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| battre de l'aile |
| 1. v. (figuratively) to go into decline, to wane (be in difficulty); to be on the rocks, on the skids |
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| Notre couple bat de l'aile. |
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| French > French |
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| battre de l'aile |
| 1. v. (Sens propre) Agiter les ailes pour tenter difficilement un envol, en parlant de certains oiseaux. |
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| 2. v. (Figuré) Être en difficulté, perdre de la force, de l'efficacité, de la crédibilité ; être dans une situation qui se dégrade. |
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| La théorie de l'effet papillon bat de l'aile. |
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| Analysis |
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| battre |
| 1. v. to beat; to defeat |
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| 2. v. to beat up |
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| 3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fight |
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| 4. v. (cooking) to whisk or whip (eggs) |
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| 5. v. (agriculture) to thresh |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese |
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| 2. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| aile |
| 1. n-f. wing (of a bird or other flying animal; of poultry; of an aircraft; of a building; of an army; in football and rugby; in politics) |
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| 2. n-f. fender, wing (of an automobile) |
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| 3. n-f. (of the nose) side, wing, ala |
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| 4. n-f. sail (of a windmill) |
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| 5. n-f. blade (of a propeller) |
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| ailer |
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