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41 eliminate
[i'limineit](to get rid of; to omit or exclude: He was eliminated from the tennis match in the first round.) éliminer -
42 eradicate
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43 expel
[ik'spel]past tense, past participle - expelled; verb1) (to send away in disgrace (a person from a school etc): The child was expelled for stealing.) renvoyer (de)2) (to get rid of: an electric fan for expelling kitchen smells.) évacuer• -
44 explain away
(to get rid of (difficulties etc) by clever explaining: She could not explain away the missing money.) justifier -
45 exterminate
[ik'stə:mineit](to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) exterminer -
46 gland
[ɡlænd](a part of the body that takes substances from the blood and stores them for use or in order that the body may get rid of them: a sweat gland; He has swollen glands in his neck.) glande -
47 let off steam
1) (to release steam into the air.) lâcher (de) la vapeur2) (to release or get rid of excess energy, emotion etc: The children were letting off steam by running about in the playground.) se défouler -
48 liquidate
[-deit]1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) liquider2) (to get rid of.) liquider -
49 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) faire table rase de -
50 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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51 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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52 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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53 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) refilerEnglish-French dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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54 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rouleau2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) petit pain3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) roulade4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) roulis5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) roulement6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) bourrelet7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) roulement2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) rouler2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) (faire) rouler3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) (en)rouler4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) rouler5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) rouler6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) enrouler7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) rouler; étendre (au rouleau)8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) rouler9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) gronder, rouler10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) rouler11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) rouler12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) déferler13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) s'écouler•- roller- rolling - roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) faire du patin à roulettes- roll in - roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) liste -
55 root out
1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) arracher, déraciner2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) extirper -
56 scurf
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57 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) déplacer2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) rejeter3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) enlever2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) changement2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) équipe3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) quart de travail; (travail) par équipes•- shiftlessness - shifty - shiftily - shiftiness -
58 shrug off
(to dismiss, get rid of or treat as unimportant: She shrugged off all criticism.) ignorer -
59 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) chose; produit; étoffe2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) affaires3) (an old word for cloth.) étoffe•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) (se) bourrer (de)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) farcir3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) empailler•- stuffing- stuff up -
60 throw away
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) jeter2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) gâcher
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