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flushes

/ˈflʌʃɪz/

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noun

Envolée, volée

A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

Examples :

"The hunter was surprised by several sudden flushes of quail erupting from the tall grass. "

Le chasseur a été surpris par plusieurs envolées soudaines de cailles jaillissant des hautes herbes.

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verb

Faire s'envoler, effaroucher

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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s'enfuir, s'envoler

To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

Examples :

"A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."

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

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Chasse d'eau, rinçage

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

Examples :

"After the plumber repaired the pipes, the toilet produced strong flushes, effectively clearing the bowl each time. "

Après que le plombier ait réparé les tuyaux, les toilettes ont produit de fortes chasses d'eau, nettoyant efficacement la cuvette à chaque fois.

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Chasse d'eau

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

Examples :

"Multiple flushes were needed to clear the clogged toilet. "

Plusieurs chasses d'eau ont été nécessaires pour déboucher les toilettes.

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Rougeur, rougissement

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

Examples :

"A sudden flush crept up her neck and cheeks when she received the unexpected compliment. "

Une rougeur soudaine monta dans son cou et sur ses joues lorsqu'elle reçut le compliment inattendu.

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Rougeur, bouffée de chaleur

Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

Examples :

"the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset"

La rougeur sur le côté d'une pêche ; la bouffée de chaleur sur les nuages au coucher du soleil.

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Afflux, bouffée, excitation

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

Examples :

"a flush of joy"

Une bouffée de joie.

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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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Tirer la chasse d'eau

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

Examples :

"Please make sure you always flush the toilet after you use it. "

Assurez-vous de tirer la chasse d'eau après chaque utilisation.

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Rougir

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

Examples :

"When he heard the good news, his face flushed with excitement. "

Quand il a entendu la bonne nouvelle, son visage a rougi d'excitation.

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faire rougir

To cause to blush.

Examples :

"His compliment about her artwork flushes her cheeks every time he mentions it. "

Son compliment sur ses œuvres la fait rougir à chaque fois qu'il en parle.

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Rincer, inonder

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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Enflammer, exciter

To excite, inflame.

Examples :

"The teacher's praise flushes Maria with pride. "

Les éloges du professeur enflamment Marie de fierté.

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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, effacer

To clear (a buffer) of its contents.

Examples :

"The computer program flushes its memory after processing each student's test score. "

Le programme informatique efface sa mémoire après avoir traité le résultat du test de chaque étudiant.

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Affluer, se précipiter

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

Examples :

"Blood flushes into the face."

Le sang afflue au visage.

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Rougir, s'empourprer, s'embraser, flamboyer

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

Examples :

"After running up the stairs, her face flushes a bright pink. "

Après avoir monté les escaliers en courant, son visage s'empourpre d'un rose vif.

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verb

Combler, affleurer

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

Examples :

"The bricklayer carefully flushes the joints between the bricks with mortar to create a smooth, even wall. "

Le maçon comble soigneusement les joints entre les briques avec du mortier pour créer un mur lisse et uniforme.

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Faire des chasses d'eau, rincer

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 mine, releasing a surge of water to separate the gold from the dirt. "

Les mineurs ont rincé la mine d'or, libérant une vague d'eau pour séparer l'or de la saleté.

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Remblayer, noyer

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

Examples :

"The mining company flushes the abandoned tunnels with a slurry of sand and water to prevent cave-ins. "

La société minière remblaie les tunnels abandonnés avec une boue de sable et d'eau pour prévenir les effondrements.

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Tirer la chasse, jeter dans les toilettes

To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

Examples :

"He always flushes the toilet after using it. "

Il tire toujours la chasse d'eau après l'avoir utilisé.

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Couleur, quinte flush

A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Examples :

"In poker, a player hopes to get flushes because these hands are very strong. "

Au poker, un joueur espère obtenir des couleurs car ces mains sont très fortes.

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