live wire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for live wire in the English»French Dictionary

I.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] N

II.wire [Brit wʌɪə, Am ˈwaɪ(ə)r] VB trans

1. live:

3. live (remain alive):

live (gen) fig
I'll live! hum

I.live2 [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADJ

II.live2 [Brit lʌɪv, Am laɪv] ADV

live wire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for live wire in the English»French Dictionary

British English

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Downed wires also led to the death of one person after he tried to remove a live wire from the roof of his home.
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The elephant had perhaps got in contact with the live wire.
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She got out and was hit by a live wire.
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He was also the closest thing the show had to a high-voltage live wire.
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Bravo is an absolute live wire in the field.
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It is the live wire that currently triggers micro and macro-economy for developing and developed nations.
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You can tell right away he's a live wire.
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This leads to his fun-loving live wire nature.
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Pretty, but a bit of a live wire.
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Police said they died when they came in contact with a live wire dangling from an electric pole.
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