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cult [kʌlt]* * *[kʌlt] 1.noun culte m; ( contemporary religion) secte f2.noun modifiera cult band/film — un groupe-/film-culte
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cult [kʌlt]1 nounfigurative or Religion culte m;∎ personality cult culte m de la personnalité;∎ it's become something of a minor cult cela a suscité un véritable engouement;∎ the film has a cult following c'est un film culte(book, film) culte►► cult figure idole f -
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A n1 ¢ (of theorist, religion, cult) adeptes mfpl ; (of party, political figure) partisans/-anes mpl/fpl ; (of soap opera, show) public m ; ( of sports team) supporters mpl ; the cult has a huge/small following la secte a énormément/peu d'adeptes ; a writer with a loyal/young following un écrivain qui a un public fidèle/jeune ; the party wants to build up its following in the south le parti veut se faire des partisans dans le sud ;2 ( before list or explanation) you will need the following vous aurez besoin des choses suivantes ; the following have been elected les personnes suivantes ont été élues ; the following is a guide to… ce qui suit est un guide sur…1 ( next) [day, year, article, chapter, remark] suivant (after n) ; they were married the following June ils se sont mariés au mois de juin suivant ; the following women/reasons les femmes/les raisons suivantes ;2 ( from the rear) [wind] arrière ; my car will do 120 km/h with a following wind hum ma voiture peut faire du 120 km/h avec le vent en poupe.C prep suite à, à la suite de [incident, allegation, publication] ; following your request for information suite à votre demande de renseignements. -
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following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ]1. adjective2. nouna. [of political or military leader] partisans mpl ; [of religion] adeptes mfpl ; [of religious leader] disciples mfpl ; (Sport) supporters mpl3. prepositiona. ( = after) après• following the concert there will be... après le concert il y aura...b. ( = as a result of) suite à* * *['fɒləʊwɪŋ] 1.1) [U] (of theorist, religion, cult) adeptes mfpl; (of party, political figure) partisans/-anes mpl/fpl; (of soap opera, show) public m; ( of sports team) supporters mpl2.the following is a guide to... — ce qui suit est un guide sur...
adjective (tjrs épith)1) ( next) [year, article, remark] suivant (after n)2) ( from the rear) [wind] arrière3.preposition suite à, à la suite de [incident, allegation]
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