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1 consacrer
consecrate, devote, give up, go in for -
2 consacrer
consacrer [kɔ̃sakʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. consacrer à ( = dédier à) to devote to• pouvez-vous me consacrer un instant ? can you spare me a moment?c. ( = entériner) [+ coutume, droit] to establish* * *kɔ̃sakʀe
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1) to devote [effort, vie, exposition] (à to)2) to sanction [rupture, alliance]3) Religion to consecrate [basilique, évêque]; to ordain [prêtre]
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se consacrer verbe pronominal* * *kɔ̃sakʀe vt1) RELIGION to consecrate2) [usage] to sanction, to establish3) (= employer)Il consacre beaucoup de temps à ses enfants. — He devotes a lot of time to his children.
Je suis désolé, je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps à vous consacrer. — I'm afraid I can't spare you much time.
* * *consacrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( accorder) to devote [texte, effort, vie, ressources, exposition] (à to); consacrer du temps et de l'argent à qch to devote time and money to sth; consacrer 20 millions à qch to devote 20 million to sth;2 ( sanctionner) to sanction [rupture, alliance]; l'usage a consacré le mot the word has gained acceptance through use;B se consacrer vpr se consacrer à qch/à faire to devote oneself to sth/to doing; il pourra désormais se consacrer à son passe-temps favori from now on he'll be able to devote himself to his favouriteGB hobby.[kɔ̃sakre] verbe transitif1. [réserver quelque chose à]consacrer quelque chose à to devote ou to dedicate something to2. RELIGION [pain, autel, église, évêque] to consecrateconsacrer un temple à Jupiter to consecrate ou to dedicate a temple to Jupiter————————se consacrer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto devote ou to dedicate oneself to -
3 sacrer
sacrer [sakʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ roi] to crown ; [+ évêque] to consecrate• il a été sacré champion du monde/meilleur joueur he was crowned world champion/best player* * *sakʀeverbe transitif Religion to crown [roi]; to consecrate [évêque]* * *sakʀe1. vt1) [roi] to crown2) [prêtre] to consecrate2. vieilli vito curse, to swear* * *sacrer verb table: aimer vtr2 fig être sacré champion de ski to be crowned ski champion; elle fut sacrée meilleure actrice de sa génération she was hailed as the best actress of her generation.[sakre] verbe transitif[évêque] to consecrate2. [nommer, instituer] to consecrateon l'a sacré meilleur acteur du siècle he was acclaimed ou hailed as the greatest actor of the century————————[sakre] verbe intransitif -
4 baptiser
baptiser [batize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbb. [+ navire, rue] to namec. ( = surnommer) to christen* * *batize1) Religion to baptize3) ( inaugurer) to name GB, to christen [navire]; to bless [cloche]* * *batize vt1) (par le baptême) to christen, to baptize2) (= nommer) [enfant] to christen, to name, [objet, animal, endroit] to callIls l'ont baptisé Cyrille. — They christened him Cyrille., They named him Cyrille.
3) (= inaugurer) [navire] to christen, to name, [cloche] to consecrate, dedicate* * *baptiser verb table: aimer vtr1 Relig to baptize, to christen [personne]; se faire baptiser to be baptized; il n'est pas baptisé he isn't baptized;2 ( donner un nom à) to call, to christen [enfant, phénomène, projet, invention]; comment va-t-il baptiser son émission? what is he going to call his programmeGB?; baptiser qn/qch du nom de Rose to name ou call sb/sth Rose; baptiser qch du nom de qn/qch to name sth after sb/sth; ils l'ont baptisée Chouchou they nicknamed her Chouchou;5 ○( mettre de l'eau dans) to water down [vin].[batize] verbe transitif -
5 bénir
bénir [beniʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb* * *beniʀverbe transitif to blessDieu vous or te bénisse — God bless you
* * *beniʀ vt* * *bénir verb table: finir vtr1 gén to bless [fidèle, mariage, objet]; (que) Dieu vous or te bénisse gén God bless you; ( quand on éternue) bless you!;2 ( louer) to praise [Dieu]; bénir Dieu pour or de qch to praise God for sth; je bénis le ciel de, béni soit le ciel de thank God for; bénir qn de qch to be (eternally) grateful to sb for sth;3 ( se féliciter de) to be grateful for, to thank God for [moment, occasion]; je bénis le jour où je l'ai rencontré I bless ou I thank God for the day I met him; je bénissais l'arrivée de la police I thanked God when the police arrived;[benir] verbe transitif[eau, pain] to consecrate[union] to solemnize2. [remercier]
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