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1 surendetté
surendetté, e [syʀɑ̃dete]adjective* * *surendettée syʀɑ̃dete adjectif [personne, pays] deeply in debt (après n); [entreprise] overextended* * *syʀɑ̃dete surendetté, -e1. adj(personne, entreprise) overburdened with debt, deeply in debt, (pays) with a heavy debt burden2. nm/f(= pays) country with a heavy debt burden, (= personne) person deeply in debt* * *( féminin surendettée) [syrɑ̃dɛte] adjectifheavily ou deeply indebted -
2 chandelle
chandelle [∫ɑ̃dεl]feminine nouna. ( = bougie) candleb. ( = acrobatie) shoulder stand* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl1) ( bougie) candle2) Sport••devoir une fière chandelle (colloq) à quelqu'un — to be hugely indebted to somebody
tenir la chandelle — (colloq) to play gooseberry (colloq)
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle — the game isn't worth the candle; trente-six
* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl nf1) (pour s'éclairer) tallow candle, candledîner aux chandelles — candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
2) RUGBY (chandelle de récupération) up-and-under3) AVIATION* * *chandelle nf1 ( bougie) candle; lire à la lueur d'une chandelle to read by candlelight; s'éclairer à la chandelle to use candles for lighting; un dîner aux chandelles a candlelit dinner;2 Sport faire la chandelle ( en gymnastique) to do a shoulder stand; ( au tennis) to hit a lob; ( au rugby) to play an up-and-under; ( au football) to loft the ball;3 Aviat monter en chandelle to zoom;4 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( jeu) children's party game;5 ◑( morve) trickle of snot○; avoir la chandelle au nez to have a runny nose, to have a snotty○ nose.chandelle romaine ( en pyrotechnie) Roman candle.devoir une fière chandelle à qn to be hugely indebted to sb; faire des économies de bouts de chandelles to make cheeseparing economies; tenir la chandelle○ to play gooseberry○; brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts to burn the candle at both ends; le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle the game isn't worth the candle; la chandelle brûle time is running out; ⇒ trente-six.[ʃɑ̃dɛl] nom féminin1. [bougie] (tallow) candle2. (familier) [morve] trickle of snot4. [tir, RUGBY] up-and-under5. [position de gymnastique]————————aux chandelles locution adjectivale[dîner, repas] candlelit————————aux chandelles locution adverbiale[dîner] by candlelight -
3 endetté
endetté, e [ɑ̃dete]• l'entreprise est endettée à hauteur de 3 millions d'euros the company has a debt amounting to 3 million euros* * *endettée ɑ̃dete adjectif in debt (jamais épith)* * *ɑ̃dete adj endetté, -ein debt, fig* * *A pp ⇒ endetter.B pp adj [association, hôpital, personne] in debt ( jamais épith); [pays, entreprise] in debt ( jamais épith), debtor ( épith); être très endetté to be heavily in debt; être endetté de 10 millions d’euros to be 10 million euros in debt; être endetté auprès d'une banque to owe money to a bank. -
4 fier
I.n. m. Faire le fier: To 'play the high and mighty', to put on airs and graces.II.adj.1. 'Hoity-toity', 'stuck-up', arrogant.2. 'Deuced', confounded. C'est un fier crétin! He's an A-grade pillock!3. Devoir a quelqu'un une fière chandelle: To be deeply indebted to somebody.
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indebted — [[t]ɪnde̱tɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If you say that you are indebted to someone for something, you mean that you are very grateful to them for something. I am deeply indebted to him for his help. Derived words: indebtedness N UNCOUNT … English dictionary
indebted — adjective be indebted to to be very grateful to someone for the help they have given you: greatly/deeply indebted: I am indebted to my husband for helping me edit the book. indebtedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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deeply — adv. Deeply is used with these adjectives: ↑afraid, ↑aggrieved, ↑ambivalent, ↑apprehensive, ↑ashamed, ↑asleep, ↑attached, ↑committed, ↑compassionate, ↑concerned, ↑conscious, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
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