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accoster [akɔste]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ personne] to accostb. [+ navire] to berth* * *akɔste
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1) Nautisme to come alongside [quai, navire]2) ( aborder) to accost [personne]
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verbe intransitif Nautisme to dock* * *akɔste1. vt1) [personne] to accost2) NAVIGATION, [navire] to draw alongside2. viNAVIGATION, [navire] to berth* * *accoster verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( aborder) to accost [personne].B vi Naut to dock, to land.[akɔste] verbe transitif2. NAUTIQUE to come ou to draw alongside————————[akɔste] verbe intransitif -
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aborder [abɔʀde]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = arriver à) to reachb. [+ personne] to approachc. [+ sujet] to broach ; [+ problème] to tackled. [+ bateau] to board ; ( = heurter) to collide with2. intransitive verb[bateau] to land* * *abɔʀde
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1) ( commencer à traiter) to tackle [problème, sujet]2) ( approcher) to approach [personne, obstacle]3) ( entamer) to enter4) [voyageur, navire] to reach [lieu, rive]
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verbe intransitif [voyageur, navire] to land* * *abɔʀde1. vi2. vt1) [sujet, difficulté] to tackle2) [phase] to go into, to enter, [match, entreprise] to go into3) [virage] to approach4) [personne] to approach5) (en bateau) [rivage] to reach6) [navire] to board, (= heurter) to collide with* * *aborder verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( commencer à traiter) to tackle [problème, sujet, détails]; vous n'abordez pas le problème comme il faut you're not going about the problem the right way;2 ( approcher) to approach [personne, obstacle]; aborder qn dans la rue to approach sb in the street; il a abordé le virage trop vite he approached the bend too fast; il n'a pas ralenti avant d'aborder le virage he didn't slow down on the approach to the bend;3 ( entamer) to enter; ils ont abordé la discussion avec méfiance they entered the discussion cautiously; la compagnie aborde une période délicate the company is entering a delicate period;4 [voyageur, navire] to reach [lieu, rive];B vi [voyageur, navire] to land; nous avons abordé à Venise/sur une île we landed in Venice/on an island.[abɔrde] verbe transitifquand le policier l'a abordé when the detective came ou walked up to him2. [arriver à l'entrée de] to enterje suis tombé de vélo au moment où j'abordais la dernière montée/le virage I fell off my bike as I was coming up to the last climb/the bend3. [faire face à - profession] to take up (separable) ; [ - nouvelle vie] to embark on (inseparable) ; [ - tâche] to tackle, to get to grips with ; [ - retraite] to approachà 18 ans, on est prêt à aborder la vie when you're 18, you're ready to start out in life4. [se mettre à examiner - texte, problème] to approachchez nous, on n'abordait pas ces sujets-là we never used to mention those topics in our houseil n'a pas eu le temps d'aborder le sujet he didn't have time to get onto ou to broach the subject————————[abɔrde] verbe intransitifto (touch) ou reach land -
4 racoler
racoler [ʀakɔle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• racoler des clients [prostituée] to solicit for clients* * *ʀakɔle1) [politicien] to tout for [électeurs]; ( pour un spectacle) to tout for, to bark for (colloq) [passants]2) [prostituée] to solicit for [clients]* * *ʀakɔle vi[prostituée] to solicit* * *racoler verb table: aimer vtr2 [prostituée] to solicit for [clients]; elle racole en voiture she solicits in a car.[rakɔle] verbe transitif1. [clients - suj: prostituée] to accost ; [ - suj: vendeur] to tout for[électeurs] to canvass2. HISTOIRE [soldat] to press-gang
См. также в других словарях:
Accost — Ac*cost , v. i. To adjoin; to lie alongside. [Obs.] The shores which to the sea accost. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accost — Ac*cost , n. Address; greeting. [R.] J. Morley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accost — Ac*cost (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and cf. {Accoast}.] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accost — I verb address, adoriri, affront, ambush, approach, assail, assault, assault belligerently, attack, beset, compellare, confront, draw near, fall upon, rise in hostility before, set upon, strike at, thrust at, waylay II index approach, assail … Law dictionary
accost bellicosely — index assault Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
accost — (v.) 1570s, from M.Fr. accoster move up to, from It. accostare or directly from L.L. accostare come up to the side, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + costa rib, side (see COAST (Cf. coast) (n.)). The original notion is of fleets of warships… … Etymology dictionary
accost — *address, greet, hail, salute Analogous words: *speak, talk, converse: affront, *offend, insult Contrasted words: avoid, shun, elude, evade, *escape: ignore, slight, overlook (see NEGLECT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accost — [v] approach for conversation or solicitation address, annoy, bother, brace*, buttonhole*, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, run into, salute, welcome, whistle for*; concepts 48,51 Ant. avoid,… … New thesaurus
accost — ► VERB ▪ approach and address boldly or aggressively. ORIGIN originally in the sense «go or lie alongside»: from French accoster, from Latin costa rib, side … English terms dictionary
accost — [ə kôst′, əkäst′] vt. [Fr accoster < It accostare, to bring side by side < VL * accostare < L ad , to + costa, rib, side] 1. to approach and speak to; greet first, before being greeted, esp. in an intrusive way 2. to solicit for sexual… … English World dictionary
accost — UK [əˈkɒst] / US [əˈkɔst] verb [transitive] Word forms accost : present tense I/you/we/they accost he/she/it accosts present participle accosting past tense accosted past participle accosted formal to stop someone and speak to them, especially in … English dictionary