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peer [pɪə(r)]1 noun∎ he was made a peer il a été élevé à la pairie;∎ Politics the Conservative Peers les pairs mpl conservateurs (en Grande-Bretagne);∎ peer of the realm pair m du royaume∎ a jury of one's peers un jury formé ou composé de ses pairs;∎ as a negotiator she has no peer c'est une négociatrice hors pair, comme négociatrice elle n'a pas son pareil(look → intently) regarder attentivement; (→ with difficulty) s'efforcer de voir;∎ to peer at sb/sth scruter qn/qch du regard;∎ she peered out into the darkness elle scruta l'obscurité;∎ he peered at the suspects' faces il dévisagea les suspects;∎ she peered at the small print elle s'efforça de lire ce qui était écrit en petits caractères►► peer group pairs mpl;peer pressure influence f des pairs ou du groupe;peer review révision f par un collègue
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