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prime [praɪm]∎ one of the prime causes of heart disease une des principales causes des maladies cardiaques;∎ our prime concern is to avoid loss of life notre préoccupation principale est d'éviter de faire des victimes;∎ of prime importance de la plus haute importance, d'une importance primordiale∎ in prime condition (person) en parfaite santé; (athlete) en parfaite condition; (car, antique, stamp) en parfait état;∎ it's a prime example of what I mean c'est un excellent exemple de ce que je veux dire;∎ 10 is prime to 11 10 et 11 sont premiers entre eux2 noun∎ to be in one's prime or in the prime of life être dans la fleur de l'âge;∎ the prime of youth la fleur de la jeunesse;∎ I'm past my prime je ne suis plus dans la fleur de l'âge;∎ these roses look a bit past their prime ces roses sont plutôt défraîchies;∎ these curtains look a bit past their prime ces rideaux ont vu des jours meilleurs;∎ when Romantic poetry was in its prime lorsque la poésie romantique était à son apogée(c) (beginning) commencement m∎ to say/sing the prime dire/chanter prime;∎ archaic at prime à l'aube, au point du jour(a) (gun, machine, pump) amorcer;∎ to prime sb with drink faire boire qn;∎ familiar he was well primed il était bien parti;∎ figurative to prime the pump faire repartir la machine, remettre les choses en route(b) (brief → person) mettre au courant;∎ to prime sb for a meeting préparer qn à une réunion;∎ he is well primed in local politics il est bien renseigné sur la politique locale;∎ the witnesses had all been primed by the police les dépositions des témoins leur avaient été suggérées par la police(c) (with paint, varnish) apprêterTechnology (boiler) primer, avoir des projections d'eau►► prime beef bœuf m de première catégorie;Finance prime bill papier m commercial de premier ordre;Finance prime bond obligation f de premier ordre;prime cost prix m de revient;Finance prime lending rate taux m de base bancaire;prime location site m idéal;prime meridian premier méridien m, méridien m origine;prime minister Premier ministre m;prime ministership, prime ministry fonctions fpl de Premier ministre;∎ during her prime ministership pendant qu'elle était Premier ministre;prime mover Physics force f motrice; Philosophy cause f première; figurative (person) instigateur(trice) m,f;Mathematics prime number nombre m premier;prime quality première qualité f;Finance prime rate taux m d'escompte bancaire préférentiel, prime rate m;American prime rib (UNCOUNT) ≃ côte f de bœuf;Television prime time heures fpl de grande écoute, prime time m✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' Spark, Neame 'Le Bel âge de Miss Brodie' (roman), 'Les Belles années de Miss Brodie' (film)
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principal meridian — ☆ principal meridian n. a meridian line accurately laid out to serve as the reference meridian in land survey * * * … Universalium
principal meridian — ☆ principal meridian n. a meridian line accurately laid out to serve as the reference meridian in land survey … English World dictionary
Principal meridian — Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS. A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a… … Wikipedia
principal meridian — A north and south line, running as any meridian of longitude, established and numbered in connection with the government survey of public lands for the purpose of numbering townships laid out by the survey, a township being given a range number… … Ballentine's law dictionary
principal meridian — noun : any of the true geographical meridians established by authority of the surveyor general of the United States that serves as the meridian of reference for subdividing public lands in a given region compare guide meridian … Useful english dictionary
North and East of First Principal Meridian — Arrow points to tract North and East of the First Principal Meridian is a survey and land description in the northwest part of the American state called Ohio. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Third Principal Meridian — The Third Principal Meridian begins at the mouth of the Ohio River and extends north to the northern boundary of the state of Illinois, and with the base line in latitude 38° 28 20 , governs the surveys in the state east of the third principal… … Wikipedia
Fifth Principal Meridian — The Fifth Principal Meridian starts from the old mouth of the Arkansas River, and, with the base line running west from the old mouth of the St. Francis River, governs the surveys in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, North Dakota; those in Minnesota,… … Wikipedia
South and East of the First Principal Meridian — is a land description in the American Midwest.In 1817, the Ohio Indiana border was surveyed and became known as the First Principal Meridian for all land surveyed in the rest of the United States. The 41st parallel of north latitude became the… … Wikipedia
First Principal Meridian — The First Principal Meridian began [While civil boundaries and rivers can move, surveying meridians and monuments remain fixed. ] at the junction of the Ohio River and Great Miami River, extends north on the boundary line between the states of… … Wikipedia
Fourth Principal Meridian — The Fourth Principal Meridian begins at a point on the right bank of the Illinois River, in latitude 40° 00 30 north, and longitude 90° 28 45 west from Greenwich, and with the base line running west from the initial point, governs the surveys in… … Wikipedia