usurper

yzyʁpe

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Conjugation

Definition of usurper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

pouvoirs'emparer illégalement d'un pouvoir ou titre qui appartient à autrui

Il a tenté d'usurper le trône de son frère.

s'approprier

s'arroger

appropriationprendre quelque chose qui ne nous revient pas de droit

Elle usurpe toujours la place de sa collègue.

s'approprier

s'attribuer

empiétementempiéter sur les droits ou domaines d'autrui

Il ne faut pas usurper sur les prérogatives du directeur.

empiéter

envahir

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Expressions with usurper

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usurper l'identité

prendre frauduleusement l'identité d'une autre personne pour tromper

Il a usurpé l'identité de son voisin pour obtenir un crédit.

usurper l'identité de quelqu'un

se faire passer pour une autre personne en utilisant ses informations personnelles

Les pirates ont usurpé l'identité de Marie pour ouvrir un compte bancaire.

Origin of usurper

latin, usurpare (s'emparer de)

Terms with usurper included in their meaning

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anticiper

empiéter

usurper ou empiéter sur les droits d'autrui

abuser

usurpation

usurper l'identité de quelqu'un d'autre

Examples of usurper in a sentence

Il a essayé d'usurper l'identité du maire.
Il a tenté d’usurper l’identité d’un autre.
Certains usurpent des titres pour obtenir des avantages.
Certains essaient d'usurper l'autorité du chef.
Il a tenté d'usurper la place de son collègue.

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English:usurp, take over wrongfully, ...
German:usurpieren, unrechtmäßig an sich reißen, ...
Italian:usurpare, invadere, ...
Spanish:usurpar, invadir, ...
Portuguese:usurpar, invadir direitos, ...
Chinese:篡夺, 霸占, ...
Japanese:権力を奪う, 横取りする, ...
Arabic:اغتصب, انتحل, ...
Hebrew:לִגְזֹל, לְהִתְחַזּוֹת, ...
Russian:узурпировать, присваивать, ...
Ukrainian:узурпувати, привласнювати, ...
Catalan:usurpar, apropiar-se indegudament, ...
Danish:usurpere, tiltvinge sig, ...
Dutch:usurperen, toe-eigenen, ...
Greek:σφετερίζομαι, οικειοποιούμαι παράνομα, ...
Khmer:ដណ្ដើមយក, រំលោភយក, ...
Korean:찬탈하다, 가로채다, ...
Polish:uzurpować, przywłaszczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):usurpar, tomar indevidamente, ...
Romanian:a uzurpa, a se însuși, ...
Swedish:usurpera, inkräkta, ...
Thai:แย่งชิง, แอบอ้าง, ...
Turkish:gasp etmek, hakkı olmayanı almak, ...
Vietnamese:chiếm đoạt, tước đoạt, ...

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