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1 progeny
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2 offspring
progéniture; descendance; descendantsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > offspring
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3 lineage
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4 descendant
noun (the child, grandchild, great-grandchild etc of a person: This is a photograph of my grandmother with all her descendants.) descendant/-ante -
5 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) maison2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) maison3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) salle4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) maison2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) loger2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) placer•- housing- housing benefit - house agent - house arrest - houseboat - housebreaker - housebreaking - house-fly - household - householder - household word - housekeeper - housekeeping - houseman - housetrain - house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) pendaison de crémaillère- housework - like a house on fire -
6 posterity
1 ( future generations) postérité f ; to go down to posterity as passer à la postérité en tant que ; -
7 progeny
1 ( children) progéniture f ; -
8 seed
A n2 ¢ Agric ( for sowing) semences fpl ; Culin graines fpl ; to go ou run to seed lit [plant] monter en graine ; fig [person] se ramollir ; [organization, country] être en déclin ;3 fig ( beginning) germes mpl ; the seed(s) of discontent/hope les germes du mécontentement/de l'espoir ; the seeds of doubt were sown in her mind le doute avait germé dans son esprit ;4 Sport tête f de série ; the top seed la tête de série numéro un ; the fifth ou number five seed la tête de série numéro cinq ;5 ‡( semen) semence f ;6 ‡( descendants) progéniture f.B vtr1 ( sow) ensemencer [field, lawn] (with de) ;3 Sport classer [qn] tête de série ; to be seeded sixth ou (number) six être classé tête de série numéro six ; a seeded player une tête de série ;4 Meteorol ensemencer [clouds].C vi [plant] monter en graine. -
9 inheritable
inheritable [ɪn'herɪtəbəl](a) (property, right, title) dont on peut hériter;∎ where the crown was inheritable by females là où les femmes pouvaient hériter de la couronne∎ inheritable to an estate apte à hériter d'une terreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > inheritable
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10 lineage
Ⅰ.lineage1 ['lɪnɪɪdʒ](ancestry) ascendance f, famille f; (descendants) lignée f, descendance f;∎ of noble lineage de famille ou d'ascendance noble;∎ to boast an ancient lineage se vanter d'une longue généalogie;∎ to trace one's lineage retracer sa généalogieⅡ.lineage2 ['laɪnɪdʒ](for newspaper advertisement) lignage m -
11 offspring
offspring ['ɒfsprɪŋ] (pl inv)1 noun(descendants) progéniture f;∎ none of her offspring were there aucun de ses rejetons n'était là -
12 succession
succession [sək'seʃən]∎ a succession of visitors une succession ou une suite de visiteurs;∎ we won three years in succession nous avons gagné trois ans de suite;∎ for five years in succession pendant cinq années consécutives ou cinq ans de suite;∎ she made three phone calls in succession elle a passé trois coups de fil de suite;∎ they filed into the room in close succession ils sont entrés dans la pièce les uns derrière les autres;∎ the fireworks went off in quick or rapid succession les feux d'artifice sont partis les uns après les autres;∎ he got several promotions in rapid succession il a eu plusieurs promotions coup sur coup;∎ they fired questions at him in rapid succession ils l'ont soumis à un feu roulant de questions;∎ a succession of gains and losses une succession de gains et de pertes(b) (ascension to power) succession f;∎ his succession to the post sa succession au poste;∎ she's first in succession (to the throne) elle occupe la première place dans l'ordre de succession (au trône);∎ at the time of his succession to the throne au moment de son accession au trône;∎ in succession to her boss à la suite de son patron -
13 unnumbered
unnumbered [‚ʌn'nʌmbəd]
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