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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English
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pistonner [pistɔne] VB trans inf, pej

pistonner candidat:

pistonner
to pull strings for
elle l'a pistonné auprès du directeur/au ministère
she pulled strings for him with the director/at the Ministry
se faire pistonner
to get someone to pull a few strings
il a été pistonné
someone pulled strings for him
English
English
French
French
to pull wires Am
se faire pistonner inf
to pull strings for sb inf
pistonner qn inf

in the PONS Dictionary

pistonner [pistɔne] VB trans inf

pistonner qn
to pull strings for sb
se faire pistonner par qn
to have sb pull strings
in the PONS Dictionary

pistonner [pistɔne] VB trans inf

pistonner qn
to pull strings for sb
se faire pistonner par qn
to have sb pull strings
Présent
jepistonne
tupistonnes
il/elle/onpistonne
nouspistonnons
vouspistonnez
ils/ellespistonnent
Imparfait
jepistonnais
tupistonnais
il/elle/onpistonnait
nouspistonnions
vouspistonniez
ils/ellespistonnaient
Passé simple
jepistonnai
tupistonnas
il/elle/onpistonna
nouspistonnâmes
vouspistonnâtes
ils/ellespistonnèrent
Futur simple
jepistonnerai
tupistonneras
il/elle/onpistonnera
nouspistonnerons
vouspistonnerez
ils/ellespistonneront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pistonner qn
to pull strings for sb
se faire pistonner par qn
to have sb pull strings

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