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hustle

/ˈhʌsəl/

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noun

Agitation, activité intense

A state of busy activity.

Examples :

"The morning hustle of getting everyone ready for school and work always leaves me exhausted. "

L'agitation matinale pour préparer tout le monde pour l'école et le travail me laisse toujours épuisé.

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noun

Dynamisme, entrain

A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.

Examples :

"Her hustle helped her finish the project ahead of schedule. "

Son dynamisme l'a aidée à terminer le projet avant la date prévue.

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noun

Le hustle

(preceded by definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle.

Examples :

"The Hustle was a popular dance at the school dance, danced to Van McCoy's song. "

Le hustle était une danse populaire au bal de l'école, dansée sur la chanson de Van McCoy.

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noun

Trafic, combines

An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.

Examples :

"Within the prison walls, selling cigarettes individually became his main hustle. "

Entre les murs de la prison, la vente individuelle de cigarettes est devenue son principal trafic.

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verb

Bousculer, se bousculer

To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.

Examples :

"The crowd hustled and shoved each other to get a good spot in line for the concert tickets. "

La foule se bousculait et se bousculait pour obtenir une bonne place dans la file d'attente pour les billets de concert.

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verb

Se dépêcher, se précipiter

To rush or hurry.

Examples :

"I had to hustle to get to school on time this morning. "

J'ai dû me dépêcher pour arriver à l'école à l'heure ce matin.

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verb

Empaqueter, ranger rapidement

To bundle; to stow something quickly.

Examples :

"Seeing the rain start, she began to hustle the laundry off the clothesline. "

Voyant la pluie commencer, elle a commencé à ranger le linge rapidement de la corde à linge.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To con or deceive; especially financially.

Examples :

"The guy tried to hustle me into buying into a bogus real estate deal."

Le type a essayé de m'arnaquer pour que j'investisse dans une affaire immobilière bidon.

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verb

tricher intentionnellement pour inciter à jouer

To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.

Examples :

"The basketball coach hustled during practice, deliberately missing shots to motivate the team to work harder on their defense. "

L'entraîneur de basket-ball trichait pendant l'entraînement, manquant délibérément des tirs pour motiver l'équipe à travailler plus dur sur sa défense.

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verb

Obtenir par la force, extorquer

To obtain by illicit or forceful action.

Examples :

"The student hustled extra money to buy the new video game, selling his old textbooks on the street. "

L'étudiant a extorqué de l'argent supplémentaire pour acheter le nouveau jeu vidéo, en vendant ses anciens manuels dans la rue.

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verb

Se prostituer, faire le trottoir, proxénète

To sell sex; to work as a pimp.

Examples :

"The man was known to hustle young women on the street corner. "

L'homme était connu pour faire se prostituer de jeunes femmes au coin de la rue.

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verb

Se prostituer

To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.

Examples :

"Some young people in the city hustle to make money, leading to difficult choices. "

Certains jeunes de la ville se prostituent pour gagner de l'argent, ce qui conduit à des choix difficiles.

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verb

Danser le hustle

To dance the hustle, a disco dance.

Examples :

"At the school dance, Sarah hustled with her friends, enjoying the disco music. "

Au bal de l'école, Sarah a dansé le hustle avec ses amis, appréciant la musique disco.

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verb

Travailler dur, s'activer

Examples :

"My friend hustled to finish his homework before dinner. "

Mon ami s'est activé pour finir ses devoirs avant le dîner.

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verb

Travailler dur, s'efforcer

To put a lot of effort into one's work.

Examples :

"She had to hustle to finish her homework before dinner. "

Elle a dû travailler dur pour finir ses devoirs avant le dîner.

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