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1 défaillir
défaillir [defajiʀ]➭ TABLE 13 intransitive verba. ( = s'évanouir) to faintb. [forces, mémoire] to fail ; [courage, volonté] to falter* * *defajiʀverbe intransitif1) ( s'évanouir) to faint2) ( faiblir) [mémoire, santé] to fail* * *defajiʀ vi1) [personne] to come over faint2) [mémoire] to fail3) (moralement) to waver* * *défaillir verb table: assaillir vi1 ( s'évanouir) to faint; se sentir défaillir to feel faint; défaillir de faim/de peur to feel faint with hunger/with fear; elle défaillait de bonheur fig she was overcome with happiness;2 ( faiblir) [mémoire, santé] to fail; soutenir qn sans défaillir to show unflinching support for sb.[defajir] verbe intransitif1. [être près de s'évanouir] to be about to faint ou on the verge of fainting2. [s'amollir]3. [forces, mémoire] to fail -
2 défaillance
défaillance [defajɑ̃s]1. feminine nouna. ( = faiblesse) weaknessc. ( = insuffisance) weakness2. compounds* * *defajɑ̃s1) ( mauvais fonctionnement) failure2) ( moment de faiblesse)il a eu une défaillance à 100 mètres de l'arrivée — he began to flag 100 metres [BrE] from the line
* * *defajɑ̃s nf1) (technique) [circuits, matériel, système] fault, failureL'accident est dû à une défaillance du gouvernail. — The accident was due to a faulty rudder., The accident was due to a rudder failure.
2) (physique) loss of energyIl comptait sur une défaillance physique de son adversaire. — He was counting on his opponent flagging.
3) (= manquement) [responsables] breach of duty* * *défaillance nf1 ( mauvais fonctionnement) fault; ( panne) breakdown (de in);2 ( insuffisance) failing, weakness; avoir des défaillances en mathématiques to have areas of weakness in mathematics;3 ( moment de faiblesse) ( physique) blackout; ( morale) moment of weakness; ma mémoire a des défaillances my memory is faulty; il a eu une défaillance à 100 m de l'arrivée he began to flag ou to lose strength 100 metresGB from the line; travailler sans défaillance to work consistently; faire son devoir sans défaillance not to fail in one's duty;4 Jur default.défaillance cardiaque heart failure.[defajɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [évanouissement] blackout[malaise] feeling of faintnessa. [s'évanouir] to faint, to have a blackoutb. [être proche de l'évanouissement] to feel faint2. [faiblesse] weakness5. MÉDECINEdéfaillance cardiaque/rénale heart/kidney failure7. [faillite] collapse————————sans défaillance locution adjectivale[mémoire] faultless[attention, vigilance] unflinching -
3 farouche
farouche [faʀu∫]adjectivea. ( = timide) shy* * *faʀuʃ1) [enfant, animal] timid, shy; [adulte] unsociable2) [regard] fierce; [guerrier] savage3) [ennemi, haine] bitter; [adversaire, résolution] fierce; [partisan] staunch; [ambition] driving; [volonté] iron4) liter [paysage, côte] wild* * *faʀuʃ adj1) (enfant) shy2) (animal, bête) wild3) (guerrier) fierce* * *farouche adj1 ( timide) [enfant, animal] timid, shy; ( insociable) [personne] unsociable; elle est peu farouche iron she's anything but shy;3 ( acharné) [ennemi, haine] bitter; [adversaire, résolution, opposition] fierce; [partisan, loyaliste] staunch; [ambition] driving; [volonté] iron ( épith);[faruʃ] adjectif[volonté] fierce2. [animal] wild -
4 fléchir
fléchir [fle∫iʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verba. ( = plier) to bend ; [+ articulation] to flexb. ( = faire céder) to sway2. intransitive verba. ( = plier) to bend ; [poutre, genoux] to sagb. ( = faiblir) to weakenc. ( = diminuer) [attention] to flag ; [cours de Bourse] to dropd. ( = céder) to yielde. forme fléchie [de mot] inflected form* * *fleʃiʀ
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1) ( plier) to bend2) ( ébranler) to sway [personne, opinion]; to weaken [volonté]
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verbe intransitif1) ( ployer) [poutre] to sag; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way2) ( faiblir) [attention] to flag; [courage] to waver; [volonté] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [prix] to fall (de by)sans fléchir — ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly
* * *fleʃiʀ1. vt1) [corps, genou] to bend2. vi1) [poutre] to sag3) (= baisser) [prix] to fall off* * *fléchir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( plier) to bend;B vi1 ( ployer) [poutre] to sag, to bend; [genoux] to bend; [jambes] to give way;2 ( faiblir) [attention] to flag, to falter; [courage] to waver; [volonté, résistance] to weaken; [production, demande] to fall off; [cours, euro] to weaken, to fall; [prix] to fall, to come down; fléchir de 2% to fall by 2%;3 ( céder) [personne, armée] to yield; ( s'adoucir) [personne] to relent; se laisser fléchir to relent, to let oneself be swayed; sans fléchir ( stoïquement) unflinchingly; ( obstinément) stubbornly.[fleʃir] verbe transitif2. [apitoyer - juge, tribunal] to move to pity————————[fleʃir] verbe intransitif1. [se ployer] to bend2. [baisser] to fall3. [céder] to weaken -
5 résolu
determined, firm, resolute, set, strong-minded, unflinching
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