stampede

stampede
stampede [{{t}}stæm'pi:d]
1 noun
(a) (of animals) fuite f, débandade f;
∎ what started the stampede? qu'est-ce qui a provoqué cette débandade?
(b) (of people → flight) sauve-qui-peut m inv, débandade f; (→ rush) ruée f;
∎ several people were injured in the stampede plusieurs personnes ont été blessées dans la panique;
∎ there was a stampede for seats il y a eu une ruée vers ou sur les sièges;
∎ there's been a stampede to buy up the share issue les acheteurs se sont précipités ou se sont jetés sur la souscription
2 intransitive verb
(flee) s'enfuir (pris d'affolement); (rush) se ruer, se précipiter;
∎ the cattle stampeded across the river pris d'affolement, le bétail a traversé la rivière;
∎ shoppers stampeded for the sales counters les clients se sont rués ou se sont précipités vers les rayons des soldes;
∎ the children came stampeding along the corridor les enfants se sont rués dans le couloir
3 transitive verb
(a) (animals) faire fuir; (crowd) semer la panique dans
(b) (pressurize) forcer la main à;
∎ to stampede a nation into war précipiter un peuple dans la guerre;
∎ to stampede sb into doing sth presser qn de faire qch, bousculer qn pour qu'il fasse qch;
∎ I don't want to stampede you into (making) a decision je ne veux pas te bousculer dans ta décision;
∎ don't let yourself be stampeded into anything ne vous laissez pas forcer la main

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