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2 fertiliser
fertiliser [fεʀtilize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *fɛʀtilizeverbe transitif to fertilize* * *fɛʀtilize vt* * *fertiliser verb table: aimer vtr to fertilize.[fɛrtilize] verbe transitif -
3 féconder
féconder [fekɔ̃de]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *fekɔ̃de1) to impregnate [femme, femelle]; ( par insémination) to inseminate [animal]; to pollinate [plante]; to fertilize [œuf]; [fleuve] to make [something] fertile [terre]2) fig to enrich [esprit]* * *fekɔ̃de vt* * *féconder verb table: aimer vtr1 ( causer la reproduction) to impregnate [femme, femelle]; ( par insémination) to inseminate [animal]; to pollinate [plante]; to fertilize [œuf, ovule, oosphère]; fig, liter [semence] to make [sth] fruitful [terre];2 ( rendre fertile) [fleuve] to make [sth] fertile [terre];[fekɔ̃de] verbe transitif1. BIOLOGIE [femme, femelle] to impregnate[œuf] to fertilize2. (littéraire) [terre, champ] to make fertile -
4 engraisser
engraisser [ɑ̃gʀese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. intransitive verb[personne] (inf) to get fatter3. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃gʀese
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1) to fatten [bétail]2) to fertilize [sol]3) (colloq) to make [somebody] rich
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s'engraisser (colloq) verbe pronominal ( s'enrichir) to grow fat (colloq)* * *ɑ̃ɡʀese1. vt[bétail] to fatten, to fatten up, [terre] (= fertiliser) to fertilize2. vipéjoratif to get fat* * *engraisser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( en élevage) to fatten [bétail];2 ( amender) to fertilize [sol];B vi ( grossir) to get fat.C s'engraisser○ vpr ( s'enrichir) to grow fat○; s'engraisser de qch to grow fat on sth; s'engraisser sur le dos de qn to grow fat off sb's back; s'engraisser aux dépens de qn to grow fat at sb's expense.[ɑ̃grese] verbe transitif[terre] to feed————————[ɑ̃grese] verbe intransitif————————s'engraisser verbe pronominal intransitif -
5 frayer
frayer [fʀeje]➭ TABLE 81. reflexive verb2. intransitive verba. [poisson] to spawn* * *fʀɛje
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frayer le chemin or la voie à quelque chose — fig to pave the way for something
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verbe intransitif1) ( entretenir des relations)2) Zoologie [femelle] to spawn; [mâle] to fertilize the eggs
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se frayer un chemin dans or à travers — to make one's way through
* * *fʀeje1. vtto open up, to clear2. vi1) [poisson] to spawn2) (= fréquenter)frayer avec — to mix with, to associate with
* * *frayer verb table: payerA vtr frayer un passage à qn à travers la foule/un bois to clear a path for sb through the crowd/the woods; fig frayer le chemin or la voie à qch to pave the way for sth; Zool [cerf] to fray.B vi1 ( entretenir des relations) frayer avec to be friendly with; il ne fraye pas avec ces gens-là he doesn't mix with that sort of person;2 Zool [femelle] to spawn; [mâle] to fertilize the eggs.C se frayer vpr lit ( s'ouvrir) se frayer un chemin dans or à travers un champ/une salle to make one's way across a field/a room; se frayer un chemin dans or à travers la foule/forêt to make one's way through the crowd/forest; se frayer une voie à travers les pièges de la vie to make one's way through life's pitfalls.[frɛje] verbe transitif[route, voie] to clear————————[frɛje] verbe intransitif————————frayer avec verbe plus prépositionto associate with (separable)————————se frayer verbe pronominal transitifse frayer un chemin ou un passage dans la foule to force ou to push one's way through the crowd -
6 amender
amender [amɑ̃de]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *amɑ̃de
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1) Droit to amend [loi]2) Agriculture to enrich [sol]
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s'amender verbe pronominal to mend one's ways* * *amɑ̃de vt1) [loi] to amend2) [terre] to enrich* * *amender verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jur to amend [loi, texte];2 ( moralement) fml to improve;3 Agric to enrich [sol].[amɑ̃de] verbe transitif3. (littéraire) [corriger] to amend————————s'amender verbe pronominal intransitif
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