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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.

Il a été impliqué dans un accident de circulation. He was involved in a traffic accident.

Je dois porter des bouchons d'oreilles pour étouffer tout le bruit du chantier de construction d'à côté. I have to wear earplugs to drown out all the noise from the construction site next door.

Vous pensiez à quoi en laissant les loyalistes dans le château ? What do you think you're doing letting the loyalists into the castle?

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