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/flɪp/

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noun

Retournement, basculement

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

Examples :

"The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool."

Le plongeur a fait quelques retournements avant d'atterrir dans la piscine.

action physics sport

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noun

Retournement, revirement

A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

Examples :

"After a frustrating morning, the teacher's sudden flip in approach made the class much more enjoyable. "

Après une matinée frustrante, le revirement soudain de l'approche de l'enseignant a rendu la classe beaucoup plus agréable.

action direction attitude

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noun

Lance-pierre

Examples :

"My brother used his new flip to launch a small pebble across the yard. "

Mon frère a utilisé son nouveau lance-pierre pour lancer un petit caillou à travers la cour.

weapon utensil sport

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noun

Coiffure en brosse

A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out

Examples :

"Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip."

Justin Bieber et Zac Efron font partie des célébrités qui portaient une coiffure en brosse.

appearance style culture history

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noun

L'achat d'un actif (généralement une maison) qui est ensuite amélioré et vendu rapidement pour faire du profit

The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

Examples :

"The real estate agent described a quick flip of a small house as a good investment opportunity. "

L'agent immobilier a décrit la revente rapide d'une petite maison comme une bonne opportunité d'investissement.

property business finance asset economy

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verb

Retourner, renverser

To throw so as to turn over.

Examples :

"You need to flip the pancake onto the other side."

Vous devez retourner la crêpe de l'autre côté.

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verb

Faire voltiger, faire sauter

To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

Examples :

"The child flipped the small, plastic toy airplane through the air. "

L'enfant a fait voltiger le petit avion en plastique dans les airs.

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verb

Basculer, faire basculer

To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections

Examples :

"Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016."

Le Wisconsin était démocrate depuis des décennies, mais les Républicains l'ont fait basculer en 2016.

politics government state

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verb

Témoigner contre, balancer

To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

Examples :

"The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence."

Le mafieux a balancé ses supérieurs pour obtenir une peine plus légère.

law government politics

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verb

Retourner, faire basculer

To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

Examples :

"The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver."

Le procureur a pu renforcer son dossier contre le braqueur de banque en retournant le chauffeur.

law police government

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verb

Péter les plombs, craquer

To go berserk or crazy.

Examples :

"When the teacher announced the surprise test, the student flipped. "

Lorsque le professeur a annoncé le contrôle surprise, l'élève a pété les plombs.

mind character human attitude emotion

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verb

Acheter, rénover et revendre rapidement

To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.

Examples :

"My aunt flipped her old house and made a lot of money. "

Ma tante a acheté, rénové et revendu sa vieille maison, et a gagné beaucoup d'argent.

property business finance

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verb

Inverser, basculer

To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

Examples :

"The computer program flipped the bit in the data file, changing the "off" status to "on." "

Le programme informatique a inversé le bit dans le fichier de données, passant de l'état « désactivé » à « activé ».

computing electronics technology

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interjection

Zut, mince

Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

Examples :

""I forgot my lunch again! Flip!" "

« J'ai encore oublié mon déjeuner ! Zut ! »

emotion language exclamation

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adjective

Joyeux, enjoué

Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.

Examples :

"I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree."

Je déteste être joyeux, mais peut-être pourrions-nous voler un sapin de Noël.

character attitude quality

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adjective

Sarcastique, ironique

Examples :

"Her comment about my presentation was completely flip; she was clearly being sarcastic. "

Son commentaire sur ma présentation était complètement sarcastique ; elle était clairement ironique.

"Her comments about the presentation were flip; she clearly didn't mean them seriously. "

Ses commentaires sur la présentation étaient sarcastiques ; elle ne les pensait clairement pas sérieusement.

attitude character communication language

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adjective

Irrespectueux, impudent

Disrespectful, flippant.

Examples :

"His flip attitude toward the project annoyed his colleagues. "

Son attitude impudente envers le projet a agacé ses collègues.

attitude character communication

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noun

Un mélange de bière, d'alcool, etc., remué et chauffé par un fer chaud

A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).

Examples :

"My grandfather's favorite drink was a hot flip, a mixture of whiskey and beer. "

La boisson préférée de mon grand-père était un flip chaud, un mélange de whisky et de bière.