basculer

basculer [baskyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. [personne, objet] to fall over ; [benne, planche, wagon] to tip up ; [tas] to topple over

• il bascula dans le vide he toppled over the edge

   b. [match, débat] to take a sudden turn

• ma vie a basculé my life was turned upside down

   c. (Computing) to toggle

2. transitive verb

• (faire) basculer [+ benne] to tip up ; [+ contenu] to tip out ; [+ personne] to knock off balance ; [+ appel téléphonique] to divert

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baskyle
1.

verbe transitif Télécommunications to transfer [appel]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (tomber) [objet, personne] to topple over; [benne] to tip up

faire basculer — to tip up [benne]; to tip out [chargement]; to knock [somebody] off balance [personne]

2) fig [match, vie] to change radically

basculer à droite — Politique to swing over to the right

basculer dans la guerre — to be plunged into war

faire basculer — to turn [match, opinion]

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baskyle

1. vi

1) (= se renverser) to fall over, to topple over, [benne] to tip up

basculer à droite

2) POLITIQUE

basculer à droite — to swing to the right

basculer à gauche — to swing to the left

2. vt

1) [personne, objet] to topple over

2) [benne, conteneur, brouette] to tip up

basculer le contenu de qch — to tip out the contents of sth

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basculer verb table: aimer

A vtr Télécom to transfer [appel].

B vi

1 (tomber) [objet, personne] to topple over; [benne] to tip up; basculer dans le ravin to topple into the ravine; faire basculer to tip up [benne]; to tip out [chargement]; to knock [sb] off balance [personne];

2 fig [match, vie, ambiance] to change radically; [opinion] to swing in the opposite direction; basculer à droite/vers l'opposition Pol to swing over to the right/toward(s) the opposition; basculer dans la guerre to be plunged into war; la scène a basculé dans le drame the scene suddenly turned dramatic; faire basculer to turn [match, opinion publique]; to change the course of [Histoire]; faire basculer le pays dans l'extrémisme to push the country into extremism.

[baskyle] verbe intransitif

1. [personne] to topple, to fall over

[vase] to tip over

[benne] to tip up

2. (figuré)

son univers a basculé his world collapsed

basculer dans : la pièce bascule soudain dans l'horreur the mood of the play suddenly switches to horror

basculer dans l'opposition to go over to the opposition

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[baskyle] verbe transitif

[renverser - chariot] to tip up (separable) ; [ - chargement] to tip out (separable)

basculer son vote sur to switch one's vote to