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21 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) attacher2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) faire du stop2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) anicroche2) (a kind of knot.) noeud3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) secousse•- hitch-hiker - hitch a lift/ride - hitch up -
22 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) (faire) sauter2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sauter3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) sursauter4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) franchir (d'un bond)2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) bond2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) saut3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) saut4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) sursaut5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) montée en flèche•- jumpy- jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it -
23 mortar
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24 mudguard
noun (a shield or guard over the wheel of a car, bicycle etc to keep mud, rainwater etc from splashing upwards.) garde-boue -
25 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) pair2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) (de) pair(s)•- peerage- peeress - peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) scruter -
26 perpendicular
[pə:pən'dikjulə](standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) perpendiculaire -
27 pop
I 1. [pop] noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) pan!2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) boisson gazeuse2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) (faire) éclater2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) sortir tout à coup, surgir3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) sortir4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) fourrer•- popcorn- pop-gun - pop up II [pop] adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) pop -
28 project
1. ['pro‹ekt] noun1) (a plan or scheme: a building project.) projet2) (a piece of study or research: I am doing a project on Italian art.) étude (sur)2. [prə'‹ekt] verb1) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) projeter2) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) faire saillie3) (to plan or propose.) projeter (de)4) (to make a picture or a film appear on a screen.)•- projection - projector -
29 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) sauter, bondir2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) découler de3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) (se) refermer brusquement2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) ressort2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) printemps3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) bond4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) élasticité5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) source•- springy- springiness - sprung - springboard - spring cleaning - springtime - spring up -
30 uppercut
(in boxing etc, a blow aimed upwards, eg to the chin.) uppercut -
31 adjust
A vtr1 gen, Tech régler [component, control, fitting, level, position, machine, speed] ; ajuster [amount, price, rate, timetable] ; rajuster [clothing] ; rectifier [figures, statistics] ; mettre au point [terms, arrangements] ; to adjust sth to sth adapter qch en fonction de qch ; to adjust [sth] upwards/downwards augmenter/diminuer [salary, sum] ;2 Insur régler [claim].B vi1 ( adapt) [person] s'adapter (to à) ;2 ( be adaptable) [component, fitting, machine] s'ajuster ; [seat] être réglable ; to adjust to sth [machine, component, fitment, control] se régler sur qch. -
32 angle
A n1 gen, Math angle m ; at a 60° angle à un angle de 60° ; angle of attack/of descent/of refraction angle d'attaque/de chute/de réfraction ; camera angle angle de vue ; to make/form an angle with sth faire/former un angle avec qch ; to be at an angle to sth [table] faire un angle avec [wall] ; [tower] pencher par rapport à [ground] ; from every angle sous tous les angles ; seen from this angle d'ici ; at an angle en biais ;2 ( point of view) point m de vue (on sur) ; to look at/see sth from sb's angle regarder/voir qch du point de vue de qn ; from every angle sous tous les angles ;3 (perspective, slant) what angle is the newspaper putting on this story? sous quel angle est-ce que le journal présente cette histoire? ; seen from this angle sous cet angle ;4 ( corner) angle m (of de) ;6 ○ US ( advantage) bénéf ○ m ; he never does anything unless there's an angle il ne fait jamais rien sans qu'il y ait un bénéf ○ au bout!B vtr1 ( tilt) orienter [camera, light, table] (towards vers) ; incliner [racket, ball] ; to angle sth sideways/upwards/downwards incliner qch en oblique/vers le haut/vers le bas ;C vi1 Fishg pêcher (à la ligne) ; to angle for salmon pêcher le saumon ;2 ○ fig ( try to obtain) to angle for chercher à obtenir [compliments, money, tickets, work] ; to angle for sb's attention chercher à attirer l'attention de qn. -
33 coil
A n1 (of rope, barbed wire) rouleau m ; ( of electric wire) bobine f ; ( of smoke) volute f ; ( of hair) boucle f ; ( of snake) anneau m ;2 ( of petrol engine) bobine f ;■ coil up:▶ coil up [snake] se lover ;▶ coil [sth] up, coil up [sth] enrouler [rope, hosepipe, wire]. -
34 curl
A nB vtr1 friser [hair] ;2 (wind, coil) [person, animal] to curl one's fingers around sth saisir qch ; to curl one's toes around sth saisir qch avec ses orteils ; to curl oneself ou one's body around sth [person, cat] se pelotonner contre qch ; to curl itself around sth [snake, caterpillar] s'enrouler autour de qch ; to curl one's legs under oneself replier les jambes sous soi ; to curl one's lip [person] faire une moue dédaigneuse ; [dog] retrousser ses babines.C vi [hair] friser ; [paper] (se) gondoler ; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornir ; to curl around sth s'enrouler autour de qch ; smoke curled upwards la fumée montait en volutes ; his lip curled il fit une moue dédaigneuse.to curl up and die ○ rentrer dans un trou de souris ○ ; to make sb's hair curl ○ ( in shock) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête de qn.■ curl up:▶ curl up [person] se pelotonner ; [cat, dog] se mettre en rond ; [paper] (se) gondoler ; [edges, corner, leaf] se racornir ; to curl up in bed/in a chair se blottir dans son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to be curled up on the sofa être blotti sur le canapé ; to curl up into a ball [person] se recroqueviller ; [hedgehog] se mettre en boule ; to curl up with laughter ○ se tordre de rire ○ ; to curl up at the edges [photo, paper] (se) gondoler ;▶ curl up [sth], curl [sth] up [heat, moisture] gondoler [paper, leaf] ; racornir [edges, corner] ; to curl oneself up se recroqueviller. -
35 draw
A n2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;6 [tea] infuser.to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.■ draw apart:▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.■ draw aside:▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.■ draw away:▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].■ draw back:▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.■ draw down:▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].■ draw in:▶ draw in1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].■ draw off:▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].■ draw on:▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].■ draw out:▶ draw out1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.■ draw up:▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur. -
36 flow
A n1 ( movement) ( of liquid) écoulement m ; (of refugees, words) flot m ; ( of information) circulation f ; ( of time) cours m ; the flow of refugees into a country le flot de réfugiés vers un pays ; to go with the flow ○ suivre le mouvement ; the flow of oil to the West l'approvisionnement de l'Ouest en pétrole ; in full flow fig en plein discours ;2 ( circulation) (of blood, water, electricity) circulation f ; to impede traffic flow entraver la circulation ; to increase the flow of adrenalin augmenter le taux d'adrénaline ;B vi1 ( move) [liquid, gas] couler (into dans) ; to flow south couler vers le sud ; to flow in/back affluer/refluer ; to flow upwards/downwards s'élever/tomber ; to flow past sth passer devant qch ; to flow from lit s'écouler de ; fig ( follow) découler de ; the river flows into the sea le fleuve se jette dans la mer ;2 ( be continuous) [conversation, words] couler ; [wine, beer] couler à flots ; the days flowed past les jours s'écoulaient ; money is flowing in l'argent afflue ;3 ( move within a system) [blood, water, electricity, adrenalin] circuler (through, round dans) ; pleasure flowed through her le plaisir l'a envahie ;5 Geog [tide] monter. -
37 furl
B vi [smoke] to furl out/upwards sortir/monter en volutes. -
38 onwards
1 ( forwards) the journey onwards to Tokyo le voyage jusqu'à Tokyo ; to fly to Paris then onwards to Geneva prendre l'avion jusqu'à Paris puis une correspondance pour Genève ; to go ou rise onwards and upwards gravir les échelons de la hiérarchie ;2 ( in time phrases) from tomorrow/next year onwards à partir de demain/de l'année prochaine ; from now onwards à partir d'aujourd'hui ; from that day onwards à dater de ce jour. -
39 revise
B vtr1 ( alter) réviser, modifier [proposal, treaty, estimate, figures] ; changer [attitude] ; to revise one's position revenir sur sa position ; to revise one's opinion of sb/sth réviser son jugement sur or à propos de qn/qch ; to be revised upwards/downwards [figures, profits etc] être révisé à la hausse/à la baisse ;C vi GB réviser ; to revise for one's exams réviser pour ses examens ; she's busy revising elle est en plein dans ses révisions. -
40 rise
A n1 ( increase) (in amount, number, inflation, rates) augmentation f (in de) ; (in prices, pressure) hausse f (in de) ; ( in temperature) élévation f (in de) ; ( in standards) amélioration f (in de) ; to be on the rise [crime, inflation, number] être en augmentation ; [prices] être en hausse ;3 ( upward movement) (of plane, balloon) ascension f ; (of water, liquid, sea) montée f ; the rise and fall of his chest le mouvement de sa respiration ;4 ( progress) ( of person) ascension f ; (of country, company, empire) essor m ; (of doctrine, ideology) montée f ; Hitler's rise and fall l'ascension et la chute de Hitler ; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire l'essor et le déclin de l'Empire romain ; her rise to fame son accession f à la gloire ;6 ( hill) butte f ;7 ( source) Geog source f ; the river has its rise in… le fleuve prend sa source dans… ; to give rise to fig donner lieu à [rumours, speculation, suspicion] ; susciter [happiness, resentment, frustration] ; causer [problem, increase, unemployment].1 ( become higher) [water] monter ; [price, rate, number, temperature] augmenter ; [voice] devenir plus fort ; to rise above [temperature, amount] dépasser ; his voice rose to a shout il a élevé la voix jusqu'à crier ; his voice rose in anger la colère lui a fait élever la voix ;3 ( get up) [person] se lever ; ( after falling) se relever ; to rise from the chair se lever du fauteuil ; to rise from the dead ressusciter des morts ; ‘rise and shine!’ ‘debout!’ ; ‘all rise’ Jur ‘Messieurs, la cour!’ ;7 ( progress) [person] réussir ; to rise to devenir [director, manager] ; s'élever à [rank, position] ; to rise to fame atteindre la célébrité ; he rose from apprentice to manager il a commencé comme apprenti et est devenu directeur ; she rose from nothing to become partant de rien elle a réussi à devenir ; to rise through the ranks gravir tous les échelons ;8 ( slope upwards) [ground, road] monter ; [mountain, cliff] s'élever ; to rise to a height of s'élever à une hauteur de ;9 ( appear over horizon) [sun, moon, star] se lever ;11 Culin [dough, cake] lever ;13 Fishg [fish] venir nager à la surface.■ rise above:■ rise up1 ( ascend) [ball, balloon, bird, plane] s'élever ; [smoke, steam] monter ; fig [building, mountain] se dresser ; an office building rose up on the site of the old church un immeuble de bureaux s'est construit à l'emplacement de la vieille église ; a great shout rose up from the crowd un grand cri a jailli de la foule ;2 ( rebel) littér [people, region, nation] se soulever (against contre) ; to rise up in revolt se révolter.
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