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1 outright
(a) (absolute, utter → dishonesty, hypocrisy) pur (et simple), absolu; (→ liar) fieffé; (→ ownership) total, absolu; (frank → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;∎ he's an outright fascist! c'est un vrai fasciste!;∎ she's an outright opponent of capital punishment c'est une adversaire inconditionnelle de la peine de mort;∎ it was outright blackmail c'était purement et simplement du chantage, c'était du chantage, ni plus ni moins(b) (clear → win, winner) incontesté;∎ it's an outright win for New Zealand la victoire revient incontestablement à la Nouvelle-Zélande(c) (clearly → win) nettement, haut la main∎ they were killed outright ils ont été tués sur le coup -
2 kill
A n1 (in bullfighting, hunting) mise f à mort ; to be in at the kill lit assister à la mise à mort ; I wanted to be in at the kill fig je voulais assister au dénouement ;2 ( prey) proie f.B vtr1 ( cause to die) tuer [person, animal] ; he killed her with a knife il l'a tuée avec un couteau ; he was killed by the disease la maladie l'a tué ; he was killed by a drunken driver il a été tué par un conducteur ivre ; they killed one another ou each other ils se sont entre-tués ; killed outright tué sur le coup ; drink is slowly killing him l'alcool le détruit lentement ; killed in action ou battle tombé au champ d'honneur ; I'll do it, even if it kills me ○ ! je le ferai, même si je dois y laisser ma peau ○ ! ; I could have killed her! je l'aurais tuée! ; she didn't say anything, but if looks could kill… elle n'a rien dit mais ses yeux lançaient des éclairs ;2 ○ ( make effort) it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time cela ne te ferait pas de mal d'arriver à l'heure ;3 ○ ( hurt) my feet are killing me j'ai mal aux pieds ; what kills me is not knowing ce qui me tue, c'est de ne pas savoir ;4 (end, stop) arrêter [rumour] ; supprimer [paragraph, story] Journ ; faire échouer [idea, proposal] ; it killed her chances of getting a job cela a anéanti toutes ses chances d'obtenir un emploi ; that remark killed the conversation dead cette remarque a jeté un froid dans la conversation ;5 ( deaden) tuer [smell, flavour] ; smoking kills the appetite fumer ôte tout appétit ; to kill the pain faire disparaître la douleur ;7 ( spend) to kill time tuer le temps (by doing en faisant) ; I have two hours to kill j'ai deux heures à attendre ;8 ○ ( amuse) what kills me is that he knew all along le plus drôle, c'est qu'il le savait déjà.C vi [cancer, drinking] tuer.D v refl to kill oneself se suicider ; to kill oneself doing fig se tuer à faire ; don't kill yourself! iron surtout ne te fatigue pas trop! ; to kill oneself laughing être mort de rire ; they were all killing themselves laughing ils étaient tous morts de rire.■ kill off:▶ kill off [sth], kill [sth] off détruire [weeds, crops] ; éliminer [pests, opponents] ; he kills off the heroine in the third act il fait mourir l'héroïne au troisième acte.
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