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1 holy
∎ to swear by all that is holy jurer par tous les saints∎ that child is a holy terror (mischievous) cet enfant est un vrai démon;∎ the new headmaster is a holy terror (intimidating) le nouveau principal est redoutable□ ;∎ to have a holy fear of sth avoir une sainte peur de qch;∎ American pejorative he's a real holy roller il est vraiment prêchi-prêcha;∎ holy smoke!, holy mackerel!, holy cow! mince alors!, ça alors!, Seigneur!;2 noun∎ Religion the Holy of Holies le saint des saints; figurative humorous (inner sanctum) sanctuaire m, antre m sacré; (special place) lieu m saint►► Religion the Holy Bible la Sainte Bible;the Holy City la Ville sainte;Religion Holy Communion la Sainte Communion;∎ to take Holy Communion communier, recevoir la Sainte Communion;Religion the Holy Family la Sainte Famille;Religion the Holy Father le Saint-Père;Religion the Holy Ghost le Saint-Esprit, l'Esprit m saint;the Holy Grail le (Saint) Graal;Religion Holy Innocents' Day la fête des saints Innocents;Holy Island Lindisfarne;the Holy Loch = loch écossais, au nord-ouest de Glasgow, qui servit à entreposer des sous-marins nucléaires américains;holy matrimony les liens mpl sacrés du mariage;∎ to be joined in holy matrimony être unis par les liens mpl sacrés du mariage;holy orders ordres mpl;∎ to take holy orders entrer dans les ordres;History the Holy Roman Empire le Saint-Empire romain;Religion the Holy Rood la Sainte Croix;Religion the Holy See le Saint-Siège;Bible the Holy Sepulchre le Saint-Sépulcre;the Holy Spirit le Saint-Esprit, l'Esprit m saint;Religion the Holy Synod le saint-synode;Religion the Holy Trinity la Sainte Trinité;holy war guerre f sainte;Religion Holy Week la Semaine sainte;∎ figurative it's not Holy Writ! ce n'est pas parole d'évangile! -
2 spirit
spirit [ˈspɪrɪt]1. nouna. ( = soul) esprit mb. ( = supernatural being) esprit mc. ( = person) esprit md. [of proposal, regulations] esprit mf. ( = alcohol) alcool m2. plural nouna. ( = frame of mind) to be in good spirits avoir le moralb. ( = drink) spiritueux mpl• the documents were mysteriously spirited off his desk les documents ont mystérieusement disparu de son bureau4. compounds* * *['spɪrɪt] 1.1) ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m2) (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de)to do something in the right/wrong spirit — faire quelque chose de façon positive/négative
to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit — bien/mal prendre une remarque
that's the spirit! — (colloq) c'est ça!
3) (courage, determination) courage mto show spirit — se montrer courageux/-euse
with spirit — [play, defend] avec détermination
4) ( soul) gen, Mythology, Religion esprit m5) ( person) esprit m6) ( drink) alcool m fortwines and spirits — Commerce vins et spiritueux mpl
7) Chemistry alcool m2.spirits plural nounto be in good/poor spirits — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
3. 4.my spirits rose/sank — j'ai repris/perdu courage
transitive verbto spirit something/somebody away — faire disparaître quelque chose/quelqu'un
to spirit something in/out — introduire/sortir discrètement quelque chose
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3 spirit
A n1 ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m ; the spirit of the original l'esprit de l'original ; it's not in the spirit of the agreement ce n'est pas conforme à l'esprit de l'accord ;2 (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de) ; community/team spirit esprit communautaire/d'équipe ; in a spirit of friendship dans un esprit amical ; a spirit of forgiveness/of reconciliation une intention d'indulgence/de réconciliation ; a spirit of optimism une tendance à l'optimisme ; I am in a party spirit je me sens prêt à faire la fête ; there is a party spirit about il y a une atmosphère de fête ; to do sth in the right/wrong spirit faire qch de façon positive/négative ; to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit bien/mal prendre une remarque ; to enter into the spirit of sth se conformer à l'esprit de qch ; there was a great ou good spirit among the men il y avait un excellent état d'esprit entre les hommes ; that's the spirit ○ ! c'est ça! ;3 (courage, determination) courage m, énergie f ; to show spirit se montrer courageux/-euse ; to break sb's spirit briser la résistance or la volonté de qn ; a performance full of spirit une interprétation pleine de brio ; with spirit [play, defend] avec détermination ;4 ( soul) gen, Mythol, Relig esprit m ; the life of the spirit la vie spirituelle ; evil spirit esprit du mal ; the Holy Spirit le Saint-Esprit ;5 ( person) esprit m ; he was a courageous spirit c'était un esprit courageux ; a leading spirit in the movement l'âme f du mouvement ;B spirits npl to be in good/poor spirits être de bonne/mauvaise humeur ; to be in high spirits être d'excellente humeur ; to keep one's spirits up garder le moral ; to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral de qn ; my spirits rose/sank j'ai repris/perdu courage.D vtr to spirit sth/sb away faire disparaître qch/qn ; to spirit sth in/out introduire/sortir discrètement qch. -
4 holy
holy [ˈhəʊlɪ]• they were joined in holy matrimony ils ont été unis par les liens sacrés du mariage ► Holy See noun Saint-Siège m* * *['həʊlɪ]adjective [place, day, city, person] saint; [water] bénitholy picture — image f pieuse
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5 blessed
∎ Bible blessed are the poor in spirit heureux les pauvres d'esprit(c) (wonderful → day, freedom, rain) béni∎ every blessed day chaque jour que le bon Dieu fait;∎ the whole blessed day toute la sainte journée;∎ it's a blessed nuisance having to… quelle barbe d'avoir à…;∎ I can't see a blessed thing je n'y vois rien[blest] Religion the blessed les bienheureux mpl►► Religion the Blessed Trinity la Sainte Trinité;Religion the Blessed Virgin la Sainte Vierge
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