods, product, house, book] se vendre ; the new model is/isn't selling (well) le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal ; to sell in millions/in great quantities se vendre à des millions d'exemplaires/en grande quantités ; it only sells to a sophisticated market/to children cela ne se vend que sur un marché raffiné/qu'aux enfants.2 ( put oneself across) to sell oneself se vendre ○ ; you've got to sell yourself at the interview il faut que tu te vendes ○ lors de l'entretien.to be sold on être emballé ○ par [idea, person] ; you've been sold ○ ! tu t'es fait rouler ○ or avoir!■ sell off:■ sell out:▶ sell out1 gen, Comm [merchandise, tickets, newspapers] se vendre ; they're selling out fast! ils se vendent vite! ; the tickets/today's papers have sold out, we've sold out of tickets/today's papers tous les billets/les journaux du jour ont été vendus ; sorry, we've sold out désolé, mais nous avons tout vendu or il n'y en a plus ;3 Fin (of company, shares) vendre ses parts (to à) ; I've decided to sell out j'ai décidé de vendre mes parts ;4 ○ ( betray one's principles) retourner sa veste ; he's sold out to the opposition il est passé dans l'opposition ;▶ sell [sth] out, sell out [sth]1 gen, Comm the concert is sold out le concert affiche complet ; the book has sold out its initial print run la première édition du livre est épuisée ; ‘sold out’ ‘en rupture de stock’ ;2 Fin vendre [shares, interest in company].■ sell up:▶ sell up vendre (tout) ; they've sold up ils ont tout vendu ;▶ sell up [sth] vendre [business, property]. -
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sell [sel](pt & pp sold [səʊld])1 noun∎ to sell sb sth or sth to sb vendre qch à qn;∎ he sold me his car for $1,000 il m'a vendu sa voiture (pour) 1000 dollars;∎ stamps are now also sold in some shops les timbres sont maintenant vendus aussi dans certains magasins;∎ he sells computers for a living il gagne sa vie en vendant des ordinateurs;∎ a shop that sells clothes/furniture un magasin de vêtements/meubles;∎ the book sold 50,000 copies, 50,000 copies of the book were sold le livre s'est vendu à 50 000 exemplaires;∎ to sell sth for cash vendre qch au comptant;∎ to sell sth on credit vendre qch à crédit;∎ to sell sth cheap vendre qch à bas prix;∎ to sell sth at a loss vendre qch à perte;∎ they sell the cassettes at £3 each ils vendent les cassettes 3 livres pièce;∎ she was sold into slavery/prostitution on l'a vendue comme esclave/prostituée;∎ she sold her body or herself to buy food elle s'est prostituée pour acheter à manger;∎ they sold classified information to our competitors ils ont vendu des renseignements confidentiels à nos concurrents;∎ he sold state secrets to the enemy il a vendu des secrets d'État à l'ennemi;∎ he'd sell his own grandmother for a pint of beer il vendrait son âme pour une bière;∎ to sell one's soul to the devil vendre son âme au diable;∎ humorous I'd sell my soul for a holiday in the Caribbean je ferais ou donnerais n'importe quoi pour passer des vacances aux Caraïbes;∎ to sell oneself short ne pas se montrer à sa juste valeur;∎ don't sell yourself short il faut vous mettre en valeur;∎ I'm often accused of selling the country short on m'accuse souvent de donner une mauvaise image du pays;∎ familiar we were sold a pup or a dud (cheated) on nous a roulés; (sold rubbish) on nous a vendu de la camelote;∎ to sell sb down the river trahir qn(b) (cause to be sold) faire vendre;∎ what really sells newspapers is scandal ce sont les scandales qui font vraiment vendre les journaux;∎ you need a star to sell the movie (to backers) il faut une star dans la distribution du film pour intéresser les investisseurs potentiels; (to the public) il faut une star dans la distribution du film pour attirer le public(c) (promote → idea, image, policy) faire accepter;∎ she sold the idea to the whole council elle a fait accepter l'idée à tout le conseil;∎ to sell an idea to the electorate faire passer une idée auprès des électeurs;∎ a campaign to sell the new party une campagne de publicité pour le nouveau parti;∎ as a politician, it is important to be able to sell yourself les hommes politiques doivent savoir se mettre en valeur∎ she tried to sell me some story or line about running out of petrol elle a essayé de me faire avaler une histoire de panne d'essence∎ we've been sold! on s'est fait avoir ou posséder!∎ the record is selling well le disque se vend bien;∎ the cakes sell for or at 70 pence each les gâteaux se vendent (à) ou valent 70 pence pièce;∎ shares in the company are selling at 109 pence les actions de cette compagnie s'échangent à 109 pence;∎ to sell like hot cakes se vendre comme des petits pains(b) (person, shop) vendre;∎ sorry, I'm not interested in selling désolé, je ne cherche pas à vendre;∎ Stock Exchange to sell short vendre à découvert►► American sell date date f limite de vente;Stock Exchange sell order injonction f à la vente;Stock Exchange sell price prix m (du) comptantrevendrevendre à terme∎ to sell sth forward vendre qch à terme∎ the house was sold off to pay debts la maison a été vendue pour régler des créances;∎ they're selling the plates off at bargain prices ils liquident les assiettes à des prix défiant toute concurrencerevendre (en faisant du bénéfice)➲ sell out∎ the tickets are sold out tous les billets ont été vendus(b) (betray → person, principles) trahir(c) Stock Exchange vendre, réaliser(a) Commerce (sell business) vendre son commerce; (sell stock) liquider (son stock); (run out) vendre ou écouler tout le stock;∎ my father sold out and retired mon père a vendu son affaire et a pris sa retraite;∎ he sold out to some Japanese investors il a vendu à des investisseurs japonais;∎ we've sold out of sugar nous n'avons plus de sucre, nous avons vendu ou écoulé tout notre stock de sucre∎ to sell out to sb vendre ses parts à qn(c) (betray one's principles) renier ses principes;∎ to sell out to the enemy passer à l'ennemi;∎ the government were accused of selling out to terrorism le gouvernement fut accusé d'avoir traité avec les terroristes;∎ critics accused the writer of selling out les critiques ont accusé l'écrivain d'avoir renié ses principes pour plaire au plus grand nombre(shopkeeper) vendre son fonds de commerce ou son affaire; (businessman) vendre son affaire;∎ he sold up and went to Canada il a tout vendu et est parti au Canada -
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give away [something], give [something] away1) donner [item, sample]we're practically giving them away! — à ce prix-là, c'est donné!
2) ( reveal) révéler3) ( lose carelessly) laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de)give [somebody] away, give away [somebody]4) ( betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir; [person] dénoncer (to à)5) ( in marriage) conduire [quelqu'un] à l'autel -
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sell [sel](preterite, past participle sold)a. vendre ; [+ stock] écouler• to sell sth for $25 vendre qch 25 dollars• he sold it to me for $10 il me l'a vendu 10 dollars• he was selling them for £10 a dozen il les vendait 10 livres la douzaine• to sell o.s. short ne pas se mettre en valeur• these books sell for $10 each ces livres se vendent 10 dollars pièce3. compounds► sell outb. ( = be used up)c. [shopkeeper] to sell out of sth (temporarily) être à court de qch ; ( = use up supply of) épuiser son stock de qch* * *[sel] 1.(colloq) noun (deception, disappointment) déception f2.transitive verb (prét, pp sold)1) gen, Commerce vendreto sell something at ou for £5 each — vendre quelque chose 5 livres sterling pièce
‘stamps sold here’ — ‘ici on vend des timbres’
2) ( promote sale of) faire vendre3) ( put across) faire accepter, vendre pej [idea, image, policy, party]4) (colloq) ( cause to appear true)to sell somebody something —
to sell something to somebody — faire avaler (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un [lie, story, excuse]
5) ( betray) trahir3.intransitive verb (prét, pp sold)1) [person, shop, dealer] vendre‘sell by June 27’ — ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’
2) [goods, product, house, book] se vendre4.the new model is/isn't selling (well) — le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal
reflexive verb (prét, pp sold)1) ( prostitute oneself)to sell oneself — lit, fig se vendre (to à; for pour)
2) ( put oneself across)to sell oneself — se vendre (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:- sell off- sell out- sell up••to be sold on — être emballé (colloq) par [idea, person]
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14 shop
shop [∫ɒp]1. nounc. ( = workshop, part of factory) atelier m• to go shopping (specific errands) faire les courses ; (leisurely browsing) faire les magasins faire du shopping (inf)4. compounds* * *[ʃɒp] 1.1) ( store) magasin m; (small, fashionable) boutique fto set up shop — lit, fig s'installer
to shut up shop — (colloq) lit, fig fermer boutique
2) US ( in department store) rayon m3) ( workshop) atelier m4) US School atelier m5) (colloq) GB ( shopping)2.to do a big shop — faire le plein (colloq)
(colloq) transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) GB donner (colloq), vendre3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) faire ses coursesto go shopping — gen aller faire des courses; ( as browser) aller faire les magasins
Phrasal Verbs:••all over the shop — (colloq) GB fig partout
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15 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) collaborer2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) collaborer•- collaborator -
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[kəm'pel]past tense, past participle - compelled; verb(to force: They compelled me to betray my country.) contraindre -
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verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) trahir, doubler -
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1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rat2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) salaud2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) manquer à2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) dénoncer•- rat race- smell a rat -
19 sell down the river
(to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) trahir -
20 treacherous
['tre ərəs]1) (betraying or likely to betray: a treacherous person/act.) traître2) (dangerous: The roads are treacherous in winter.) traître•- treacherousness - treachery
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betray — be|tray [ bı treı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if you betray your country, or you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents: In wartime many people accused of betraying their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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