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1 manitou
manitunom masculin1) (colloq) fig big noise (colloq)2) Religion manitou* * *manitu nm1) (chez les Indiens d'Amérique) manitou2) * (= chef)* * *manitou nm1 ○ fig big noise○, big wheel○; un grand manitou de la finance a big noise in the financial world;2 Relig manitou.[manitu] nom masculin2. (figuré)(grand) manitou big shot ou chiefles grands manitous du pétrole oil magnates ou tycoons -
2 roi
roi [ʀwa]masculine noun• on est les rois du pétrole ! (inf) (riches) we're quids in! (inf) ; (heureux) we're on top of the world!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━At Epiphany, it is traditional for French people to get together and share a « galette des rois », a round, flat pastry filled with almond paste. A small figurine (« la fève ») is baked inside the pastry, and the person who finds it in his or her portion is given a cardboard crown to wear. This tradition is known as « tirer les rois ». In some families, a child goes under the table while the pastry is being shared out and says who should receive each portion.* * *ʀwanom masculin1) ( souverain) king2) ( sans rival en son genre)le roi des imbéciles — (colloq) a complete idiot
3) ( magnat) tycoon4) Jeux king•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *ʀwa nmles Rois mages — the Three Wise Men, the Magi
le jour des Rois; la fête des Rois; les Rois — Twelfth Night
* * *roi nm1 ⇒ Les titres de politesse ( souverain) king; le roi Louis King Louis; le roi de France the King of France; le livre des Rois Bible the Book of Kings; mets/festin de roi dish/feast fit for a king;2 ( sans rival en son genre) le roi des animaux/de la forêt the king of beasts/of the forest; le roi du rock/de la mode the king of rock/fashion; le roi de l'arnaque○ a master swindler; le roi des imbéciles/salauds○ a complete idiot/bastard◑; le roi des cons◑ a prize bloody idiot◑ GB, a complete asshole◑ US;3 ( magnat) tycoon; le roi du béton/de l'épicerie the concrete/supermarket tycoon;4 Jeux (aux cartes, échecs) king.roi constitutionnel Pol constitutional monarch; les rois fainéants Hist the last Merovingian kings; les rois mages Bible the (three) wise men, the three kings, the Magi; le roi Soleil Hist the Sun King; le Roi des Rois Hist the King of Kings.tirer les Rois to eat Twelfth Night cake; ⇒ royaume.[rwa] nom masculin1. [monarque] kingles rois fainéantsthe last Merovingian kings, in the seventh centuryles Rois mages the Magi, the Three Wise Menles Rois [Épiphanie] Twelfth Nighttirer les Rois to eat "galette des rois"vivre comme un roi to live like a king ou a lordle roi est mort, vive le roi the King is dead, long live the King!2. (figuré)les rois du pétrole the oil tycoons ou magnatesroi de carreau/pique king of diamonds/spades
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