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corruption [kə'rʌpʃən](a) (of official, politician etc → action, state) corruption f(b) (depravity, debasement → action, state) dépravation f, corruption f;∎ Law the corruption of minors le détournement de mineurs(c) (of text → action) altération f, corruption f; (→ state) version f corrompue; (of word → action) corruption f; (→ state) forme f corrompue -
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[-ʃən]1) (the act of corrupting.) corruption2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) forme corrompue -
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bribery [ˈbraɪbərɪ]* * *['braɪberɪ] -
7 riddle
riddle [ˈrɪdl]1. noun• riddled with holes/bullets criblé de trous/balles* * *['rɪdl] 1.1) ( puzzle) devinette f2) ( mystery) énigme f2.transitive verb1) ( perforate)to riddle something with — cribler quelque chose de [bullets]
2) ( undermine)to be riddled with — être rongé par [disease, guilt]; fourmiller de [errors, ambiguities]
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a. ( = corruption) corruption fb. ( = filth) sordidité f* * *(colloq) [sliːz] noun péj ( pornography) pornographie f; ( corruption) corruption f -
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bribery ['braɪbərɪ]corruption f; (of witness) subornation f;∎ open to bribery corruptible;∎ not open to bribery incorruptible;∎ Law bribery and corruption corruption f;∎ humorous that's bribery and corruption! c'est une tentative de corruption! -
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suggestion [səˈdʒest∫ən]1. noun• have you any suggestions? avez-vous quelque chose à suggérer ?• we reject any suggestion that... nous rejetons toute insinuation selon laquelle...b. ( = trace) soupçon m, pointe f2. compounds* * *[sə'dʒestʃn], US [səg'dʒ-]at ou on somebody's suggestion — sur or suivant le conseil de quelqu'un
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root [ru:t]1 noun∎ to pull up a plant by its roots déraciner une plante;∎ to touch up one's roots (person with dyed hair) refaire ses racines;∎ to get one's roots done se faire refaire les racines∎ to have its roots in sth (of crisis etc) avoir ses origines dans qch;∎ the root of all evil la source de tout les maux;∎ to get at or to the root of the problem aller au fond du problème;∎ poor housing is at the root of much delinquency la mauvaise qualité des logements est souvent à l'origine de la délinquance(f) Mathematics racine f∎ corruption must be eliminated root and branch il faut éradiquer la corruption(cause, problem) fondamental, de base∎ figurative he stood rooted to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;∎ her political convictions are rooted in her upbringing c'est dans son éducation qu'il faut chercher les racines de ses convictions politiques∎ to root for truffles chercher des truffes(of person → origin) racines fpl, origines fpl;∎ he has no real roots il n'a pas de véritables racines;∎ she is in search of her roots elle est à la recherche de ses origines;∎ to get back to one's roots retrouver ses racines;∎ their actual roots are in Virginia en fait ils sont originaires de Virginie►► American root beer = boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux;Anatomy root canal canal m dentaire;root canal treatment, root canal work traitement m canalaire;American root cellar cave f potagère;Botany root climber plante f grimpante à racines crampons;root crop racine f comestible;Computing root directory racine f, répertoire m principal;Botany root hair poil m radiculaire;Mathematics root mean square moyenne f quadratique;roots music musique f "roots" (influencée par la musique traditionelle);Botany root rot piétin m;root vegetable légume m à racine comestible∎ to root about for sth fouiller pour trouver qch;∎ to root about in a drawer fouiller dans un tiroir(team) encourager, soutenir;∎ to root for a candidate appuyer un candidat;∎ we're all rooting for you nous sommes de votre côté(b) (suppress) supprimer, extirper(search through) fouiller dans -
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graft [grα:ft]1. nouna. greffe fb. ( = bribery) corruption fa. grefferb. ( = get by bribery) obtenir par la corruption ; ( = get by swindling) obtenir par escroquerie( = engage in bribery) recevoir des pots-de-vin ; ( = swindle) faire de l'escroquerie* * *[grɑːft], US [græft] 1.1) Botany, Medicine greffe f2) (colloq) GB ( work)2.hard graft — boulot (colloq) m acharné
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stink [stɪŋk]1. nounpuanteur f• what a stink! ce que ça pue !a. empesterb. ( = be very bad) (inf!) [person, thing] être dégueulasse (inf !)* * *[stɪŋk] 1.1) ( stench) (mauvaise) odeur f2) (colloq) ( row) esclandre m2.to kick up ou cause a stink — causer un esclandre
to stink of petrol/death — puer l'essence/la mort
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graft [grɑ:ft]1 noun∎ they performed a cornea graft ils ont effectué une greffe de la cornée;∎ bone/skin graft greffe f osseuse/de peau;∎ I had to have a skin graft on a dû me faire une greffe de peau(b) (UNCOUNT) (corruption) magouilles fpl∎ to achieve sth by hard graft réussir qch en bossant dur∎ they grafted a piece of skin onto his face ils lui ont greffé un bout de peau sur le visage;∎ figurative this piece was grafted onto the symphony later ce morceau a été rajouté à la symphonie plus tard;∎ the tower was grafted onto the original edifice la tour a été ajoutée à l'édifice d'origine(b) (obtain by corruption) obtenir par la corruption(a) (be involved in bribery) donner ou recevoir des pots-de-vin∎ pears graft fairly easily les poires se greffent assez facilement -
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1 noun(a) (squalidness) aspect m miteux□, caractère m sordide□(b) (pornography) porno m(c) (corruption) corruption□ f;∎ it's the sleaze factor that led to the government's downfall ce sont les affaires de corruption dans lesquelles le gouvernement a été impliqué qui en ont provoqué la chute(a) (live immoral life) mener une vie dissolue□∎ he sleazed up to the bar il s'approcha du bar en roulant des mécaniques -
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probe [prəʊb]1 noun(a) (investigation) enquête f, investigation f;∎ there has been a newspaper probe into corruption la presse a fait une enquête sur la corruption(b) (question) question f, interrogation f;∎ he didn't respond to our probes into or about his past il est resté muet lorsque nous avons essayé de l'interroger sur son passé(a) (investigate) enquêter sur;∎ police are probing the company's accounts la police épluche les comptes ou examine la comptabilité de la société(b) (examine, sound out → person, motive, reasons) sonder;∎ to probe sb about sth sonder qn sur qch∎ she probed the snow with her umbrella elle fouilla la neige avec la pointe de son parapluie;∎ to probe the mysteries of the mind sonder les mystères de l'esprit(a) (investigate) enquêter, faire une enquête;∎ the police are probing for clues les policiers recherchent des indices;∎ to probe into sth enquêter sur qch;∎ if you probe into his past, you'll have some surprises si vous fouillez dans son passé, vous aurez des surprises;∎ to probe into people's private lives fouiller dans la vie des gens;∎ if you probe a little deeper,… si on fouille un peu plus,… -
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reek [ri:k]∎ it reeks of tobacco in here ça empeste ou ça pue le tabac ici;∎ to reek of cheap perfume (person, room) empester le parfum bon marché;∎ figurative the whole affair reeks of corruption toute cette affaire sent la corruption à plein nez;2 nounpuanteur f -
19 shorthand
shorthand ['ʃɔ:thænd]sténographie f, sténo f;∎ to take notes in shorthand prendre des notes en sténo;∎ figurative this term has become shorthand for corruption ce terme est devenu synonyme de corruption►► shorthand typing sténodactylographie f;shorthand typist sténodactylo mf -
20 smack
smack [smæk]1 noun∎ to give sb a smack in the face gifler qn;∎ to give sb a smack on the bottom donner une claque sur les fesses à qn;∎ figurative a smack in the face or eye une gifle, une rebuffade;∎ give the ball a good smack donne un grand coup dans le ballon∎ with a smack of his lips avec un claquement de langue;∎ the smack of the waves le fouettement des vagues;∎ there was a resounding smack as the bat hit the ball la batte heurta la balle avec un claquement sonore∎ figurative the smack of hypocrisy une nuance d'hypocrisie∎ to give sb a smack on the lips embrasser qn bruyamment sur les lèvres□∎ to have a smack at doing sth essayer de faire qch□ ;∎ I'll have a smack at it je vais essayer(person → gen) donner une grande tape à, donner une claque à; (→ in face) donner une gifle à, gifler; (→ on bottom) donner une claque sur les fesses à;∎ to smack sb's face or sb in the face gifler qn, donner une gifle à qn;∎ to smack sb's bottom (in punishment) donner la fessée à qn; (in play) donner une tape sur les fesses à qn;∎ she smacked the book down on the table elle posa le livre sur la table avec un claquement sonore;∎ to smack one's lips se lécher les babines∎ the whole thing smacks of corruption tout ça, ça sent la corruption4 adverb(a) (forcefully) en plein;∎ she went smack into a wall elle est rentrée en plein dans un mur;∎ he caught him smack on the chin il l'a frappé en plein sur le menton;∎ she kissed him smack on the lips elle l'a embrassé en plein sur la bouche
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