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bulldozing

/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɪŋ/ /ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɪn/

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verb

Détruire avec un bulldozer, niveler

To destroy with a bulldozer.

Examples :

"The construction crew bulldozed the old playground to make room for a new parking lot. "

L'équipe de construction a détruit l'ancienne aire de jeux avec un bulldozer pour faire place à un nouveau parking.

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verb

Renverser, écraser

To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".

Examples :

"He just ran across the field bulldozing everyone over."

Il a juste traversé le champ en renversant tout le monde.

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verb

Faire passer en force, imposer

To push through forcefully.

Examples :

"The angry customer was bulldozing his way to the front of the line, yelling at everyone in his path. "

Le client en colère forçait son passage pour se rendre au début de la file d'attente, criant sur tous ceux qui se trouvaient sur son chemin.

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verb

Aplanir, niveler

To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.

Examples :

"Again the animal had bulldozed all of its bedding into a heap at one end of its cage."

Une fois de plus, l'animal avait aplani toute sa litière en un tas à une extrémité de sa cage.

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verb

Rejeter une idée immédiatement et avec force

To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.

Examples :

"That was a good suggestion, but you just bulldozed it."

C'était une bonne suggestion, mais vous venez de la rejeter.

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verb

Intimider, terroriser

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.

Examples :

"The corrupt politician was accused of bulldozing voters in the minority neighborhoods by spreading false rumors about their polling locations. "

Le politicien corrompu a été accusé d'intimider les électeurs des quartiers minoritaires en répandant de fausses rumeurs sur leurs bureaux de vote.

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noun

Démolition au bulldozer

An act of demolition with a bulldozer.

Examples :

"The bulldozing of the old playground was completed yesterday, preparing the site for the new one. "

La démolition de l'ancienne aire de jeux a été achevée hier, préparant le site pour la nouvelle.

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