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1 cripple
cripple [ˈkrɪpl]1. nouna. estropierb. [+ production] paralyser* * *['krɪpl] 1.1) ( lame) injur impotent/-e m/f2) ( inadequate)2.emotional cripple — personne f bloquée sur le plan émotionnel
transitive verb1) ( physically) estropier2) fig paralyser [country, industry]; désemparer [ship]; mettre [quelque chose] hors d'usage [vehicle] -
2 cripple
cripple ['krɪpəl](b) figurative (damage → industry, country, system) paralyser; (→ plane, ship) désemparer; (→ machine) empêcher de fonctionner; (→ tank) mettre hors de combat2 noun∎ he's an emotional cripple il est incapable d'exprimer ses émotions -
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4 leave
leave [li:v](verb: preterite, past participle left)1. noun• how much leave do you get? vous avez droit à combien de jours de congé ?b. ( = consent) permission fc. ( = departure) to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn)• have you taken leave of your senses? avez-vous perdu la tête ?a. ( = go away from) quitter• to leave home/school quitter la maison/l'école• to leave the rails [train] déraillerb. ( = forget) oublierc. ( = deposit) laisser• can I leave my camera with you? puis-je vous confier mon appareil photo ?d. ( = allow to remain) laisser• shall we go via Paris? -- I'll leave it to you et si on passait par Paris ? -- c'est vous qui décidez• leave it to me! laissez-moi faire !• I wanted to leave myself at least £80 a week je voulais garder au moins 80 livres par semaine• to leave sb in charge of a house/shop laisser à qn la garde d'une maison/d'une boutique• if you take four from seven, what are you left with? si tu soustrais quatre à sept, qu'est-ce qui te reste ?b. [+ opponent in race] distancer ; [+ fellow students] dépasser[+ paragraph, words] garder ; [+ plug] laisser• where did we leave off? (in work, reading) où nous sommes-nous arrêtés ?• leave off! ça suffit ! (inf)b. ( = not put back on) ne pas remettrec. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser fermé ; [+ light] laisser éteinta. [+ one's hat, coat] garder ; [+ lid] laisserb. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser ouvert ; [+ light] laisser alluméb. ( = not put back) laisser sorti ; ( = leave visible) [+ food, note] laisser* * *[liːv] 1.1) (also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m; Military permission f2) ( permission) autorisation fby ou with your leave — avec votre permission
3) ( departure)2.transitive verb (prét, pp left)1) ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc]; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc]; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building]to leave school — ( permanently) quitter l'école
to leave the road/table — quitter la route/table
to leave the track — [train] dérailler
to leave the ground — [plane] décoller
I left him cleaning his car — quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture
the smile left her face — fig son sourire s'est effacé
2) ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person]; oublier [object]; ( deliberately) quitter [partner]; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip] ( for pour; with à); ( permanently) abandonner [animal, family]to leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un
3) ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap]you leave me no choice ou alternative but to... — vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de...
he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings — il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments
there are/we have five minutes left — il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes
the accident left him an orphan/a cripple — l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide
4) ( allow to do)to leave something to somebody — laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [job, task]
to leave somebody to it — ( to do something) laisser quelqu'un se débrouiller; ( to be alone) laisser quelqu'un tranquille
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to leave somebody be — (colloq) laisser quelqu'un tranquille
leave it to ou with me — je m'en occupe
5) ( result in) [oil, wine] faire [stain]; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark]; faire [hole, dent]6) ( postpone) laisser [task, homework]leave it till tomorrow/the end — laisse ça pour demain/la fin
7) ( stop and agree)9) ( pass)3. 4.to leave something on one's left/right — passer quelque chose à gauche/à droite
reflexive verb (prét, pp left)to leave oneself (with) — se réserver [time, money]
Phrasal Verbs:- leave go- leave on -
5 disable
[dis'eibl](to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple: He was disabled during the war.) estropier- disability payment - disabled - disablement -
6 hamstring
1 nountendon m du jarret;∎ to pull a hamstring se claquer le tendon du jarret(cripple → animal, person) couper le(s) jarret(s) à; figurative handicaper;∎ the project is hamstrung le projet est bloqué;∎ we are hamstrung nous sommes bloqués -
7 incapacitate
incapacitate [‚ɪnkə'pæsɪteɪt]∎ he was temporarily incapacitated by the accident à la suite de l'accident, il a été temporairement immobiliséUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > incapacitate
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