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1 débauche
débauche [debo∫]feminine nouna. ( = vice) debaucheryb. ( = abondance) débauche de wealth of* * *deboʃ1) ( dépravation) debauchery2) ( profusion) profusion* * *deboʃ nf1) (= conduite immorale) debauchery2) fig (= quantité)une débauche de; une débauche de moyens (financiers) — an extravagant outlay of money
* * *débauche nf1 ( dépravation) debauchery; un lieu de débauche a den of vice;2 ( profusion) profusion; débauche de couleur profusion of colourGB; débauche d'énergie/imagination abundance of energy/imagination.[deboʃ] nom féminin1. [dévergondage] debauchery2. [profusion]————————de débauche locution adjectivale[passé, vie] dissolute -
2 débaucher
débaucher [debo∫e]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = embaucher un salarié d'une autre entreprise) to poach (de from ) ; [chasseur de tête] to head-huntb. ( = licencier) to lay off* * *deboʃe1) ( licencier) to lay off [employé]2) (colloq) ( distraire) to tempt [somebody] away* * *deboʃe vt1) (= licencier) to lay off, to dismiss2) [salarié d'une autre entreprise] to poach3) (= entraîner) to lead astray* * *débaucher verb table: aimer vtr1 ( licencier) to lay off [employé];2 ( inciter à la grève) to incite [sb] to strike;3 ( dépraver) to corrupt [personne];4 ○( distraire) to tempt [sb] away (pour faire to do); je voulais réviser mais il m'a débauchée! I wanted to revise but he tempted me away![deboʃe] verbe transitif1. [licencier] to lay off2. [corrompre] to debauch4. [inciter - à la grève] to incite to strike ; [ - à quitter un emploi] to lure ou to tempt away (separable), to poach
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Debauch — De*bauch , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debauched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debauching}.] [F. d[ e]baucher, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Debauch — De*bauch , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]bauche.] 1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery. [1913 Webster] The first physicians by debauch were made. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. An act or occasion of debauchery. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debauch — I verb abuse, be intemperate, corrumpere, corrupt, debase, degenerate, degrade, depravare, deprave, despoil, dissipate, lead astray, molest, pervert, ruin, stuprate, sully, violate, vitiare, vitiate II index abuse ( … Law dictionary
debauch — (v.) 1590s, from M.Fr. débaucher entice from work or duty, from O.Fr. desbaucher to lead astray, supposedly lit. to trim (wood) to make a beam (from bauch beam, from Frankish balk; from the same Germanic source that yielded English BALK (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
debauch — corrupt, deprave, pervert, *debase, vitiate Analogous words: *injure, harm, damage, spoil, mar: seduce, inveigle, decoy, tempt, *lure: pollute, defile, taint (see CONTAMINATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
debauch — [v] deprave, corrupt abuse, bastardize, bestialize, betray, brutalize, debase, defile, deflower, demoralize, fornicate, fraternize, go bad*, go to hell*, intrigue, inveigle, lead astray*, live in the gutter*, lure, pervert, pollute, ravish, ruin … New thesaurus
debauch — ► VERB ▪ corrupt morally. ► NOUN ▪ a bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. ORIGIN Old French desbaucher turn away from one s duty … English terms dictionary
debauch — [dē bôch′, dibôch′] vt. [Fr débaucher < OFr desbaucher, to seduce, orig., to separate (branches from trunk) < des , away from + bauch, beam, tree trunk < Frank * balko, beam: for IE base see BALK] to lead astray morally; corrupt; deprave … English World dictionary
debauch — to copulate with extramaritally Literally, to corrupt: Men so disorder d, so debauch d and bold, That this our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. (Shakespeare, King Lear) Boswell, who expressed the view… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
debauch — debaucher, n. debauchment, n. /di bawch /, v.t. 1. to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce. 2. to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money. 3. Archaic. to lead away, as from allegiance or… … Universalium
debauch — de•bauch [[t]dɪˈbɔtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to corrupt (another s virtue or chastity) by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce 2) to subvert (honesty, integrity, or the like) 3) archaic to corrupt (loyalty or the like) 4) to indulge in debauchery 5) a… … From formal English to slang