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1 minor
minor ['maɪnə(r)](a) (secondary → road, position) secondaire; (→ writer) mineur; (→ importance, interest) secondaire, mineur; (→ share) petit, mineur;∎ to play a minor part or role Cinema & Theatre avoir un petit rôle; figurative jouer un rôle mineur ou accessoire(b) (unimportant → problem, worry) mineur, peu important∎ Medicine to have a minor operation subir une petite intervention chirurgicale ou une intervention chirurgicale bénigne∎ the film is a minor classic le film est un petit chef-d'œuvre;∎ it was a minor miracle that we got there on time ça tient presque du miracle que nous soyons arrivés à l'heure∎ in A minor en la mineur;∎ in a minor key en mode mineur∎ Jones minor Jones junior2 noun∎ the Minors (film companies) = les trois compagnies de production secondaires (par rapport aux "Majors") à Hollywood: Universal, United Artists, Columbia∎ she minored in French elle a pris le français comme matière secondaire►► minor league1 nounfigurative secondaire, de peu d'importance;∎ they're minor league compared with some American corporations ils sont loin d'avoir l'envergure de certaines grandes sociétés américaines;Law minor offence délit m mineur;Religion minor orders ordres mpl mineurs;Astronomy minor planet astéroïde m;minor premise (in logic) (proposition f) mineure f;Music minor seventh septième f mineure;Finance minor shareholder actionnaire mf minoritaire;Cards minor suit couleur f mineure;Music minor third tierce f mineure -
2 miracle
A n miracle m ; to perform/accomplish a miracle faire/accomplir un miracle ; it's a miracle that c'est un miracle que (+ subj) ; a minor miracle un petit miracle ; by some miracle par on ne sait quel miracle ; economic miracle miracle économique ; a miracle of un prodige de [efficiency etc] ; to work ou perform miracles faire des miracles (with avec).
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miracle — mir|a|cle [ˈmırəkəl] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin miraculum] 1.) something very lucky or very good that happens which you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible ▪ It s a miracle you weren t killed! ▪ By some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
miracle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ real, true ▪ little, minor, small ▪ The letter s survival is something of a minor miracle … Collocations dictionary
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Minor characters of Days of our Lives — The following are minor but notable fictional characters on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, whose connections to the major families are either weak or non existent. Contents 1 Recent/current minor characters 1.1 Dr. Richard Baker 1.2… … Wikipedia
minor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Minor is used after these nouns: ↑undergraduate {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly … Collocations dictionary
