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spills

/spɪlz/

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noun

Déversement, tache

A mess of something that has been dropped.

Examples :

"The kitchen floor was covered in spills after I dropped the bowl of cereal. "

Le sol de la cuisine était couvert de déversements après que j'ai laissé tomber le bol de céréales.

disaster action situation event

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noun

Chute, trébuchement

A fall or stumble.

Examples :

"The bruise is from a bad spill he had last week."

L'ecchymose provient d'une mauvaise chute qu'il a eue la semaine dernière.

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noun

Allumette

A small stick or piece of paper used to light a candle, cigarette etc by the transfer of a flame from a fire.

Examples :

"The little spills were used to light the birthday candles. "

Les petites allumettes ont été utilisées pour allumer les bougies d'anniversaire.

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noun

Éclat, copeau

A slender piece of anything.

Examples :

"He used spills of paper to light the fireplace. "

Il a utilisé des éclats de papier pour allumer la cheminée.

material item thing

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noun

Traverses

One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.

Examples :

"The tunnel workers carefully hammered the spills into the unstable earth, hoping to prevent a cave-in as they dug forward. "

Les mineurs ont soigneusement enfoncé les traverses dans la terre instable, espérant empêcher un effondrement en creusant vers l'avant.

technical architecture building

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noun

Fuite sonore, repisse

(sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

Examples :

"During the recording session, the drums' spills into the vocal microphone created a muddy sound. "

Pendant la session d'enregistrement, la repisse de la batterie dans le microphone vocal a créé un son boueux.

sound technology communication media music technical

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noun

Petite somme, pourboire

A small sum of money.

Examples :

"He saved his spills from his allowance to buy a candy bar. "

Il a économisé sa petite somme d'argent de son argent de poche pour acheter une barre chocolatée.

amount business economy finance

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noun

Vacance de la direction, remaniement de la direction

(Australian politics) A declaration that the leadership of a parliamentary party is vacant, and open for re-election. Short form of leadership spill.

Examples :

"After weeks of internal conflict, the Prime Minister faced a leadership spill. "

Après des semaines de conflit interne, le Premier ministre a fait face à une vacance de la direction.

politics government

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verb

Renverser, répandre

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

Examples :

"I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."

J'ai renversé du jus collant sur le sol de la cuisine.

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verb

se répand, se déverse

To spread out or fall out, as above.

Examples :

"Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor."

Du jus collant s'est répandu sur le sol de la cuisine.

action event disaster

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verb

Renverse, répand

To drop something that was intended to be caught.

Examples :

"The basketball player spills the ball when he reaches for the rebound. "

Le joueur de basket-ball renverse le ballon lorsqu'il essaie de récupérer le rebond.

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verb

Gâcher, gaspiller, ruiner

To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.

Examples :

"He spills his potential by skipping class and not studying. "

Il gâche son potentiel en séchant les cours et en ne révisant pas.

action outcome disaster value

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verb

Être détruit, gâché

To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.

Examples :

"If the heavy rain continues, the farmer's crops spills and he will lose all his income this year. "

Si la forte pluie continue, les récoltes de l'agriculteur seront gâchées et il perdra tous ses revenus cette année.

disaster environment economy

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verb

Renverser, répandre

To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.

Examples :

"The toddler spills her juice on the table. "

Le tout-petit renverse son jus sur la table.

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verb

Incruster, marquer

To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.

Examples :

"The craftsman spills delicate slivers of mother-of-pearl across the wooden jewelry box, creating a beautiful floral design. "

L'artisan incruste de fines lamelles de nacre sur le coffret à bijoux en bois, créant ainsi un magnifique motif floral.

material art style

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verb

Choquer

To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.

Examples :

"The sailor spills the mainsail slightly to reduce the pressure before trying to reef it in the strong wind. "

Le marin choque légèrement la grand-voile pour réduire la pression avant d'essayer de la prendre dans le vent fort.

nautical sailing technical

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verb

Ouvrir le leadership d'un parti parlementaire pour une réélection

(Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.

Examples :

"The opposition party spills its leadership after losing the election, allowing members to choose a new leader. "

Le parti d'opposition ouvre son leadership après avoir perdu les élections, permettant aux membres de choisir un nouveau dirigeant.

politics government state

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verb

révéler, divulguer

To reveal information to an uninformed party.

Examples :

"He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist."

Il s'est confié à son nouveau psychologue.

communication language media

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verb

Se défaire

(of a knot). To come undone.

Examples :

"The shoelace spills every time I try to tie it quickly. "

Le lacet se défait à chaque fois que j'essaie de le nouer rapidement.