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| give the lie to |
| 1. v. (Familier) Réfuter. |
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| anglais > anglais |
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| give the lie to |
| 1. v. (idiomatic, transitive) to prove (something) to be false; to refute. |
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| They found plenty of email that gave the lie to his assertion that he didn't know about the incident. |
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| Analyse |
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| give |
| 1. v. Donner. |
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| Ne donnez pas aux gens ce qu'ils veulent, donnez-leur ce dont ils ont besoin. |
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| 2. n. Résilience. |
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| This chair doesn't have much give. |
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| the |
| 1. art. Le, la, les. |
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| lie |
| 1. n. Mensonge. |
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| 2. v. Mentir. |
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| You're lying! I can tell. |
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| 3. v. Être en position horizontale ; reposer, gésir. |
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| The coin just lay there on the ground. So I took it. |
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| to |
| 1. prep. À, vers. |
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| Let's go to Paris! |
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| Allons à Paris ! |
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| 2. prep. Moins, pour indiquer l'heure. |
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| Ten to eleven. |
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