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achever⇒ vtr | (terminer) | finish⇒ vtr |
| (informal) | finish [sth] off vtr phrasal sep |
| | complete⇒ vtr |
| Vous pourrez lire mon roman quand je l'aurai achevé. |
| You can read my novel when I've finished it. |
achever vtr | (mettre à mort un être blessé) | kill⇒ vtr |
| (informal) | finish [sb] off, bump [sb] off, do [sb] in vtr phrasal sep |
| (animal) | destroy⇒ vtr |
| (animal) | put [sth] out of its misery v expr |
| Voyons, cet animal souffre trop, il faut l'achever ! |
| Le meurtrier acheva sa victime au sol. |
| The murderer killed his victim on the ground. |
| That animal is in pain; we have to put it out of its misery. |
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 ! |
| ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. That aerobics session has finished me off. |
| That fourteen-hour day killed me. |
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. |
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