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shark

/ʃɑːk/ /ʃɑɹk/

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noun

Requin

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Examples :

"The shark swam silently in the deep ocean. "

Le requin nageait silencieusement dans l'océan profond.

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verb

Pêcher le requin

To fish for sharks.

Examples :

"The fishermen were sharking for a few days to catch enough sharks for the market. "

Les pêcheurs pêchaient le requin pendant quelques jours pour attraper suffisamment de requins pour le marché.

fish sport nautical sailing ocean animal

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noun

Requins, exploiteur

Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.

Examples :

"The landlord was a shark who charged exorbitant rent, taking advantage of tenants' desperation. "

Le propriétaire était un requin qui facturait des loyers exorbitants, profitant du désespoir des locataires.

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noun

Avocat véreux, requin

A sleazy and amoral lawyer

Examples :

"The lawyer was known as a shark, always trying to win cases by any means necessary, even if it meant taking advantage of others. "

L'avocat était connu comme un requin, toujours prêt à gagner des affaires par tous les moyens nécessaires, même si cela signifiait profiter des autres.

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Requins, avocat véreux

An ambulance chaser.

Examples :

"The lawyer was known as a shark, aggressively pursuing cases against the school district. "

L'avocat était connu comme un requin, poursuivant agressivement des affaires contre le district scolaire.

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Requins, personne impitoyable

A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.

Examples :

"The new marketing team was a shark, relentlessly pursuing new clients. "

La nouvelle équipe de marketing était composée de requins, poursuivant sans relâche de nouveaux clients.

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noun

Un requin, un très bon joueur de poker

A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).

Examples :

"My uncle is a shark at poker; he always wins. "

Mon oncle est un requin au poker ; il gagne toujours.

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noun

Requins, escroc

A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Examples :

"The new student was a shark, pretending not to understand the math problems to get help from others in the class. "

Le nouvel élève était un requin, faisant semblant de ne pas comprendre les problèmes de maths pour obtenir de l'aide des autres en classe.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To steal or obtain through fraud.

Examples :

"My friend tried to shark the class by copying answers on the test. "

Mon ami a essayé d'arnaquer la classe en copiant les réponses au test.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.

Examples :

"He was always sharking his classmates out of their lunch money. "

Il arnaquait toujours ses camarades de classe pour leur argent de poche.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To live by shifts and stratagems.

Examples :

"To get a good grade in math, Sarah had to shark her way through the tough questions, using clever tricks and different approaches. "

Pour obtenir une bonne note en maths, Sarah a dû arnaquer les questions difficiles, en utilisant des astuces intelligentes et des approches différentes.

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verb

Arnaquer, escroquer

To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

Examples :

"The student sharked up all the notes from the classmates before the test. "

L'étudiant a arnaqué toutes les notes de ses camarades avant le test.

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