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1 succomber (à)
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2 succomber
succomber [sykɔ̃be]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = mourir) to die• ce gâteau était trop tentant, j'ai succombé ! this cake was so tempting I just couldn't resist!* * *sykɔ̃beverbe intransitif1) ( mourir) to die2) ( fléchir) liter to give way, to yield3) ( s'abandonner)succomber à — to succumb to [charme, désespoir]; to yield to [tentation]
* * *sykɔ̃be vi1) (= céder)succomber à [charme] — to succumb to, [tentation] to give in to, to yield to
2) (= mourir) to die, to succumb* * *succomber verb table: aimer vi1 ( mourir) to die;2 ( fléchir) liter to give way, to yield; succomber sous le poids to collapse under the weight; succomber sous le nombre to be overwhelmed by numbers;3 ( s'abandonner) succomber à to succumb to [charme, désespoir, fatigue]; to yield to, to give in to [tentation]; succomber à l'appel du large to answer the call of the sea.[sykɔ̃be] verbe intransitif2. [céder - personne] to succumbil a succombé sous le nombre he was forced to yield to greater numbers ou because he was outnumberedc. [fatigue, sommeil] to succumb to (soutenu)d. [blessures] to die from, to succumb to (soutenu)j'ai succombé à ses charmes I fell (a) victim ou I succumbed to her charms -
3 charmer
charmer [∫aʀme]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʃaʀmeverbe transitif to charmse laisser charmer par quelqu'un — to fall for ou succumb to somebody's charms
* * *ʃaʀme vt* * *charmer verb table: aimer vtr [spectacle, artiste] to charm, to enchant [auditoire]; to charm [serpent]; se laisser charmer par qn to fall for ou succumb to sb's charms.[ʃarme] verbe transitif2. [envoûter - auditoire] to cast ou to put a spell on ; [ - serpent] to charm3. [dans des formules de politesse] -
4 céder
céder [sede]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verba. ( = donner) to give up• et maintenant je cède l'antenne à notre correspondant à Paris and now I'll hand you over to our Paris correspondent• « cédez le passage » "give way"b. ( = vendre) to sell• « bail à céder » "lease for sale"• « cède maison avec jardin » "house with garden for sale"2. intransitive verba. ( = capituler) to give inb. ( = se rompre) to give way* * *sede
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1) ( laisser) to give up [tour, siège, part] ( à quelqu'un to somebody); to yield [pouvoir, droit] ( à quelqu'un to somebody); to make over [bien] (à to)céder le passage or la priorité — to give way (à to)
céder la place — fig to give way (à to)
2) ( vendre) to sell ( à quelqu'un to somebody)‘cède villa bord de mer’ — ‘for sale: seaside house’
3) ( être inférieur)
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céder à verbe transitif indirectcéder à — to give in to, to yield to
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verbe intransitif1) ( fléchir) [personne] to give in2) ( casser) [poignée, branche] to give way; ( ne plus résister) [serrure, porte] to yield* * *sede1. vt1) (= donner, passer) to give up"bail à céder" — "lease for sale"
2) (par une vente) to sellIl se refuse à céder son terrain. — He refuses to sell his land.
2. vi1) [pont, barrage] to give way2) [personne] to give inElle a tellement insisté qu'il a fini par céder. — She went on so much that he eventually gave in.
céder à — to give in to, to yield to
Je ne veux pas céder à ses caprices. — I'm not going to give in to her whims.
* * *céder verb table: céderA vtr1 ( laisser) to give up [tour, siège, part] (à qn to sb); to yield [pouvoir, droit] (à qn to sb); Jur to make over [bien] (à to); céder le passage or la priorité Aut to give way (à to); il m'a cédé sa place he let me have his seat; céder la place fig to give way (à to); céder le pas fig to give way (à to; devant before); céder du terrain lit [armée] to lose ou yield ground (à l'ennemi to the enemy); fig [monnaie] to lose ground (par rapport à against); [épidémie] to recede; [négociateur] to make concessions; ne pas céder un pouce de terrain [armée] not to yield an inch of ground; [négociateur] not to yield an inch; l'indice Dow Jones a cédé quelques points Fin the Dow Jones index fell by a few points; je cède la parole à mon collègue I'll hand you over to my colleague;2 ( vendre) to sell (à qn to sb); il m'a cédé son studio pour 50 000 euros he let me have ou he sold me his studio for 50,000 euros; ‘cède villa bord de mer’ ( dans une annonce) ‘for sale: seaside house’; céder à bail Jur to lease; bail à céder lease for sale;3 ( être inférieur) ne le céder en rien à qn/qch to be on a par with sb/sth; il ne le cède à personne en courage when it comes to courage, he's second to none.B céder à vtr ind to give in to [personne, désir]; to give in to, to yield to [tentation, envie, menace, exigences]; to yield to [charme]; to succumb to [sommeil].C vi2 ( casser) [poignée, branche] to give way; ( ne plus résister) [serrure, porte] to yield; faire céder une porte/serrure to force a door/lock.[sede] verbe transitif1. [donner] to give (up)céder le passage à quelqu'un to let somebody through, to make way for somebodya. MILITAIRE to give ground, to fall backb. (figuré) to back down ou offil ne le cède en rien à nos plus grands peintres he can take his place alongside our greatest painters2. [vendre] to sell‘à céder’ ‘for sale’————————[sede] verbe intransitif1. [à la volonté d'autrui] to give in2. MILITAIREcéder sous l'assaut de l'ennemi to be overpowered ou overwhelmed by the enemy3. [casser - étagère, plancher] to give way ; [ - câble, poignée] to break off ; [ - couture] to come unstitched————————céder à verbe plus préposition1. [ne pas lutter contre - sommeil, fatigue] to succumb to ; [ - tentation, caprice] to give in ou to yield to2. [être séduit par] -
5 tentation
tentation [tɑ̃tasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *tɑ̃tasjɔ̃nom féminin temptation* * *tɑ̃tasjɔ̃ nf* * *tentation nf temptation (de of; de faire to do); céder/résister à la tentation to give in to/to resist temptation; la tentation du repli sur soi est grande there is a great temptation to turn in upon oneself; la tentation est forte de demander plus it's very tempting to ask for more; dériver vers des tentations xénophobes to succumb to the temptation of xenophobia.[tɑ̃tasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [attrait, désir] temptationcéder ou succomber à la tentation to yield to temptationavoir ou éprouver la tentation de faire to be tempted to do2. RELIGION -
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I.adv.1. Y aller de ¼: To do something. (Colloquial expressions using this spoken format can usually be found under the heading of their complement, e.g. Y aller de cinq: To shake hands. Y aller de sa goualante:a To sing a song.b To voice a complaint. Y aller de la sienne: To tell a funny joke, etc.)2. Y passer (of sexual partner): To succumb to advances.3. Y tâter: To be quite good at something, to be more than proficient. Le golf, il y tâte depuis longtemps: He's no mcan golfer these days.II.pers. pron. (corr. il) Y faut pas faire ça! You mustn't do that! Y m'a bien dit que t'étais un salaud! He sure as hell told me you were a swine! (Only lax pronunciation can explain this surprising deviation from the norm which is sadly filtering into the written language.)
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Succumb — Suc*cumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent}, {Cubit}.] To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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