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(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) chose qui rachète -
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grace [greɪs]1. nouna. grâce fc. (phrases) to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâced. ( = respite) répit me. ( = title) His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur l'Archevêque• yes, your Grace oui, Monseigneur (or Monsieur le duc or Madame la duchesse)• the queen graced the performance with her presence la reine a honoré la représentation de sa présence* * *[greɪs] 1.1) ( physical charm) grâce f2) (dignity, graciousness) grâce fto do something with (a) good/bad grace — faire quelque chose de bonne/mauvaise grâce
3) ( spiritual) grâce fto fall from grace — Religion perdre la grâce; fig tomber en disgrâce
4) ( time allowance)to give somebody two days' grace — accorder un délai de deux jours à quelqu'un; ( to debtor) accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à quelqu'un
5) ( prayer) ( before meal) bénédicité m; ( after meal) grâces fpl6) ( quality)7) ( mannerism)2.transitive verb1) ( decorate) orner, embellir2) ( honour) honorerto grace somebody with one's presence — aussi iron honorer quelqu'un de sa présence also iron
••to put on airs and graces — péj prendre des airs
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grace [greɪs]1. nouna. grâce fc. (phrases) to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâced. ( = respite) répit me. ( = title) His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur l'Archevêque• yes, your Grace oui, Monseigneur (or Monsieur le duc or Madame la duchesse)• the queen graced the performance with her presence la reine a honoré la représentation de sa présence* * *[greɪs]1) ( title of archbishop)his/your Grace — Monseigneur
2) ( title of duke)his/your Grace — Monsieur le duc; ( of duchess)
her/your Grace — Madame la duchesse
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saving ['seɪvɪŋ]1 noun∎ measures to encourage saving des mesures pour encourager l'épargne(b) (money saved) économie f;∎ to make a saving faire une économie;∎ we made a saving of £20 on the usual price nous avons fait une économie de 20 livres sur le prix habituel;∎ he drew all his savings out of the bank il a retiré toutes ses économies de la banque∎ this was the saving of him cela a été son salutformal sauf, hormis;∎ formal saving Your Grace sauf le respect que je dois à Votre Excellence►► savings account compte m (de caisse) d'épargne;savings bank caisse f d'épargne;American savings bond bon m d'épargne;British savings book livret m (de caisse) d'épargne;British savings certificate bon m d'épargne;savings club club m d'épargne;saving grace = bon côté qui rachète des défauts;∎ her sense of humour is her saving grace on lui pardonne tout parce qu'elle a de l'humour;∎ the movie has one saving grace une seule chose sauve le film;American savings and loan association caisse f d'épargne logement;savings plan, savings scheme plan m d'épargne;British savings stamp timbre-épargne m -
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I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) sauver2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) économiser3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) épargner4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) empêcher de marquer5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) délivrer6) (to keep data in the computer.) sauvegarder2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) arrêt (du ballon)- saver- saving - savings - saviour - saving grace - savings account - savings bank - save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) sauf (que)
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