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81 vaincre
vaincre [vɛ̃kʀ]➭ TABLE 42 transitive verba. [+ concurrent] to beat ; [+ armée, ennemi] to defeatb. [+ préjugé, maladie, sentiment] to overcome ; [+ chômage] to conquer* * *vɛ̃kʀ
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verbe transitif to defeat [adversaire, armée]; to overcome [préjugés, complexe, envie de dormir]; to beat [chômage, maladie]
2.
verbe intransitif to win* * *vɛ̃kʀ vt1) [adversaire] to defeatL'armée a été vaincue. — The army was defeated.
2) fig (= surmonter) to conquer, to overcomeIl a réussi à vaincre sa timidité. — He managed to conquer his shyness.
* * *vaincre verb table: vaincreA vtr1 ( battre) to defeat [adversaire, équipe, armée];2 ( surmonter) to overcome [sommeil, complexe, mauvais sort, scepticisme]; to conquer [chômage, préjugés, maladie].B vi to win; il leur faut vaincre they have to win.[vɛ̃kr] verbe transitif[armée] to defeatles joueurs partaient vaincus d'avance the players felt beaten ou defeated before they began[mal de tête, maladie] to overcomeêtre vaincu par le sommeil/la fatigue to be overcome with sleep/exhaustion -
82 écrouler
s'écrouler ekʀule verbe pronominal [mur, personne, régime] to collapse; [espoir, espérance] to fade; [rêve, illusion] to crumble* * *écrouler: s'écrouler verb table: aimer vpr [mur, personne, régime, fortune, théorie] to collapse; [espoir, espérance] to founder; [rêve, illusion] to crumble; faire écrouler qch to make sth collapse; tout s'écroule autour d'eux everything is collapsing around them; tout à coup leur univers s'écroula all of a sudden the bottom fell out of their world○, all of a sudden their world collapsed around them; s'écrouler de fatigue to collapse with exhaustion; il était écroulé○ sur son lit he was slumped on his bed; s'écrouler○ de rire to be doubled up with laughter.[ekrule]s'écrouler verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être anéanti - empire, monnaie] to collapse3. [défaillir - personne] to collapses'écrouler de sommeil/fatigue to be overcome by sleep/weariness4. (familier & locution) -
83 œil
n. m.1. Avoir quelqu'un a l'œil: To keep a close eye on someone. Je veux que vous m'ayez ce lascar à l'œil! Don't let that bugger out of your sight!2. Avoir quelqu'un dans l'œil (Racing and cycling slang): To see a fellow competitor forge ahead.3. L'avoir dans l'œil (fig.): To have been 'conned', 'diddled', to have been duped.4. Risquer un œil: To 'take a peep', to glance furtively at something.5. Se rincer l'œil: To 'feast one's eyes', to get a salacious eyeful.6. Pisser de l'œil (often of woman): To 'have the weepies', to 'turn on the waterworks', to cry.7. Ne dormir que d'un œil: To take a wary 'forty winks', to drift into a state of superficial sleep because danger is lurking.8. Ouvrir l'œil et le bon: To 'keep one's weather eye open', to keep a sharp lookout.9. Monter un œil à quelqu'un: To 'give someone a shiner', a black eye.10. Avoir un œil qui dit merde à l'autre (joc.): To have a pronounced squint (also: avoir les yeux qui se croisent les bras).11. Tourner de l'œil: To 'pass out', to faint.12. Etre frais comme l'œil (of person): To be (and look) as fresh as a daisy.13. Obéir au doigt et à l'œil'. To be hyperobedient (literally to jump to attention at the quiver of an eyebrow).14. Faire un œil de crapaud mort d'amour. To look 'spoony', to have a lovesick expression on one's face.a To make a deep impression on someone.b To 'click' with someone, to take someone's fancy.16. S'en battre l'œil: 'Not to care a rap about something', to be totally unconcerned.17. Mon œil! You must be joking! (This ironical interjection is usually accompanied by the pulling down with the index finger of the lower eyelid. This 'bodyspeak' gesture emphasizes the 'I'm not as gullible as you think' quality of the remark.)18. L'œil du bidet ( pol): 'Dick', private eye. (This pejorative appellation for a private detective reflects explicitly the snooping that constitutes a fair proportion of his business.)19. L'œil de bronze: The anus, the anal sphincter (where sodomous intercourse is concerned).
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