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 adults breathe by going to the surface and upending.
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He upends a few dishes then overturns a chair before collapsing on the sofa, cigarette in hand.
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It forages beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed.
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This upended the cart, tipping its passengers into the river, which at the time was swollen in flood.
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The bedrock was highly fractured by the impact, with large blocks of sediment upended.
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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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The truck will have a chain or cable system for upending the container.
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The genre has been credited with upending the stereotype of gaming as a sedentary activity, and promoting an active lifestyle.
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Mastery learning upends this approach, by requiring each student to master the topic before moving to the next one.
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Enraged, he attacks her, upending her dining room table and throwing her across the room.
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