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Dictionary translations for "étouffer dans l'œuf"

étouffer dans l'œuf verb

nip in the bud

Contexts with "étouffer dans l'œuf"

J'ai pensé que j'allais étouffer dans ce train bondé. I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.

Une opération de grande envergure a été orchestrée dans les plus hautes sphères du gouvernement pour étouffer l'affaire. A massive coverup was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.

Son seul but dans la vie est de gagner de l'argent. He has only one aim in life, to make money.

Le pompier ne pouvait étouffer les flammes. The fireman could not extinguish the flames.

Un appareil de positionnement par satellite peut déterminer votre position n'importe où dans le monde. A GPS device can pinpoint your location anywhere in the world.

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