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slams

/slæmz/

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verb

Claquer, fermer violemment

To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

Examples :

"The angry teenager slams the door to their bedroom. "

L'adolescent en colère claque la porte de sa chambre.

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verb

Claquer, jeter violemment

To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

Examples :

"The angry student slams his textbook onto the desk. "

L'étudiant en colère claque son manuel sur le bureau.

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verb

Frapper violemment

To strike forcefully with some implement.

Examples :

"The carpenter slams the nail into the wood with his hammer. "

Le charpentier frappe le clou dans le bois avec son marteau.

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Claquer, frapper violemment

To strike against suddenly and heavily.

Examples :

"The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river."

Le bateau a claqué contre la berge et nous avons failli être jetés dans la rivière.

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verb

Critiquer vivement, dénigrer

To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

Examples :

"Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless."

Les critiques ont vivement critiqué le nouveau film, le qualifiant de violent et dénué de sens.

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verb

Dunker, claquer

To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

Examples :

"During the basketball game, the player slams the ball into the hoop. "

Pendant le match de basket, le joueur dunk le ballon dans le panier.

sport entertainment

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verb

Enchérir

To make a slam bid.

Examples :

"In the card game bridge, the player slams to show they believe they can win all but one trick. "

Au bridge, le joueur enchère pour montrer qu'il pense pouvoir gagner tous les plis sauf un.

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verb

Faire un chelem

To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""At the end of the game, Sarah slams her friends, winning every single trick and all the points." "

À la fin de la partie, Sarah fait un chelem à ses amis, remportant tous les plis et tous les points.

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verb

Changer de fournisseur (par exemple, d'enregistrement de domaine ou d'opérateur téléphonique) pour un client sans son consentement clair (voire sans aucun)

To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

Examples :

"The phone company slams customers by switching their long-distance service without asking them first. "

La compagnie de téléphone change les clients de fournisseur en basculant leur service interurbain sans leur demander au préalable.

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verb

Boire cul sec, vider d'un trait

To drink off, to drink quickly.

Examples :

"After the basketball game, Mark slams his water bottle in one long gulp. "

Après le match de basket, Mark vide sa bouteille d'eau d'un trait.

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verb

Participer à un slam de poésie

To compete in a poetry slam.

Examples :

"My sister slams at the poetry competition every year at school. "

Ma sœur participe au slam de poésie chaque année à l'école.

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verb

S'injecter par intraveineuse, se shooter

To inject intravenously; shoot up.

Examples :

"The addict slams heroin into his arm, desperate for a fix. "

Le toxicomane s'injecte de l'héroïne dans le bras, désespéré d'avoir sa dose.

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Faire un chelem

To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Examples :

""My grandpa slams his opponents in every bridge game at the senior center." "

Mon grand-père fait un chelem à ses adversaires à chaque partie de bridge au centre pour personnes âgées.