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| être au bord de qc. [aussi fig.] | to be on the brink of sth. [also fig.] | |
| pousser qn. jusqu'à la dernière extrémité [aussi fig.] | to push sb. to the brink [also fig.] | |
| au bord du gouffre [fig.] | on the brink (of disaster) | |
| bord {m} [aussi fig.] | brink [also fig.] | |
| sport être dans les cordes [aussi fig.] | to be on the ropes [also fig.] | |
| sport rester sur la touche [aussi fig.] | to stay on the sidelines [also fig.] | |
| annoncer la couleur [fig.] [fam.] | to put one's cards on the table [also fig.] | |
| écon. pol. être à l'ordre du jour [aussi fig.] | to be on the agenda [also fig.] | |
| mettre qc./qn. au rebut [aussi fig.] | to throw sth./sb. on the scrapheap [also fig.] | |
| alléger le fardeau qui pèse sur qn. [aussi fig.] | to ease the burden on sb. [also fig.] | |
| s'éparpiller [fig.] | to dissipate [scatter] [also of doubts, fears etc.] | |
| tenir le gouvernail d'une main ferme [aussi fig.] | to have a firm hand on the tiller [also fig.] | |
| donner sur qc. | to look out on sth. [of a window, balcony etc.] | |
| bot. s'assécher | to wither on the vine [also fig.] | |
| chantre {m} [fig.] | champion [of a cause etc.] | |
| se compliquer [intrigue d'un livre etc.] | to thicken [of the plot of a book etc.] | |
| à deux doigts du désastre {adv} | on the brink of disaster | |
| méd. succomber [à ses blessures, à sa maladie, etc.] | to die [of an illness, etc.] | |
| être au bord des larmes | to be on the brink of tears | |
| dépôt {m} légal | formal deposit [of a copy of a book etc. with an institution] | |
| fouiller parmi les décombres | to rummage among the ruins [of a fire etc.] | |
| être à deux doigts de la guerre | to be on the brink of war | |
| être mûr pour la faillite | to be teetering on the brink of bankruptcy [idiom] | |
| être sur le point de s'effondrer | to be on the brink of collapse | |
| être à deux doigts de qc. [loc.] | to be on the brink of sth. [idiom] | |
| être à deux doigts de qc. [loc.] | to teeter on the brink of sth. [idiom] | |
| être à la veille de qc. [loc.] | to be on the brink of sth. [idiom] | |
| vagabonder | to stray [esp. of animals, also of vagabonds etc.] | |
| math. analyse {f} complexe | complex analysis [also: theory of functions of a complex variable] | |
| assèchement {m} [d'un marais, etc.] | reclamation [of a marsh etc.] | |
| boîtier {m} [d'une montre etc.] | casing [of a watch etc.] | |
| pol. sujet {m} [d'un monarque, etc.] | subject [of a monarch, etc.] | |
| tournée {f} [facteur, livreur, etc.] | round [of a postman, deliveryman etc.] | |
| tenace {adj} [tel une tache, etc.] | tough [stubborn, of a stain etc.] | |
| adhérent {m} [membre d'un parti, etc.] | member [of a party etc.] | |
| parution {f} [d'un livre etc.] | appearance [publication of a book etc.] | |
| tournée {f} [d'équipe, troupe, etc.] | tour [of a team, troop etc.] | |
| désintégration {f} | collapse [of an empire, of a family, etc.] | |
| faire suivre qc. | to pass sth. on [a message, a request, etc.] | |
| hist. Charles {m} III le Simple [879-929] | Charles the Simple [879-929] [also: Charles the Straightforward] [ King of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 923. A member of the Carolingian dynasty] | |
| laisser qn. en plan [plaquer une amie etc.] | to dump sb. [get rid of a girlfriend etc.] | |
| sur le papier {adv} [aussi fig. : théoriquement] | on paper [also fig. : theoretically] | |
| sommet {m} [aussi fig.] | top [also fig. in terms of highest position] | |
| biol. souche {f} [d'un virus, etc.] | strain [variant: of a virus etc.] | |
| toucher qc. du doigt [aussi fig.] | to put one's finger on sth. [also fig.] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Québec [1759] | Battle of the Plains of Abraham [1759] [also: Battle of Quebec] [deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada] | |
| hist. mil. relig. bataille {f} du Champ du Sang [1119] [aussi : bataille de l'Ager Sanguinis] | Battle of the Field of Blood [1119] [also: Battle of Ager Sanguinis, Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat] [Crusader army annihilated by the army of the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo] | |
| résolution {f} [d'une question etc.] | settlement [of a question etc.] | |
| pol. déclarer la guerre à qn./qc. [aussi fig.] | to declare war on sb./sth. [also fig.] | |
| marcher sur les pieds de qn. [aussi fig.] | to tread on sb.'s toes [also fig.] | |