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1 noyer
I.noyer1 [nwaje]masculine noun( = arbre) walnut tree ; ( = bois) walnutII.noyer2 [nwaje]➭ TABLE 81. transitive verbto drown ; [+ moteur] to flood• quelques bonnes idées noyées dans des détails inutiles a few good ideas lost in a mass of irrelevant detail2. reflexive verb* * *
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1. nwaje1) ( tuer) to drown [personne, animal]2) ( inonder) to flood [village, champ]3) ( mettre trop de liquide) to flood [moteur]; to drown [pastis, whisky]; to douse [feu, incendie]noyer son chagrin or sa peine dans l'alcool — to drown one's sorrows (in drink)
4) (accabler, étourdir)5) ( faire disparaître)noyer une idée dans quelque chose — to lose ou bury an idea in something
6) Art to blend [couleurs]; to merge [contours]
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se noyer verbe pronominal1) ( accidentellement) to drown; ( volontairement) to drown oneself2) figmes cris se sont noyés dans le brouhaha général — my shouts were drowned (out) in the general hubbub
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II nwajenom masculin1) ( arbre) walnut (tree)2) ( bois) walnut* * *
I nwaje nm1) (= arbre) walnut tree, walnut2) (= bois) walnut
II nwaje vt1) (= tuer) [personne, animal] to drown2) (= inonder) [endroit] to flood3) AUTOMOBILES, [moteur] to flood4) (= plonger) to submerge* * *noyer verb table: employerA nm1 ( arbre) walnut (tree);B vtr2 ( inonder) to flood [village, champ, mine];3 ( mettre trop de liquide) to flood [moteur]; to drown [pastis, whisky]; to douse [feu, incendie]; noyer son chagrin or sa peine dans l'alcool hum to drown one's sorrows;4 (accabler, étourdir) noyer qn sous une multitude de renseignements to swamp sb with a mass of information; noyer qn sous un flot de paroles to talk sb' s head off;5 ( faire disparaître) noyer une idée dans qch to lose ou bury an idea in sth; noyer une révolte dans le sang to spill blood in quashing a revolt;6 Tech ( intégrer) to embed [armature]; ( mettre à niveau) to countersink [vis, clou]; noyer une poutrelle dans du béton to embed a girder in concrete;C se noyer vpr1 ( accidentellement) to drown; ( volontairement) to drown oneself; noyé en mer drowned at sea; mourir noyé to die by drowning;2 ( pour oublier) se noyer dans les plaisirs to throw oneself into a life of mindless enjoyment;3 ( disparaître) se noyer dans la foule to get swallowed up in the crowd; mes cris se sont noyés dans le brouhaha général my shouts were drowned in the general hubbub; quelques acteurs connus noyés dans la foule some well-known actors lost in the crowd;4 ( être dépassé) to get bogged down (dans in); se noyer dans des détails to get bogged down in details.se noyer dans un verre d'eau to make a mountain out of a molehill.I[nwaje] nom masculin1. [arbre] walnut (tree)2. [bois] walnutII[nwaje] verbe transitif1. [personne, animal] to drown[moteur, vallée] to floodnoyer une sédition/mutinerie dans le sang to bloodily suppress a revolt/mutinyqui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage (proverbe) give a dog a bad name (and hang him) (proverbe)2. [faire disparaître]————————se noyer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[se suicider] to drown oneself————————se noyer verbe pronominal intransitif[accidentellement] to drown————————se noyer dans verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se plonger dans] to bury ou to absorb oneself in2. [s'empêtrer dans] to get tangled up ou bogged down ou trapped invous vous noyez dans des considérations hors sujet you're getting tangled up in ou lost in a series of side issues -
2 emmêler
emmêler [ɑ̃mele]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ cheveux, fil] to tangle ; [+ affaire] to confuse2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃mɛle
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1) to tangle [cheveux, fils]2) to confuse [affaire]
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s'emmêler verbe pronominal [fils] to get tangled ups'emmêler les pieds dans — [personne] to get one's feet caught in
* * *ɑ̃mele vt1) (= enchevêtrer) to tangle up, to tangle2) fig to muddle up* * *emmêler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enchevêtrer) to tangle [cheveux, fils];2 ( embrouiller) to confuse [affaire].B s'emmêler vpr1 ( s'enchevêtrer) to get tangled up;2 ( se prendre) s'emmêler les pieds dans qch to get one's feet caught in sth; s'emmêler les crayons○ or les pédales○ or les pinceaux○ ( trébucher) to trip over; ( s'égarer) to get into a muddle;3 ( s'embrouiller) to get tangled up (dans in); s'emmêler dans des explications/un raisonnement to get tangled up in one's explanations/an argument.[ɑ̃mele] verbe transitif2. [rendre confus, confondre] to mix up (separable)des explications emmêlées confused ou muddled explanations————————s'emmêler verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être mêlé] to be tangled ou knotted ou snarled up2. [être confus - faits, dates] to get mixed up————————s'emmêler verbe pronominal transitifs'emmêler les pieds ou pédales ou pinceaux ou crayons dans quelque chose (familier & figuré) to get something all muddled up
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