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1 désorienter
désorienter [dezɔʀjɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb( = égarer) to disorientate ; ( = déconcerter) to bewilder* * *dezɔʀjɑ̃te1) ( déconcerter) to confuse, to bewilder2) ( faire perdre le sens de l'orientation) to disorientate [BrE]* * *dezɔʀjɑ̃te vtto disorientate, fig to confuse* * *désorienter verb table: aimer vtr1 ( déconcerter) to confuse, to bewilder;2 ( faire perdre le sens de l'orientation) to disorientateGB [personne]; ils ont été désorientés par la tempête they lost their bearings in the storm.[dezɔrjɑ̃te] verbe transitif -
2 déboussoler
déboussoler (inf) [debusɔle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *(colloq) debusɔle verbe transitif to throw (colloq), to confuse [personne]* * *debusɔle vtto disorientate, to disorient* * *déboussoler○ verb table: aimer vtr to throw○, to confuse [personne]; il est complètement déboussolé he's all at sea○ GB he's totally confused.[debusɔle] verbe transitif -
3 dépayser
dépayser [depeize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = désorienter) to disorientateb. ( = changer agréablement) ça nous a dépaysé it gave us a change of scenery* * *depeizeverbe transitif ( agréablement) to provide [somebody] with a pleasant change of scenery; ( désagréablement) to disorient* * *depeize vt(= désorienter) to disorientate, (= changer agréablement) to give a change of scenery to* * *dépayser verb table: aimerA vtr ( agréablement) to provide [sb] with a pleasant change of scenery; ( désagréablement) to disorient.[depeize] verbe transitif1. [changer de cadre] to give a change of scenery ou surroundings to2. [désorienter] to disorientate -
4 déphaser
defɑze1) (colloq) ( décaler) to disorientate2) Électrotechnique to shift phase* * *defɒze vt(= décaler) [personne] to confuse* * *déphaser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ○( décaler) to disorientate;2 Électrotech to shift phase.[defaze] verbe transitif2. [désorienter]
См. также в других словарях:
Disorientate — Dis*o ri*en*tate, v. t. To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disorientate — index disorganize, disturb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disorientate — [dɪsˈɔːriənˌteɪt] or disorient [dɪsˈɔːriənt] verb [T] to make someone confused about where they are or what direction they are moving in disorientation [dɪsˌɔːriənˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
disorientate — ► VERB ▪ cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction or feel confused. DERIVATIVES disorientated adjective disorientation noun … English terms dictionary
disorientate — UK [dɪsˈɔːrɪənteɪt] / US [dɪsˈɔrɪənˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms disorientate : present tense I/you/we/they disorientate he/she/it disorientates present participle disorientating past tense disorientated past participle disorientated 1) to… … English dictionary
disorientate — disorient, disorientate Both verbs have a long history (disorient being first recorded in 1655, disorientate in 1704) and both are still in use meaning ‘to confuse (someone) as to whereabouts’. In most contexts disorient, being shorter, is… … Modern English usage
disorientate — verb Alternate form of disorient. Ideas often disorientate a system which has been formed on a particular pattern and make it inapplicable; so ideas may lead to the readjustment of groups and sometimes of political boundaries … Wiktionary
disorientate — transitive verb Date: circa 1704 disorient • disorientation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disorientate — disorientation, n. /dis awr ee euhn tayt , ohr /, v.t., disorientated, disorientating. to disorient. [1695 1705; DIS 1 + ORIENTATE] * * * … Universalium
disorientate — dis|o|ri|en|tate [ dıs ɔriən,teıt ] BRITISH to DISORIENT someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disorientate — [[t]dɪ̱sɔ͟ːriənteɪt[/t]] disorientates, disorientating, disorientated see disorient … English dictionary