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1 uncover
1 ( expose) dévoiler [plot, fraud, scandal] ;2 ( discover) découvrir [evidence, treasure, weapons] ;3 ( remove covering from) découvrir [face, body]. -
2 uncover
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3 expose
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz]a. ( = uncover) exposer ; [+ wire, nerve, body part] mettre à nu• to expose o.s. to criticism s'exposer à la critique• the course exposes students to many points of view le cours présente aux étudiants de nombreux points de vue• to expose o.s. (indecently) commettre un outrage à la pudeur► to be exposed to [+ idea, experience] être confronté àb. ( = unmask) [+ vice, scandal, plot, lie] dévoiler ; [+ secret] éventer ; ( = denounce) démasquer (as comme étant)c. [+ photograph] exposer* * *[ɪk'spəʊz] 1.transitive verb1) ( display) exposer [skin]2) ( make public) révéler [identity]; dénoncer [injustice, person, scandal]3) ( uncover) exposer [inside, dirt]; [excavations] mettre à jour [fossil, remains]4) ( make vulnerable)to expose somebody/something to — exposer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [infection, light]; livrer quelqu'un/quelque chose à [ridicule, temptation]
5) Photography exposer [film]2.1)to expose oneself — Law commettre un outrage à la pudeur
2)3.to expose oneself to — ( make oneself vulnerable) s'exposer à [risk, danger]
exposed past participle adjective [area, film] exposé; [beam] apparent -
4 exposé
expose [ɪkˈspəʊz]a. ( = uncover) exposer ; [+ wire, nerve, body part] mettre à nu• to expose o.s. to criticism s'exposer à la critique• the course exposes students to many points of view le cours présente aux étudiants de nombreux points de vue• to expose o.s. (indecently) commettre un outrage à la pudeur► to be exposed to [+ idea, experience] être confronté àb. ( = unmask) [+ vice, scandal, plot, lie] dévoiler ; [+ secret] éventer ; ( = denounce) démasquer (as comme étant)c. [+ photograph] exposer* * *[ek'spəʊzeɪ], US [ˌekspə'zeɪ] -
5 expose
expose [ɪk'spəʊz]∎ her low-cut dress leaves her shoulders exposed sa robe décolletée découvre ou laisse voir ses épaules;∎ to expose sb/sth to sth exposer qn/qch à qch;∎ to be exposed to attack être exposé aux attaques;∎ to be exposed to the elements être exposé aux intempéries;∎ he was exposed to German from the age of five il a été au contact de l'allemand depuis l'âge de cinq ans;∎ to expose sth to view exposer qch à la vue;∎ to expose oneself is an offence l'exhibitionnisme est un délit;∎ to expose oneself to sth (to criticism, ridicule, risk) s'exposer à qch∎ they're trying to expose him as… ils essaient de démontrer que c'est…;∎ he feared being exposed as a homosexual il craignait que son homosexualité ne soit découverte ou mise à jour(d) (abandon → baby) abandonner, exposer
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