upend in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

upend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upend in the English»French Dictionary

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The book argues that rapidly evolving technology will upend the power structure of society.
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It walks well, without waddling, and although it normally feeds by upending, it can dive if necessary.
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To prove this theory, he filled a long glass tube (sealed at one end) with mercury and upended it into a dish also containing mercury.
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They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.
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Indirectly, it is upending the international monetary system.
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Literally, it describes the act of violently upending a chabudai as an expression of anger, frustration, and disapproval.
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The adults breathe by going to the surface and upending.
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Enraged, he attacks her, upending her dining room table and throwing her across the room.
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When the stick is upended, the pebbles fall to the other end of the tube, making a sound reminiscent of rain falling.
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While often constructed by upending an old bathtub and burying one end, similar designs have been factory produced.
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