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A n1 parfois péj ( for attention) coup m organisé, truc ○ m ; publicity stunt coup m de publicité, truc ○ m publicitaire ;2 Cin, TV ( with risk) cascade f ; to do a stunt exécuter une cascade ; aerial stunts acrobaties fpl aériennes ;3 ○ US numéro ○ m.B vtr empêcher [economic growth, progress, development] ; rabougrir [plant growth, crops] ; empêcher [personal growth, development].to pull a stunt ○ faire le malin ○ ; if you pull a stunt like that again ○ si tu (me) refais ce coup-là ○. -
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stunt [stʌnt]1 noun∎ it was quite a stunt! il fallait le faire!(b) (by stunt man) cascade f;∎ to do one's own stunts (actor, actress) ne pas se faire doubler dans les scènes dangereuses∎ to pull a stunt faire un canular ou une farce;∎ it's just a stunt to raise money ce n'est qu'un truc ou une combine pour se faire de l'argent(impede → growth, development) retarder; (→ person) freiner ou retarder la croissance de; (→ intelligence) freiner le développement de►► stunt driver conducteur m cascadeur, conductrice f cascadeuse;stunt driving cascades fpl automobiles;Aviation stunt flying vol m acrobatique;stunt man cascadeur m;stunt pilot pilote m de voltige aérienne, voltigeur m;stunt woman cascadeuse f -
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stunt [stʌnt]1. noun( = feat) tour m de force ; [of stuntman] cascade f ; (in plane) acrobatie f ; [of students] canular (inf) m ; ( = publicity stunt) truc (inf) m publicitaire[+ growth] retarder ; [+ person, plant] retarder la croissance de* * *[stʌnt] 1.1) ( for attention) coup m organisé, truc (colloq) maerial stunts — acrobaties fpl aériennes
3) (colloq) US numéro (colloq) m2.transitive verb empêcher [development]; Botany étioler [plant] -
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I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) arrêter la croissance de qqn, qqch.- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) exploit- stuntman
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