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sévir [seviʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verba. ( = punir) to act ruthlessly• sévir contre [+ personne, abus, pratique] to deal ruthlessly with• si vous continuez, je vais devoir sévir if you carry on, I shall have to deal severely with youb. [virus] to be rife ; [doctrine] to hold sway• est-ce qu'il sévit encore à l'université ? (humorous) do they still let him loose on the students? (inf)* * *seviʀverbe intransitif2) ( causer des ravages) [tempête, guerre] to rage; [épidémie, pauvreté] to be rife; [voyous] to be running wild3) fig [doctrine] to hold sway; [délation] to be rifemon ancien professeur sévit toujours au lycée — hum my former teacher is still pegging away at the school
* * *seviʀ vi1) (= punir) [autorités, professeur] to crack downsévir contre [abus] — to crack down on
2) (= faire des dégâts) [fléau] to rage, to be rampant* * *sévir verb table: finir vi1 ( punir) to clamp down (contre on);2 ( causer des ravages) [tempête, guerre] to rage; [épidémie, pauvreté] to be rife; [voyous] to be running wild; la sécheresse sévit dans le pays drought is ravaging the country;3 fig [doctrine] to hold sway; [délation] to be rife; mon ancien professeur sévit toujours au lycée hum my former teacher is still pegging away at the school.[sevir] verbe intransitif1. [personne]si tu continues à tricher, je vais devoir sévir if you keep on cheating, I'll have to do something about it
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