vendredi 1 mars 2013

Variations around "to shed"

To shed:
syn: to get rid of sth, to dispose of sth, to dump, to discard, to slough off, to throw away
  • The snake sheds its skin. - Muer
    • slough off to remove an outer layer of skin
      (slough=
      /slʌf/)
  • You will shed several kilograms on this diet. - Perdre, se délester
  • Shed your clothes and swim. - Enlever, ôter 
  • The trees shed their leaves in late summer. -Perdre ses feuilles
  • In autumn the oak trees will shed.
  • The new fabric sheds water easily. - Repousser l'eau, être imperméable
  • They shed tears of joy.- verser
A shed (noun)
  • Park the airplane in the shed. - Hangar
  • The cows are in the shed.- Etable
  • My husband spends a lot of time in his garden shed. - Abris de jardin
To dispose of sth
  • They tried to dispose of the evidence by flushing the drugs down the toilet.-Se débarrasser
  • After the funeral we have a whole houseful of stuff that we have to dispose of.- Se débarrasser
To dump
  • Don't try to dump all your work on me -- do it yourself!.- Fourguer (argot) 
Dump (noun)
  • Garbage or rubbish dump. - Décharge  
  • Screen dump.- Capture d'écran

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