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Parvenir

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parvenir⇒ vi (se propager) reach vtr
informal get as far as expr
Les inondations parviennent jusqu’au centre ville.
parvenir quelque part⇒, parvenir à qch⇒ vi (arriver à un point précis) reach (somewhere) vtr
informal get to (somewhere) v phrasal
Nous sommes parvenus à la plage dès 10 heures.
parvenir à qch vtr ind (accéder à un état, obtenir) reach [sth], attain [sth], gain [sth], achieve [sth], obtain [sth] vtr
Ce chanteur parvient enfin à la gloire.
parvenir à qqn vtr ind (arriver à destination) arrive (with [sb]) vi
reach [sb] vtr
informal turn up vi
Son cadeau nous parvient juste avant Noël.
parvenir à (faire) qch vtr ind (réussir à faire qch) manage (to do) [sth] vi
Je parviens à faire de délicieux macarons.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
parvenir⇒ vi littéraire (accéder à une situation importante) suceed vi
be a success, be successful loc
Il a mis toute sa vie à parvenir.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
faire parvenir⇒ vtr forward vtr
send vtr
Please forward the documents to me this afternoon.
parvenir à manage to, be able to
parvenir à ses fins achieve one’s ends
parvenir à un accord vi reach an agreement vi
parvenir à un compromis reach a compromise

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To get fired

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fired adj informal (sacked, made redundant) familier viré, lourdé adj
renvoyé adj
fired adj (pottery: heated in a kiln) chauffé, cuit adj
fired adj (pottery: heated in a kiln) cuit adj
Sometimes pottery is painted with a glaze before it is kiln fired to give it a durable finish.
Parfois, les pièces sont vernies avant d’être cuites dans un four de potier, ce qui leur confère un fini durable.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
coal-fired adj (fuelled by coal) à charbon loc adj
If we are to find a solution to global warming, we must find an alternative to coal-fired power stations.
Pour lutter contre le réchauffement climatique, il faut trouver une alternative aux centrales à charbon.
fired up adj (enthusiastic, excited) fig enflammé pp, adj
Stuart gave his team a pep-talk, and they came out of it all fired-up.
Ils sont sortis de la réunion enflammés par le projet.
enthousiasmé pp, adj
wood fired, wood-fired adj (heated in a wood kiln) à bois adj
Une chaudière à bois. // Un four à bois.
au bois adj
wood fired, wood-fired adj (heated in a wood kiln) à bois adj
Une chaudière à bois. // Un four à bois.
au bois adj
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‘fired’ found in these entries
In the English description:
air-to-air - air-to-ground - air-to-surface - blast - bowshot - bullet hole - canned - cannonball - firing rate - get the axe - gunshot residue - naval missile - projectile - sacked - severance - single-fire - warning shot
French:
renvoyé - à mazout - ça me passionne - centrale à charbon - centrale à gaz - chauffage au fuel - cuit - cuit au feu de bois - licencié - pizza au feu de bois - prendre la porte - remonté comme une pendule - sauter - se faire renvoyer

Forums WR - discussions dont le titre comprend le(s) mot(s) "fired" :
coal-fired plant
coal-fired plants
Dirty coal-fired power plants
Do you want to get me fired?
EN: It seems that the robber had fired - grammaire
end-fired
Fired
fired or laid off
fired up
fired up
fired vs. laid-off
fossil fuel fired power stations
FR: There was not one injury or shot fired - grammaire
from which he was fired
Fuel fired heating
gas-fired
Get fired up like smokin’ gun
glas-fired chiller
have him been fired
he fired a shot along these lines
high-fired pottery
Hired to be fired
Is this something I could be fired for?
Just fired
multi-fired ceramics
oil-fired
Sacked/Fired
set ablaze or fired
she had been fired.
shot-fired
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Achever

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achever⇒ vtr	(terminer)	finish vtr
 	informal	finish off vtr phrasal sep
 		complete vtr
 	L'écrivain achève son roman.
 	The writer finishes his book.
achever vtr	(mettre à mort)	kill vtr
 	informal	finish off vtr phrasal sep
 	informal	do in vtr phrasal sep
 	animal	destroy vtr
 	Le meurtrier achève sa victime au sol.
 	The murderer killed his victim on the ground.
s'achever⇒ v pron	(se terminer)	end vi
 		come to an end v expr
 		draw to a close v expr
 	Nos vacances s'achèvent demain.
 	Our holiday ends tomorrow.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
achever⇒ vtr familier (beaucoup fatiguer) informal finish off expr
informal do in expr
informal, figurative kill vtr
Cette journée de 14 h m’a achevé !
* That aerobics session has finished me off
That fourteen-hour day killed me.
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‘achever’ found in these entries
In the French description:
estocade - terminer
English:
finish off - euthanize - finish - do in - close - complete - culminate

Forums WR - discussions dont le titre comprend le(s) mot(s) "achever" :
accomplir et achever
achever
Achever
achever
achever de
achever l'équipement du navire
achever son ennemi
Achever son essai
achever vs finir vs terminer
achever, finir
autant l'achever
compléter (achever)
elle ne peut s'achever en elle même
être achevé / s'achever - forum Français Seulement
la diffusion des séries va bientôt s’achever
ne pas avoir achever...
parachever V achever
s'achever
S'achever sur (un constat)
sans pouvoir achever son histoire.
se finir / s'achever / se terminer - forum Français Seulement
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