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shattering ['ʃætərɪŋ](a) (emotionally → news, experience) bouleversant; (→ revelation) choquant; (→ disappointment) fort, cruel(b) (extreme → defeat) écrasant;∎ a shattering blow un coup violent; figurative un coup terrible -
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shattering [ˈ∫ætərɪŋ]a. ( = devastating) [experience, news] bouleversant ; [blow, effect] dévastateur (- trice f) ; [defeat] écrasant* * *['ʃætərɪŋ]adjective [blow, effect] accablant; [news] bouleversant -
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earth [ɜ:θ]1. nouna. terre f• to come down or be brought down to earth (with a bump) (figurative) redescendre (brutalement) sur terre (fig)• where/why/how on earth...? où/pourquoi/comment diable... ?• she looks like nothing on earth! à quoi elle ressemble !b. [of fox, badger] terrier m• to go to earth [fox, criminal] se terrer(British) [+ appliance] mettre à la terre3. compounds* * *[ɜːθ] 1.to come down to earth — lit, fig revenir sur terre
to go to earth — lit, fig se terrer
2) (colloq) ( as intensifier)how/where/who on earth...? — comment/où/qui donc or diable (colloq)...?
3) GB Electricity terre f4) (colloq) ( huge amount)2. 3.transitive verb GB Electricity mettre [quelque chose] à la terre••did the earth move for you? — (colloq) tu as pris ton pied? (colloq)
to run somebody/something to earth — dénicher quelqu'un/quelque chose
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breaking ['breɪkɪŋ](a) (shattering) bris m; Medicine (of bone) fracture f; Law (of seal → illegal) bris m; (→ legal) levée f; Aviation (of sound barrier) franchissement m;∎ Law breaking and entering effraction f(b) (violation → of treaty, rule, law) violation f (of de); (→ of promise) manquement m (of à); (→ of commandment) désobéissance f (of à)(c) (interruption → of journey) interruption f; (→ of silence) rupture f; (→ of strike) action f de briser(d) Linguistics fracture f(e) (of horse) dressage m(f) (of fall, force of something) amortissement m►► breaking in(b) (burglary) effraction fbreaking point point m de rupture;∎ figurative I've reached breaking point je suis à bout, je n'en peux plus;∎ you're trying my patience to breaking point tu pousses à bout ma patience;∎ the situation has reached breaking point la situation est devenue critique;(a) (of building) démolition f; (of earth, field) défoncement m, premier labourage m; (of rocks, substance) broyage m, décomposition f; (of organization, assembly) dissolution f; (of crowd) dispersion f; (of family) désagrégation f; (of estate, property, country) morcellement m; (of empire) démembrement m, fragmentation f; (of ship) dépècement m, démembrementSch breaking up party soirée f de fin de trimestre -
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(b) (explosion, crash etc) assourdissant□Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > earth-shaking
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Shattering — The concept of shattering of a set of points plays an important role in Vapnik Chervonenkis theory, also known as VC theory. Shattering and VC theory are used in the study of empirical processes as well as in statistical computational learning… … Wikipedia
shattering — [[t]ʃæ̱tərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is shattering shocks and upsets you very much. The experience of their daughter s death had been absolutely shattering... Yesterday s decision was another shattering blow. Syn: devastating 2) → See… … English dictionary
shattering — I noun the act of breaking something into small pieces • Syn: ↑smashing • Derivationally related forms: ↑shatter, ↑smash (for: ↑smashing) • Hyperny … Useful english dictionary
shattering — shat|ter|ing [ˈʃætərıŋ] adj 1.) very shocking and upsetting ▪ His mother s death was a shattering blow. 2.) BrE informal making you very tired = ↑exhausting ▪ I ve had a shattering day … Dictionary of contemporary English
Shattering — Shatter Shat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shattering}.] [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shattering — shat|ter|ing [ ʃæt(ə)rıŋ ] adjective 1. ) extremely upsetting: a shattering blow 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL making you feel extremely tired … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shattering — adjective 1 very shocking and upsetting: shattering news from home 2 BrE informal making you very tired … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shattering — UK [ˈʃæt(ə)rɪŋ] / US adjective extremely upsetting a shattering blow … English dictionary
shattering — shat·ter·ing || ʃætÉ™rɪŋ n. breaking into pieces, smashing; destroying, devastating shat·ter || ʃætÉ™(r) v. break to pieces, splinter, smash; be broken into pieces; damage, harm; ruin, destroy … English contemporary dictionary
shattering — Very upsetting or striking … A concise dictionary of English slang
shattering conventions — doing things in opposition to what is generally accepted, rebelling against accepted values … English contemporary dictionary