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to begin to be or come to be sth specified : to begin to have a specified quality OR to look attractive on s.o. (s.o. = someone) : to be flattering [ flatteur ] to s.o. OR to be suitable for s.o. : to be proper [ correct, approprié ] for s.o. / [ devenir ] |
to become, became, become - Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently |
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to do the first part of an action : to start doing sth OR to start to work on, produce, or give attention to sth OR to cause sth to start / [ commencer, débuter, entreprendre, se mettre à, faire naître ] |
to begin, began, begun - I got the job and I'm beginning work on monday |
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to use force to cause sth, such as a wire [ fil électricité ou lacet ] or pipe [ tube, tuyau ] to become curved OR to curve out of a straight line or position OR to move your body so that it is not straight / [ plier, courber, fléchir, pencher, tordre, se courber, ployer....] |
to bend, bent, bent - The trees were bending in the wind |
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to make a bet, to risk losing sth such as money if your guess about what will happen is wrong OR to make decisions that are based on the belief that sth will happen or is true / [ parier, miser ] |
to bet, bet, bet - He bet $5 on the game |
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of a person or animal : to press down on or cut into s.o. or sth with the teeth OR of an insect or snake : to wound s.o. by pushing a stinger, fang, etc... into the skin OR to grab and hold sth without slipping / [ mordre, piquer, mâcher ] |
to bite, bit, bit/bitten - Some people bite their nails when they feel nervous |
