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1 starve out
starve [somebody] out, starve out [somebody] affamer -
2 starve
A vtr1 ( deliberately) priver [qn] de nourriture [population, prisoners] ; it's pointless starving yourself ça ne sert à rien de ne pas t'alimenter ; to starve oneself/sb to death se laisser mourir/laisser qn mourir de faim ; to starve sb into doing affamer qn pour l'obliger à faire ; to starve a city into submission faire la siège d'une ville en affamant la population ;2 ( deprive) to starve sb/sth of priver qn/qch de [investment, cash, oxygen, light, affection] ; to be starved for être en mal de [choice, company, conversation].B vi Med ( be malnourished) être gravement sous-alimenté, souffrir de malnutrition ; to starve (to death) mourir de faim ; to let sb starve laisser qn mourir de faim.■ starve out:▶ starve [sb] out, starve out [sb] affamer [enemy, inhabitants]. -
3 starve
starve [stα:v]a. affamer• to starve o.s. to death se laisser mourir de faim* * *[stɑːv] 1.transitive verb1) ( deliberately) priver [quelqu'un] de nourriture, affamer2) ( deprive)to starve somebody/something of — priver quelqu'un/quelque chose de [cash, oxygen, affection]
2.to be starved of — être en mal de [company, conversation]
intransitive verb mourir de faimPhrasal Verbs: -
4 starve
starve [stɑ:v](suffer) souffrir de la faim, être affamé;∎ to starve (to death) (die) mourir de faim;∎ familiar I'm starving! je meurs de faim!(a) (cause to suffer) affamer;∎ he starved himself to feed his child il s'est privé de nourriture pour donner à manger à son enfant;∎ familiar I'm starved! je meurs de faim!;∎ the garrison was starved into surrender la garnison affamée a fini par se rendre(b) (cause to die) laisser mourir de faim;∎ they were prepared to starve themselves to death rather than give in ils étaient prêts à se laisser mourir de faim plutôt que de capituler∎ the libraries have been starved of funds les bibliothèques manquent cruellement de subventions;∎ to be starved of affection être privé d'affection;∎ the inhabitants were starved of news les habitants étaient privés d'informations(rebels, inmates) affamer, réduire par la faim; (animal) obliger à sortir en l'affamant -
5 leave
leave [li:v](verb: preterite, past participle left)1. noun• how much leave do you get? vous avez droit à combien de jours de congé ?b. ( = consent) permission fc. ( = departure) to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn)• have you taken leave of your senses? avez-vous perdu la tête ?a. ( = go away from) quitter• to leave home/school quitter la maison/l'école• to leave the rails [train] déraillerb. ( = forget) oublierc. ( = deposit) laisser• can I leave my camera with you? puis-je vous confier mon appareil photo ?d. ( = allow to remain) laisser• shall we go via Paris? -- I'll leave it to you et si on passait par Paris ? -- c'est vous qui décidez• leave it to me! laissez-moi faire !• I wanted to leave myself at least £80 a week je voulais garder au moins 80 livres par semaine• to leave sb in charge of a house/shop laisser à qn la garde d'une maison/d'une boutique• if you take four from seven, what are you left with? si tu soustrais quatre à sept, qu'est-ce qui te reste ?b. [+ opponent in race] distancer ; [+ fellow students] dépasser[+ paragraph, words] garder ; [+ plug] laisser• where did we leave off? (in work, reading) où nous sommes-nous arrêtés ?• leave off! ça suffit ! (inf)b. ( = not put back on) ne pas remettrec. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser fermé ; [+ light] laisser éteinta. [+ one's hat, coat] garder ; [+ lid] laisserb. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser ouvert ; [+ light] laisser alluméb. ( = not put back) laisser sorti ; ( = leave visible) [+ food, note] laisser* * *[liːv] 1.1) (also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m; Military permission f2) ( permission) autorisation fby ou with your leave — avec votre permission
3) ( departure)2.transitive verb (prét, pp left)1) ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc]; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc]; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building]to leave school — ( permanently) quitter l'école
to leave the road/table — quitter la route/table
to leave the track — [train] dérailler
to leave the ground — [plane] décoller
I left him cleaning his car — quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture
the smile left her face — fig son sourire s'est effacé
2) ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person]; oublier [object]; ( deliberately) quitter [partner]; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip] ( for pour; with à); ( permanently) abandonner [animal, family]to leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un
3) ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap]you leave me no choice ou alternative but to... — vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de...
he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings — il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments
there are/we have five minutes left — il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes
the accident left him an orphan/a cripple — l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide
4) ( allow to do)to leave something to somebody — laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [job, task]
to leave somebody to it — ( to do something) laisser quelqu'un se débrouiller; ( to be alone) laisser quelqu'un tranquille
to leave somebody to himself —
to leave somebody be — (colloq) laisser quelqu'un tranquille
leave it to ou with me — je m'en occupe
5) ( result in) [oil, wine] faire [stain]; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark]; faire [hole, dent]6) ( postpone) laisser [task, homework]leave it till tomorrow/the end — laisse ça pour demain/la fin
7) ( stop and agree)9) ( pass)3. 4.to leave something on one's left/right — passer quelque chose à gauche/à droite
reflexive verb (prét, pp left)to leave oneself (with) — se réserver [time, money]
Phrasal Verbs:- leave go- leave on -
6 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) laisser2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) faire en sorte que3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!)•- let someone or something alone/be - let alone/be - let down - let fall - let go of - let go - let in - out - let in for - let in on - let off - let up - let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) louer- to let
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