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1 Indians' court
Jur. tribunal indigène (Amérique latine)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Indians' court
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2 American Indians
Indiens américains; [désuet] AmérindiensEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > American Indians
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3 body, of, Indians
groupe m d'Indiens -
4 council, of, the, band
( Indians)conseil m de la bande -
5 powwow
powwow ['paʊwaʊ]1 noun(of American Indians) assemblée f; familiar figurative (meeting) réunion□ f; (discussion) discussion□ f, pourparlers□ mpl; -
6 scalp
[skælp] 1. noun1) (the skin of the part of the head usually covered by hair: Rub the shampoo well into your scalp.) cuir chevelu2) (the skin and hair of the top of the head: Some North American Indians used to cut the scalps from their prisoners.) scalp2. verb(to cut the scalp from: The Indians killed and scalped him.) scalper -
7 chief
chief [t∫i:f]1. nouna. [of tribe] chef m2. adjective( = main) principal3. compounds► chief of police noun ≈ préfet m de police━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━En Grande-Bretagne, le parti gouvernemental et celui de l'opposition ont chacun leur Chief Whip, qui est responsable de la discipline du parti à la Chambre des communes. Il tient les députés informés des activités parlementaires et fait remonter l'opinion des députés jusqu'à la direction du parti. Il veille également à ce que les députés participent aux scrutins importants, son rôle est donc particulièrement décisif lorsque le gouvernement ne dispose que d'une faible majorité aux Communes.* * *[tʃiːf] 1.1) ( leader) gen chef mparty chief — Politics dirigeant/-e m/f de parti
defence chiefs — Politics responsables mpl de la défense
2) (colloq) ( boss) chef (colloq) m, patron (colloq) m2.1) ( primary) principal2) ( highest in rank) en chef3.- in-chief combining form en chef -
8 cowboy
cowboy [ˈkaʊbɔɪ]* * *['kaʊbɔɪ] 1.1) US cowboy m2) ( incompetent worker) péj fumiste m2.noun modifier -
9 Native American
ILongtemps appelés Indians, les Amérindiens veulent que soit reconnu le fait qu'ils occupaient le territoire américain des centaines d'années avant l'arrivée des Européens. À peu près un million d'entre eux vivent dans des réserves qui ont chacune leur propre gouvernement et leur propre force de policeIInoun, adjective amérindien/-ienne (m/f) -
10 folklore
noun (the study of the customs, beliefs, stories, traditions etc of a particular people: the folklore of the American Indians.) folklore -
11 Indian
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12 long house
(in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians.) grande maison -
13 moccasin
['mokəsin](a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it.) mocassin -
14 native
['neitiv] 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) natal2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) natal3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) de souche4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) naturel2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) autochtone2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) indigène•- native language/tongue - native speaker - native to - the Nativity -
15 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) jouer à2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) jouer à -
16 scout
1. noun1) (a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc: The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.) éclaireur/-euse2) ((with capital: formerly Boy Scout) a member of the Scout Movement, an organization of boys formed to develop alertness and strong character.) scout2. verb(to act as a scout or spy: A party was sent ahead to scout.) aller en reconnaissance -
17 totem
['toutəm]((an image of) an animal or plant used as the badge or sign of a tribe, among North American Indians etc.) totem -
18 west
[west] 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) ouest2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) ouest2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) ouest2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) (d')ouest3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) à l'ouest- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) western- westward - westwards - westward - go west - the West - the Wild West -
19 chief
A n1 ( leader) gen chef m ; party chief Pol dirigeant/-e m/f de parti ; defence chiefs Pol responsables mpl de la défense ;B modif1 ( primary) [reason] principal ;2 ( highest in rank) [editor] en chef.too many chiefs and not enough indians trop de têtes et pas assez de bras. -
20 cowboy
A n1 ⇒ Shops, trades and professions US cowboy m ; to play cowboys and indians jouer aux cowboys et aux indiens ;B modif1 [boots, hat, film] de cowboy ;2 péj [workman] fumiste ; [practices] non-professionnel/-elle ; [company, outfit] pas sérieux/-ieuse.
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