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1 château
masculine noun* * *pl châteaux ʃato nom masculin1) ( forteresse) castle2) ( résidence) ( royale) palace; ( seigneuriale) castle3) ( grande demeure) manor•Phrasal Verbs:••mener la vie de château — to live the life of Riley GB, to live like a prince
* * *ʃɒtochâteaux pl nm(fortifié) castle, (demeure prestigieuse) palace* * *1 ( forteresse) castle; château médiéval medieval castle;2 ( résidence) ( royale) palace; ( seigneuriale) castle; le château de Versailles the palace of Versailles; les châteaux de la Loire the Châteaux of the Loire; le Château ( Élysée) the Elysée;château d'arrière Naut sterncastle; château d'avant Naut forecastle; château de cartes lit, fig house of cards; château d'eau water tower; château fort fortified castle; château gonflable bouncy castle; château de poupe Naut = château d'arrière; château de proue Naut = château d'avant; château de sable sand castle.mener une vie de château to live the life of Riley GB, to live like a prince.ses illusions se sont écroulées comme un château de cartes his illusions collapsed like a house of cardsbâtir ou faire des châteaux en Espagne to build castles in the air[jeu de plage, attraction]château d'eau nom masculin -
2 Versailles
[vɛrsaj] nom propreFrance's greatest palace, by Le Vau and Mansart, with gardens by Le Nôtre. Built at enormous cost by Louis XIV and added to in the 18th century, it was the home of the French court until the Revolution. Numerous treaties were signed there, including the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 marking the end of the First World War. -
3 Riquet, Pierre Paul
[br]b. 29 June 1604 Béziers, Hérault, Franced. 1 October 1680 buried at Toulouse, France[br]French canal engineer and constructor of the Canal du Midi.[br]Pierre Paul Riquet was the son of a wealthy lawyer whose ancestors came from Italy. In his education at the Jesuit College in Béziers he showed obvious natural ability in science and mathematics, but he received no formal engineering training. With his own and his wife's fortunes he was able to purchase a château at Verfeil, near Toulouse. In 1630 he was appointed a collector of the salt tax in Languedoc and in a short time became Lessee General (Fermier Général) of this tax for the whole province. This entailed constant travel through the district, with the result that he became very familiar with this part of the country. He also became involved in military contracting. He acquired a vast fortune out of both activities. At this time he pondered the possibility of building a canal from Toulouse to the Mediterranean beyond Béziers and, after further investigation as to possible water supplies, he wrote to Colbert in Paris on 16 November 1662 advocating the construction of the canal. Although the idea proved acceptable it was not until 27 May 1665 that Riquet was authorized to direct operations, and on 14 October 1666 he was given authority to construct the first part of the canal, from Toulouse to Trebes. Work started on 1 January 1667. By 1669 he had between 7,000 and 8,000 men employed on the work. Unhappily, Riquet died just over six months before the canal was completed, the official opening beingon 15 May 1681.Although Riquet's fame rightly rests on the Canal du Midi, probably the greatest work of its time in Europe, he was also consulted about and was responsible for other projects. He built an aqueduct on more than 100 arches to lead water into the grounds of the château of his friend the marquis de Castres. The plans for this work, which involved considerable practical difficulties, were finalized in 1670, and water flowed into the château grounds in 1676. Also in 1676, Riquet was commissioned to lead the waters of the river Ourcq into Paris; he drew up plans, but he was too busy to undertake the construction and on his death the work was shelved until Napoleon's time. He was responsible for the creation of the port of Sète on the Mediterranean at the end of the Canal du Midi. He was also consulted on the supply of water to the Palace of Versailles and on a proposed route which later became the Canal de Bourgogne. Riquet was a very remarkable man: when he started the construction of the canal he was well over 60 years old, an age at which most people are retiring, and lived almost to its completion.[br]Further ReadingL.T.C.Rolt, 1973, From Sea to Sea, London: Allen Lane; rev. ed. 1994, Bridgwater: Internet Ltd.Jean-Denis Bergasse, 1982–7, Le Canal de Midi, 4 vols, Hérault:—Vol. I: Pierre Paul Riquet et le Canal du Midi dans les arts et la littérature; Vol II: Trois Siècles debatellerie et de voyage; Vol. III: Des Siècles d'aventures humaine; Vol. IV: Grands Moments et grands sites.JHB -
4 Verlan
popular youth slang, or argot, formed by reversing the syllables of a word. For example, problème in Verlan is blèmepro. Verlan is itself a reverse-syllable word, which becomes l'envers (meaning backwards) when turned round. Streetwise urban youth can sometimes converse fluently using verlan for many of the key words, making their argot incomprehensible to the non-initiatied.Versailles, Château de Magnificent royal château, built by Louis XIV, just to the south west of Paris.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Verlan
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