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flushed

/flʌʃt/

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verb

Faire s'envoler, effrayer

To cause to take flight from concealment.

Examples :

"The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."

Les chasseurs ont fait s'envoler le tigre du fourré.

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verb

S'enfuir, s'échapper

To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

Examples :

"A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."

Une volée de cailles s'est enfuie du sous-bois.

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verb

Rincer, nettoyer

To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

Examples :

"Flush the injury with plenty of water."

Rincez la blessure avec beaucoup d'eau.

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verb

Tirer la chasse d'eau

Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

Examples :

"The plumber flushed the toilet to clear the clog. "

Le plombier a tiré la chasse d'eau des toilettes pour éliminer le bouchon.

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verb

Rougir

To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

Examples :

"When Sarah received the award, she flushed with excitement. "

Lorsque Sarah a reçu le prix, elle a rougi d'excitation.

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verb

faire rougir

To cause to blush.

Examples :

"The embarrassing story flushed her cheeks with a bright red color. "

L'histoire embarrassante lui a fait rougir les joues d'une couleur rouge vif.

physiology appearance body sensation

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verb

Rincer, inonder, submerger

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.

Examples :

"to flush the meadows"

Inonder les prairies.

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verb

Exciter, enflammer

To excite, inflame.

Examples :

"The news of her promotion flushed her with excitement. "

La nouvelle de sa promotion l'a excitée.

emotion physiology sensation

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verb

Tirer la chasse d'eau

(of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.

Examples :

"There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing."

Il doit y avoir quelqu'un à la maison : je viens d'entendre la chasse d'eau.

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verb

Vider

To clear (a buffer) of its contents.

Examples :

"The computer technician flushed the temporary files to free up space on the hard drive. "

Le technicien informatique a vidé les fichiers temporaires pour libérer de l'espace sur le disque dur.

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verb

Rincer, affluer

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

Examples :

"Blood flushes into the face."

Le sang afflue au visage.

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verb

Rougir, s'empourprer, flamboyer

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

Examples :

"The setting sun flushed the sky with vibrant orange and pink colors. "

Le soleil couchant a fait rougir le ciel de couleurs orange et rose vibrantes.

appearance physiology body

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verb

Remplir (les joints)

To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

Examples :

"The carpenter flushed the seams in the wooden cabinet, making them even with the surface. "

Le menuisier a rempli les joints du meuble en bois, les rendant au même niveau que la surface.

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verb

Exploiter par chasse d'eau

To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.

Examples :

"The miners flushed the gold-bearing riverbed, releasing water in controlled floods to uncover more gold. "

Les mineurs ont exploité le lit de la rivière aurifère par chasse d'eau, libérant l'eau en crues contrôlées pour découvrir plus d'or.

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verb

Remblayer

To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.

Examples :

"The heavy rains flushed the mine tunnels with mud, creating a solid, dangerous barrier after the water drained away. "

Les fortes pluies ont remblayé les tunnels de la mine avec de la boue, créant une barrière solide et dangereuse après l'évacuation de l'eau.

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verb

Tirer la chasse, jeter dans les toilettes

To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

Examples :

"He flushed the toilet after using it. "

Il a tiré la chasse d'eau après l'avoir utilisé.

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adjective

Rouge, rougeaud

Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.

Examples :

"After tripping on stage, she was flushed with embarrassment. "

Après avoir trébuché sur scène, elle était rouge de gêne.

appearance body physiology sensation emotion