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 | étreindre qn. [fig.] [oppresser] | to constrain sb. [e.g. by pain] | |
| Partial Matches |
| méd. diminuer qn. | to weaken sb. [e.g. by an illness] | |
| faire maigrir qn. | to make sb. lose weight [e.g. by exercise] | |
| vêt. maigrir qn. | to make sb. look thinner [e.g. by wearing certain clothes] | |
| banale intervention {f} | routine response [e.g. by police officers] | |
| météo. gêner qc. [événement] | to disrupt sth. [e.g. by bad weather] | |
| naut. chahuter qc. [bousculer] | to toss sth. around [e.g. boat by a rough sea] | |
| barre {f} [e.g. de chocolat, de savon, ...] | bar [e.g. of chocolate, soap, ...] | |
| rebuter qn. | to put sb. off [e.g. difficulty] | |
| interroger qn. [examiner] | to examine sb. [ e.g. a suspect] | |
| attendre qn. | to be waiting for sb. [e.g. a taxi] | |
| méd. vieillir qn. [physiquement] | to age sb. [e.g. through an illness] | |
| assaillir qn./qc. [envahir] | to plague sb./sth. [e,g, sadness] | |
| méd. maigrir qn. | to make sb. lose weight [e.g. through illness] | |
| s'emparer de qn. [colère] | to possess sb. [e.g. anger] | |
| décontenancer qn. | to floor sb. [stump] [e.g. with a question] | |
| effaroucher qn. [acheteur] | to frighten sb. off [e.g. a buyer] | |
| refuser qc. à qn. | to deprive sb. of sth. [e.g. citizenship] | |
| dr. lier qn./qc. [unir] | to bind sb./sth. [e.g. to a contract] | |
| importuner qn. de qc. | to pester sb. with sth. [e.g. questions] | |
| occup. prendre qn. [employé, assistant, apprenti] | to take sb. on [e.g employee] | |
| prendre qn. [pour une mission] | to engage sb. [e.g. for a project] | |
| présenter qc. à qn. [condoléances] | to offer sth. to sb. [e.g. condolences] | |
| viser qn./qc. | to be directed at sb./sth. [e.g. a remark] | |
| refuser qc. à qn. | to dispossess sb.of sth. [e.g. a right] | |
| chahuter qn./qc. [enseignant, surveillant] | to play up sb./sth. [e.g. teacher] | |
| refuser qc. à qn. | to strip sb. of sth. [e.g. a title] | |
| mâcher qc. à qn. [fam.] | to chew sth. for sb. [e.g. a child] | |
| soutirer qc. à qn. | to weasel sth. out of sb. [idiom] [e.g. secret] | |
| soutirer qc. à qn. | to winkle sth. out of sb. [idiom] [e.g. confession] | |
| soutirer qc. à qn. | to pry sth. out of sb. [idiom] [e.g. secret] | |
| congédier qn. | to dismiss sb. [e.g. end a discussion / interview; sack from employment] | |
| garder qn./qc. [veiller sur] | to look after sb./sth. [e.g. children, pets] | |
| auto bicyc. déporter qn./qc. [voiture, vélo] | to make sb./sth. swerve [e.g. car, bicycle] | |
| dresser une embuscade à qn. | to lie in wait for sb. [fig.] [e.g. reporter] | |
| faire hommage de qc. à qn. | to present sb. with sth. [e.g. a gift] | |
| fin. jeux rincer qn. [fam.] [au jeu] | to clean sb. out [e.g. in a card game] | |
| sport prendre qn. à contrepied [aussi : contre-pied] | to wrong-foot sb. [e.g. in tennis] | |
| tendre une embuscade à qn. | to lie in wait for sb. [fig.] [e.g. reporter] | |
| distinguer qn./qc. [personne, œuvre] | to be awarded to sb./sth. [e.g. a prize] | |
| déposer qn. [par ex. à la gare] | to drop sb. (off) [e.g. at the station] | |
| journ. venir troubler la douleur de qn. | to intrude on sb.'s grief [e.g. tabloid newspaper] | |
| contraindre qn. | to constrain sb. | |
| regretter qn./qc. [ressentir l'absence de] | to miss sb./sth. [e.g. a person, the past] | |
| auto bicyc. déporter qn./qc. [voiture, vélo] | to force sb./sth. out of the way [e.g. car, bicycle] | |
| s'aiguiller vers qn./qc. [par ex. : colère] | to be directed towards sb./sth. [e.g. anger] | |
| sport surpasser qn./qc. [record] | to top sb./sth. [e.g. a record] | |
| guérir qn. de qc. [fig.] [habitude, vice, timidité] | to cure sb. of sth. [e.g. a bad habit] | |
| valoir qc.à qn. [p. ex. respect, punition] | to earn sb. sth. [e.g. respect, punishment] | |
| rétrécissement {m} [p.e. vêtements après le lavage] | shrinkage [e.g., clothes after washing] | |
