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bouleverser  


      vt  
   (=émouvoir)   to overwhelm  
Cette histoire déchirante m'a bouleversée.      This heartbreaking story overwhelmed me.  
   (=causer du chagrin à)   to shatter  
La mort de son ami l'a bouleversé.      He was shattered by the death of his friend., He was stricken by the death of his friend.  
     [+pays, vie]   to turn upside down  
Cette rencontre a bouleversé sa vie.      This encounter turned his life upside down.  
bouleverser la hiérarchie      to overturn the hierarchy  
     [+papiers, objets]   to turn upside down
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary  

Collaborative Dictionary     French-English
bouleverser
vt.
upset
bouleverser la donne
v.
change the situation completely ; make a radical change ; change the background
bouleversant, bouleversante
adj.
deeply moving
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'bouleverser' also found in translations in English-French dictionary
shake up
vt.
bouleverser
heart-struck
adj.
bouleversé
heart-stricken
adj.
bouleversé

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