escamoter

escamoter [εskamɔte]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. [+ cartes, accessoire] to conjure away

   b. [+ difficulté] to get round ; [+ question] to dodge ; [+ mot, repas] to skip

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ɛskamɔte

verbe transitif

1) [illusionniste] to make [something] disappear

2) (replier) to retract [roues]

escamoter un lit — to fold a bed away

3) [fait, preuve] to cover up

4) (éluder) to evade [problème]

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ɛskamɔte vt

1) (= esquiver) [question] to get round, to evade

2) (= faire disparaître) to conjure away, fig, [portefeuille] to snatch

3) [train d'atterrissage] to retract

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escamoter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (faire disparaître à la vue) [illusionniste] to make [sth] disappear;

2 (replier) to retract [roues, aérofreins]; escamoter un lit to fold a bed away;

3 (dissimuler) to cover up [sth];

4 (éluder) to evade [problème, débat];

5 (sauter) to skip [mot, note, repas];

6 †(voler) to pilfer.

B s'escamoter vpr [roues, aérofreins] to retract; [lit, siège] to fold away.

[ɛskamɔte] verbe transitif

1. [faire disparaître - mouchoir, carte] to conjure ou to spirit away (separable) ; [ - placard, lit] to fold away (separable)

2. [voler] to filch

3. [éluder - difficultés] to evade, to skirt round (inseparable) ; [ - mot, note] to skip

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE to retract