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flips

/flɪps/

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noun

Retournement, volte-face

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 sport physics

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noun

Retournement, revirement

A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

Examples :

"The company's sudden flips in marketing strategy confused both customers and employees. "

Les revirements soudains de la stratégie marketing de l'entreprise ont dérouté les clients et les employés.

action direction attitude

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noun

Lance-pierre

Examples :

"The boy used his flips to launch pebbles across the playground. "

Le garçon a utilisé son lance-pierre pour lancer des cailloux à travers le terrain de jeu.

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noun

Coiffure, coupe de cheveux

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 coupe de cheveux.

appearance style human

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noun

Retournement immobilier, revente rapide avec profit

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

Examples :

"Real estate investors often finance their next purchase by using the profit earned from previous flips. "

Les investisseurs immobiliers financent souvent leur prochain achat en utilisant les bénéfices tirés de précédents retournements immobiliers.

property business finance economy asset

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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 claquer, faire sauter

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

Examples :

"He nervously flips the coin in his hand while waiting for the bus, hoping for heads. "

Il fait nerveusement claquer la pièce dans sa main en attendant le bus, espérant que ce soit face.

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verb

Basculer, changer de camp

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

Se retourner, 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 s'est retourné contre ses supérieurs pour obtenir une peine plus légère.

law government politics police

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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 government police

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verb

Péter les plombs, devenir fou

To go berserk or crazy.

Examples :

"When my little brother can't find his favorite toy, he flips out and starts screaming. "

Quand mon petit frère ne trouve pas son jouet préféré, il pète les plombs et se met à crier.

mind character attitude human emotion

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verb

Retourner, revendre rapidement

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

Examples :

"My uncle flips houses in the city; he buys old homes, fixes them up, and then sells them for a higher price. "

Mon oncle retourne des maisons en ville ; il achète de vieilles maisons, les répare, puis les revend à un prix plus élevé.

property business finance economy asset

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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 flips the bit from 0 to 1 when it detects an error. "

Le programme informatique inverse le bit de 0 à 1 lorsqu'il détecte une erreur.

computing electronics technology technical machine signal