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killers

/ˈkɪlɚz/

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noun

Meurtriers, assassins

One who or that which kills.

Examples :

"Carbon monoxide is a silent killer."

Le monoxyde de carbone est un tueur silencieux.

person human animal inhuman

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noun

Difficultés, obstacles

That which causes stress or is extremely difficult, especially that which may cause failure at a task.

Examples :

"That test was a killer."

Ce test était une difficulté.

attitude situation mind

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Tueur, imbattable

Something that is so far ahead of its competition that it effectively kills off that competition.

Examples :

"Digital streaming platforms are CD killers."

Les plateformes de streaming numérique sont des tueurs de CD.

business economy

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Killer

A knockout form of darts or pool involving several players.

Examples :

""Tonight at the pub, we're playing killers in darts; the last player standing wins!" "

Ce soir au pub, on joue au Killer aux fléchettes ; le dernier joueur debout gagne !

sport game entertainment

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Massacreur

A club used for killing fish.

Examples :

"The fisherman kept several killers on his boat for quickly dispatching the large tuna he caught. "

Le pêcheur gardait plusieurs massacreurs sur son bateau pour expédier rapidement les gros thons qu'il attrapait.

fish weapon utensil

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Estampe particulièrement lourde, ou portion de celle-ci, obscurcissant souvent une grande partie du timbre-poste

A particularly heavy type of handstamp, or portion of one, often obscuring a large part of the postage stamp.

Examples :

"The collectors complained that the killers on the envelopes completely ruined the beautiful stamps. "

Les collectionneurs se sont plaints que les estampes sur les enveloppes avaient complètement ruiné les beaux timbres.

stationery mark

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Signe diacritique, signe de suppression de voyelle

A diacritical mark used in Indic scripts to suppress an inherent vowel (e.g., the Hindi viram, the Bengali or Oriya hasanta) or render the entire syllable silent (e.g., the Burmese virama, the Khmer toandakhiat).

Examples :

"In studying Devanagari script, we learned that "halants" or "vimas" are vowel killers that silence the inherent 'a' sound at the end of a consonant. "

En étudiant l'écriture devanagari, nous avons appris que les « halants » ou « vimas » sont des signes de suppression de voyelle qui rendent silencieux le son « a » inhérent à la fin d'une consonne.

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Épaulard

A sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).

Examples :

"A pod of killers swam close to the boat, their black and white markings easily visible. "

Un groupe d'épaulards a nagé près du bateau, leurs marques noires et blanches étant facilement visibles.

animal ocean fish biology nature