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Charm
01
breloque
a small object, often in the form of a necklace or bracelet, which is believed to bring good luck
Exemples
She wore a silver charm on her bracelet for good luck.
Elle portait un charme en argent à son bracelet pour porter bonheur.
He gave her a lucky charm before her big presentation.
Il lui a donné un porte-bonheur avant sa grande présentation.
02
charme, attrait
a quality or trait that attracts others and creates a positive impression
Exemples
Her charm won over the entire audience.
Son charme a conquis tout le public.
He has a natural charm that puts people at ease.
Il a un charme naturel qui met les gens à l'aise.
03
charme, sortilège
a set of words, actions, or ingredients that are believed to have magical power and are used in an attempt to achieve a particular result or outcome
Exemples
The witch cast a charm to protect the house.
La sorcière a jeté un charme pour protéger la maison.
She whispered a charm over the potion.
Elle a murmuré un charme sur la potion.
04
charme, quark charme
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark in particle physics
Exemples
The charm quark was discovered in the 1970s.
Le quark charme a été découvert dans les années 1970.
Charm quarks are heavier than up and down quarks.
Les quarks charme sont plus lourds que les quarks up et down.
to charm
01
charmer, enchanter
to captivate someone with appeal or attractiveness
Transitive: to charm sb
Exemples
His charisma and wit charmed everyone he met.
Son charisme et son esprit ont charmé tous ceux qu'il a rencontrés.
The quaint little town charmed visitors with its picturesque streets.
La petite ville pittoresque charmait les visiteurs avec ses rues pittoresques.
02
charmer
to gain control over someone by using magic spells
Transitive: to charm sb
Exemples
The wizard charmed the prince into giving him the magical sword.
Le sorcier a ensorcelé le prince pour qu'il lui donne l'épée magique.
He used a spell to charm the beast, making it calm and friendly.
Il a utilisé un sort pour charmer la bête, la rendant calme et amicale.
03
charmer, envoûter
to employ one's likable qualities or appeal in order to influence someone
Transitive: to charm sb/sth into sth | to charm sb/sth out of sth
Exemples
The salesperson charmed the customer into making an impromptu purchase.
Le vendeur a charmé le client pour qu'il fasse un achat impromptu.
Despite the tough negotiation, he managed to charm the client into accepting the deal.
Malgré la négociation difficile, il a réussi à charmer le client pour qu'il accepte l'accord.
04
enchanter, protéger par des charmes
to protect or safeguard through the use of magical spells, charms, or other supernatural forces
Transitive: to charm sb/sth from harm | to charm sb/sth against harm
Exemples
The villagers believed that the amulet would charm them against evil spirits.
Les villageois croyaient que l'amulette les protégerait contre les mauvais esprits.
She wore a necklace that was said to charm her from bad luck.
Elle portait un collier qui était censé la protéger de la malchance.
