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ditch

      n   fossé    m
  →   last-ditch
  →   drainage ditch
  →   irrigation ditch

vt
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   (=throw out)
  [+object]   balancer *
→ I decided to ditch the sofa bed.

   (=abandon)
  [+plan, policy]   laisser tomber, abandonner
→ the soft drink company has ditched plans to use Madonna in its advertising
→ Unpopular policies were suddenly ditched.

     [+boyfriend, girlfriend]   plaquer *
→ I can't bring myself to ditch him.
She's just ditched her boyfriend.      Elle vient de plaquer son copain.

drainage ditch
n fossé m d'écoulement

irrigation ditch
n fossé m d'irrigation

last-ditch
      adj
[effort]   ultime
a last-ditch attempt      une tentative de la dernière chance, un dernier recours
→ a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war

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ditch	v.	abandonner

ditch	n.	fossé

ditch water	n.	eau stagnante

ditch bunker	n.	silo enterré	[Tech.]

bleeder ditch	n.	saignée	[Med.]

last ditch	n.	derniers retranchements

ditching	pres. part	abandonnant

last-ditch	adj.	ultime, du dernier moment, dernier	last-ditch effort, last-ditch attempt

last-ditch struggle	n.	baroud d'honneur

last-ditch stand	n.	baroud d'honneur

last-ditch effort	n.	ultime effort

last-ditch attempt	n.	ultime effort

a last-ditch attempt	exp.	un dernier recours

a last-ditch attempt	exp.	une tentative de la dernière chance

She's just ditched her boyfriend.	exp.	Elle vient de plaquer son copain.

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'ditch' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
fossé	n.	ditch
plaquer (une fille ; un mec ; un copain ; une copine)	v.	ditch
silo enterré	n.	ditch bunker	[Tech.]
baroud d'honneur	n.	last-ditch struggle
fossé d'écoulement	n.	drainage ditch
fossé d'irrigation	n.	irrigation ditch
fossé antichar	n.	anti-tank ditch
fossé anti-char	n.	anti-tank ditch
de la dernière chance	exp.	last-ditch
se retrouver dans un fossé	v.	end up in a ditch
se retrouver dans le fossé	v.	end up in the ditch
Elle a plaqué son copain.	exp.	She ditched her boyfriend.
tenter l'opération de la dernière chance	exp.	to make a last-ditch attempt
laisser tomber comme une vieille chaussette	v.	ditch, jilt, drop

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