s'user in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for s'user in the French»English Dictionary

I.user [yze] VB trans

user personne, temps, frottement: vêtement, chaussure, objet

to wear out

user travail, soucis, temps: personne

to wear out

tu vas user l'embrayage si tu conduis comme ça

you'll wear out the clutch if you drive like that

les piles du poste de radio sont usées

the batteries in the radio are worn out ou have gone

la maladie l'a usé prématurément

the illness wore him out prematurely

user ses vêtements jusqu'à la corde

to wear one's clothes out

des tapis/vêtements usés jusqu'à la corde

threadbare carpets/clothes

la mer a usé la falaise

the sea has eroded the cliff

user sa santé

to ruin one's health

ça use les yeux de lire dans le noir

reading in the dark strains your eyes

avoir les yeux usés

to have ruined one's eyesight

j'ai usé trois crayons/paires de chaussures

I've got through three pencils/pairs of shoes

II.user de VB trans

user de trans obj indir:

user de stratagème, formule, termes, alcool

to use

user de droit

to exercise

user de possibilité

to exploit

user de précautions

to take

user de diplomatie

to be diplomatic

user et abuser de qc

to use and abuse sth

il faut en user avec modération/avec prudence

it should be used in moderation/with care

en user bien/mal avec qn

to treat sb well/badly

elle en use avec lui d'une façon inacceptable

she treats him in the most appalling manner

III.s'user VB refl

1. s'user vêtement, tissu, chaussure, pièce:

s'user

to wear out

2. s'user personne:

s'user à la tâche ou au travail

to wear oneself out with overwork

s'user à la tâche ou au travail

to burn oneself out inf

s'user la santé/les yeux

to ruin one's health/eyesight

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user de subterfuges

to use subterfuge ou all sorts of ploys

user de rétorsion

to retaliate

user de faux-semblants

to put up a pretence

user de faux-semblants

to put on an act

user d'expédients

to resort to expedients

Translations for s'user in the English»French Dictionary

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wear away tread, cliff, façade:

s'user

wear away footsteps, friction, rubbing:

user

wear down

s'user

wear down friction, person, water:

user

equivocate

user de faux-fuyants

wear out

s'user

wear out

user

burn out (through overwork)

s'user

at the rate he's working, he'll burn himself out

il va s'user à force de travailler à ce rythme

s'user in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for s'user in the French»English Dictionary

I.user [yze] VB trans

1. user (détériorer):

user qc

to wear sth out

user qc roche

to wear sth away

2. user (épuiser):

user qn

to wear sb out

3. user (consommer):

user

to use

II.user [yze] VB intr

user d'un droit

to exercise a right

user de termes de métier

to use terms of art

Phrases:

user et abuser de qc

to use and abuse sth

III.user [yze] VB refl

user s'user:

user

to wear out

s'user à qc

to wear oneself out with sth

s'user les yeux

to ruin one's eyesight

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sagement user

wisely

Translations for s'user in the English»French Dictionary

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wear away

s'user

wear away

user

wear out

s'user

wear out

user

to resort to subterfuge

user d'un subterfuge

wear down

user

fatigue

user

grind down

user

to retaliate against sb with sth

user de représailles contre qn avec qc

to get stale

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