poison pill in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poison pill in the English»French Dictionary

poison pill N FIN

poison pill

tactique qui consiste à décourager d'éventuels acquéreurs d'une société en vendant une OPA très coûteuse

Translations for poison pill in the English»French Dictionary

I.pill [Brit pɪl, Am pɪl] N

1. pill (for general use):

pill MED, PHARM

comprimé m

pill MED, PHARM

cachet m (for contre, pour)

to take a pill

prendre un comprimé or un cachet

2. pill:

the pill (contraceptive)

la pilule

to be on/to go on the pill

prendre/commencer à prendre la pilule

to come off the pill

arrêter la pilule

3. pill (idiot):

pill inf

abruti m inf

II.pill [Brit pɪl, Am pɪl] VB intr

pill sweater:

pill

boulocher

III.pill [Brit pɪl, Am pɪl]

he found it a bitter pill to swallow

il a trouvé la pilule amère

to sugar or sweeten or gild the pill

dorer la pilule inf

See also sleeping pill, pep pill

sleeping pill N

sleeping pill

somnifère m

pep pill N inf

pep pill

excitant m

I.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] N

1. poison lit, fig:

poison

poison m

to take poison

s'empoisonner

2. poison (drink) inf, dated:

what's your poison?

qu'est-ce que tu bois?

what's your poison?

tu te soûles à quoi? inf

II.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n] VB trans

poison

empoisonner (with avec)

poison

intoxiquer

poison (make poisonous) dart, arrowtip

empoisonner

poison foodstuffs, water

mettre du poison dans

poison ECOL (contaminate) environment, air, rivers

empoisonner (with avec)

poison (damage) fig relationship, life

empoisonner

to have a poisoned finger/toe

avoir une infection au doigt/à l'orteil

to poison sb's mind

corrompre l'esprit de qn

they've poisoned his mind against his family

ils l'ont dressé contre sa famille

III.poison [Brit ˈpɔɪz(ə)n, Am ˈpɔɪz(ə)n]

to hate sb like poison

avoir qn en horreur

poison pill in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poison pill in the English»French Dictionary

pill [pɪl] N

1. pill (medicinal tablet):

pill

pilule f

2. pill (contraceptive tablet):

the pill

la pilule

to be on the pill

prendre la pilule

Phrases:

to be a bitter [or hard] pill to swallow

être dur à avaler

to sweeten the pill

dorer la pilule

I.poison [ˈpɔɪ·z ə n] N

poison

poison m

to lace sth with poison

arroser qc de poison

to take poison

s'empoisonner

Phrases:

one man's meat is another man's poison prov

le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres prov

what's your poison? iron hum

à quoi tu carbures?

II.poison [ˈpɔɪ·z ə n] VB trans

1. poison (give poison to):

poison a. fig

empoisonner

poison mind

corrompre

to poison sb's mind against sb/sth

monter qn contre qn/qc

2. poison (put poison in):

poison water, drink

empoisonner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It held that it is an improper use of a directors' power to frustrate a takeover bid through issuing a poison pill.

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If the potential acquirer triggers a poison pill by accumulating more than the threshold level of shares, it risks discriminatory dilution in the target company.

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