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1 migrate
1) ((of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year: Many birds migrate in the early winter.) émigrer2) ((of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place: The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.) émigrer•- migrant - migratory -
2 overwhelm
overwhelm [‚əʊvəˈwelm]a. [emotions, misfortunes] accabler ; [shame, praise, kindness] rendre confusb. [earth, lava, avalanche] ensevelir ; [+ one's enemy, opponent] écraser* * *[ˌəʊvə'welm], US [-hwelm] 1.transitive verb1) lit [wave, avalanche] submerger; [enemy] écraser2) fig [shame] accabler; [grandeur] impressionner2.overwhelmed past participle adjective (with letters, offers, phone calls, kindness) submergé (with, by de); (with shame, unhappiness, work) accablé (with, by de); (by sight, experience) ébloui (by par)to be quite overwhelmed — ( with emotion) être très ému
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3 overwhelm
overwhelm [‚əʊvə'welm]∎ overwhelmed with grief accablé de chagrin;∎ grief overwhelmed us le chagrin nous a terrassés;∎ your generosity overwhelms me votre générosité me bouleverse ou me va droit au cœur∎ our switchboard has been overwhelmed by the number of calls notre standard a été submergé par les appels;∎ I'm completely overwhelmed with work je suis débordé de travail∎ the England team was finally overwhelmed l'équipe d'Angleterre a finalement été écrasée;∎ we fought back but our attackers overwhelmed us nous nous sommes débattus mais nos agresseurs ont eu le dessus -
4 forget
(a) (be unable to recall) oublier;∎ he'll never forget her il ne l'oubliera jamais;∎ have you forgotten all your Latin? avez-vous oublié tout votre latin?;∎ I'll never forget seeing him play Lear je ne l'oublierai jamais ou je le reverrai toujours dans le rôle de Lear;∎ I forgot (that) you had a sister j'avais oublié que tu avais une sœur;∎ he's forgotten how to type il ne sait plus (comment) taper;∎ I forgot which house is his je ne sais plus ou j'ai oublié quelle maison est la sienne;∎ I never forget a face j'ai la mémoire des visages;∎ she'll never let him forget his mistake elle n'est pas près de lui pardonner son erreur;∎ I forgot the time j'ai oublié l'heure;∎ to forget one's manners oublier ses manières;∎ have you forgotten your manners? où sont tes bonnes manières?; (to child) veux-tu être poli!;∎ to forget oneself s'oublier;∎ he was so overwhelmed by emotion that he quite forgot himself il était tellement ému qu'il perdit toute retenue;∎ it's my idea and don't you forget it! c'est moi qui ai eu cette idée, tâchez de ne pas l'oublier!;∎ such things are best forgotten il vaut mieux ne pas penser à de telles choses;∎ that never-to-be-forgotten day ce jour inoubliable ou mémorable(b) (neglect, overlook) oublier, omettre;∎ she forgot to mention that she was married elle a oublié ou a omis de dire qu'elle était mariée;∎ he seems to have forgotten his old friends il semble avoir oublié ses anciens amis;∎ don't forget the poor at Christmas n'oubliez pas les pauvres à Noël;∎ the forgotten man of Scottish football le laissé-pour-compte du football écossais;∎ not forgetting… sans oublier…;∎ let's forget our differences oublions nos différends;∎ familiar forget it! (in reply to thanks) de rien!□ ; (in reply to apology) ce n'est pas grave!, ne t'en fais pas!; (in irritation) laisse tomber!; (in reply to question) cela n'a aucune importance!□, peu importe!□ ;∎ they can forget it! (they're being unreasonable, they've no chance) ils peuvent faire une croix dessus!(c) (leave behind) oublier, laisser;∎ don't forget your umbrella! n'oublie pas ton parapluie!(d) (give up → idea, plan) abandonner, renoncer à;∎ if we don't get financial backing, we'll just have to forget the whole thing si nous n'obtenons pas de soutien financier il nous faudra renoncer au projetoublier;∎ before I forget (can you do something?) avant que j'oublie ou que je n'oublie;∎ to forget about sb/sth oublier qn/qch;∎ sorry, I completely forgot about it désolé, j'avais complètement oublié;∎ and you can forget about going to London! et ce n'est pas la peine de songer à aller à Londres! -
5 overwhelm
[əuvə'welm](to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) écraser -
6 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) couché à plat ventre2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) accablé (de, par)2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) se prosterner2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) accabler• -
7 prostrate
∎ to lie prostrate before sb être prosterné devant qn∎ prostrate with grief accablé de chagrin(a) (in obedience, respect)∎ to prostrate oneself before sb se prosterner devant qn(b) (overwhelm) accabler, abattre;∎ to be prostrated by illness être accablé ou abattu par la maladie;∎ to be prostrated with grief être accablé de chagrin
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