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1 larguer
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2 larguer
larguer [laʀge]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ voile] to let outb. [+ parachutiste, bombe, vivres, tracts] to drop ; [+ étage de fusée] to jettison ; [+ cabine spatiale, satellite] to release* * *laʀge1) Armée, Aviation to drop [bombe, missile]; to drop [parachutiste]; to release [satellite, navette]2) Nautisme to unfurl [voile]larguer les amarres — lit to cast off; fig to set off
3) (colloq) ( abandonner) to give up [études, appartement]; to leave [travail]; to chuck (colloq), to leave [petit ami]* * *laʀɡe vt1) [bombe] to drop2) [sonde] to launch3) * (= rompre avec) [petit ami] to dump *se faire larguer * — to be dumped *
4) * [emploi, situation] to chuck up *Il a décidé de tout larguer pour aller vivre sur une île du Pacifique. — He decided to chuck up everything and go and live on a Pacific island.
* * *larguer verb table: aimer vtr3 ○( abandonner) to give up [études, appartement]; to leave [travail]; to chuck○, to leave [petit ami]; to drop [projet]; se faire larguer to get chucked (par qn by sb);4 ○( dépasser) to outstrip [concurrent].[large] verbe transitif[amarre] to slip2. AÉRONAUTIQUE [bombe, charge] to drop[réservoir] to jettison[fusée] to release3. (très familier) [abandonner - poste] to quit, to chuck (in) (inseparable), to walk out on (inseparable) ; [ - vieillerie, projet] to chuck, to bin (especially UK) ; [ - amant] to dump, to jilt ; [ - personne avec qui l'on vit] to walk out on -
3 délester
délester [delεste]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ navire, ballon] to remove ballast from• on a délesté la route nationale a diversion has been set up to relieve traffic congestion on the main road* * *delɛste
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1) ( alléger) to get rid of the ballast from [navire, aérostat]se faire délester de son portefeuille — hum to have one's wallet pinched
2) ( décongestionner) to divert traffic away from [route]
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se délester verbe pronominalse délester de — [personne] to get rid of [bagages]; to off-load [responsabilité] ( sur onto)
* * *delɛste vt1) [navire] to unballast2)3) [voleur]délester qn de [argent, portefeuille] — to relieve sb of
* * *délester verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( alléger) to get rid of the ballast from [navire, aérostat]; délester un véhicule de six sacs to take six bags out of a vehicle;2 ( décongestionner) to divert traffic away from [autoroute, voie];3 ( voler) [voleur] to relieve (de of);4 Électrotech to interrupt the power supply to.B se délester vpr se délester de [personne] to get rid of [bagages]; to off-load [responsabilité] (sur onto); [avion, aérostat] ( lâcher) to release [bombe]; ( en cas de danger) to jettison [cargaison, bagages].[delɛste] verbe transitif1. [décharger]délester quelqu'un d'une valise/d'une obligation to relieve somebody of a suitcase/of an obligation————————se délester de verbe pronominal plus préposition -
4 lest
lest [lεst]masculine noun* * *lɛstnom masculin1) Nautisme, Aviation ballastlâcher du lest — fig to make concessions
2) ( sur un filet) weight* * *lɛst nmNAVIGATION, AVIATION ballastjeter du lest; lâcher du lest fig — to make concessions
* * *lest nm1 Naut, Aviat ballast; jeter or lâcher du lest lit to jettison ballast; lâcher du lest fig to make concessions;2 Pêche ( sur un filet) weight.[lɛst] nom masculinb. (figuré) to make concessions, to yield some ground -
5 tomber
I.v. trans.1. To 'floor', to knock down.2. To 'bowl over', to astound.3. To woo, to win over. (With this meaning, the verb can refer to sexual prowess. Il l'a tombée fastoche! He scored with her easy!)4. Tomber la veste:a To take one's jacket off (because of the hot weather, exertion, etc.).b (fig.): To 'get stuck in', to participate in some hard graft. (The image here is of rolling up one's sleeves in order to 'muck in' with one's minions. Il est pas fier lui, notre patron, il a tombé la veste pour nous aider! He's no boardroom smoothie, our boss, he came and grafted with us!)II.v. intrans.1. To get 'nicked', 'picked up', to be arrested.2. To get sentenced.3. Laisser tomber (of item of conversation): To 'drop it', to change topic.a To 'let someone down', to fail to support someone in his hour of need.b To 'ditch' someone, to jettison someone when he or she is of no further use.5. Qu'est-ce qu'il tombe! It ain't half chucking it down! — It's pouring buckets!6. Tomber sur quelqu'un: To come down on someone (like a ton of bricks), to reproach someone violently.7. Tomber sur un bec: To 'hit a snag', to suffer a setback.8. Tomber quelque part: To 'land', to end up somewhere. On est tombé dans un patelin perdu! We finished up in some God- forsaken place!9. Je ne sais pas d'où il est tombé! I don't know where he sprang from! — He's a total stranger as far as I'm concerned. 10 Tomber pile: To arrive in the nick of time.
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