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(a) (follower) partisan m, pejorative adepte m; (right-hand man) homme m de main, pejorative suppôt m(b) (squire, page) écuyer m -
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herd [hɜ:d]1 noun(a) (of cattle, goats, sheep) troupeau m; (of wild animals) troupe f; (of horses) troupe f, bande f; (of deer) harde f∎ pejorative the herd le peuple, la populace∎ the cattle were herded into the barn on a fait entrer le bétail dans la grange;∎ he herded the students back into the classroom il a reconduit les élèves dans la salle de cours;∎ the prisoners were herded onto trucks on a entassé les prisonniers dans des camionss'assembler en troupeau, s'attrouper►► herd instinct instinct m grégaire;pejorative herd mentality panurgisme mrassembler en troupeaurassembler en troupeau -
123 ice
ice [aɪs]1 noun∎ her feet were like ice elle avait les pieds gelés;∎ with ice? (in drink) avec des glaçons ou de la glace?;∎ the reforms have been put on ice les réformes ont été gelées;∎ figurative to walk or to be on thin ice avancer en terrain miné(c) (in ice rink) glace f;∎ come out onto the ice venez patiner ou sur la piste(se) givrer►► ice age période f glaciaire;ice bag sac m à glaçons;bleu m très pâle;ice bucket seau m à glace;ice cap calotte f glaciaire;ice cube glaçon m;Sport ice dancer danseur(euse) m,f sur glace;Sport ice dancing danse f sur glace;ice floe glace f flottante;Sport ice hockey hockey m sur glace;ice jam embâcle m;British ice lolly glace f à l'eau;ice machine, ice maker machine f à glace;familiar pejorative ice maiden glaçon m (femme distante);ice pick pic m à glace;ice point point m de congélation;familiar pejorative ice queen glaçon m (femme distante);Sport ice rink patinoire f;ice scraper (for car window) raclette f (antigivre);ice screw (for mountaineering) broche f à glace;ice sculpture sculpture f de glace;ice sheet nappe f de glace;ice show spectacle m sur glace;ice skate patin m (à glace);ice storm chutes fpl de pluie verglaçante, tempête f de verglas;ice track piste f de patinage de vitesse;American ice water eau f glacée;British ice yacht char m à voile (sur patins)➲ ice over(lake, river etc) geler; (window, propellers) (se) givrer➲ ice up(a) (lock, windscreen, propellers) (se) givrer, se couvrir de givre -
124 jabber
(idly) jacasser, pejorative caqueter; (inarticulately) bredouiller, bafouiller; (in foreign language) baragouiner;∎ they jabber (away) for hours on the phone ils passent des heures à jacasser au téléphone;∎ they were all jabbering away in different languages chacun baragouinait dans sa langue∎ to jabber (out) bredouiller, bafouiller;∎ I managed to jabber a few words of thanks j'ai réussi à bredouiller ou bafouiller quelques mots de remerciement3 noun (UNCOUNT)∎ to have a jabber bavarder, tailler une bavette -
125 jackeen
jackeen [dʒæ'ki:n]Irish familiar pejorative = expression péjorative utilisée par les habitants des campagnes pour désigner les Dublinois -
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127 litigious
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128 litigiousness
litigiousness [lɪ'tɪdʒəsnɪs]Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > litigiousness
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pejorative — depreciative, disparaging, 1882, from Fr. péjoratif (fem. péjorative), from L.L. pejoratus, pp. of pejorare make worse, from L. pejor worse, related to pessimus worst, pessum downward, to the ground. English had a verb pejorate to worsen from… … Etymology dictionary
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pejorative — [[t]pəʤɒ̱rətɪv, AM ʤɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. [FORMAL] I agree I am ambitious, and I don t see that as a pejorative term... Isn t there a suggestion that poetess … English dictionary
pejorative — pejoratively, adv. /pi jawr euh tiv, jor , pej euh ray , pee jeuh /, adj. 1. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix ling in princeling. n. 2. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster. [1880 85; < L… … Universalium