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queen [kwi:n]1 noun(a) (sovereign, king's wife) reine f;∎ the Queen of Spain/Belgium la reine d'Espagne/de Belgique;∎ Queen Elizabeth II la reine Élisabeth II;∎ she was queen to Charles II elle fut la reine ou l'épouse de Charles II;∎ British the Queen's Christmas message = discours télévisé et radiodiffusé de la reine le jour de Noël(b) (woman, place, thing considered best) reine f;∎ the queen of the blues la reine du blues;∎ the rose is the queen of flowers la rose est la reine des fleurs∎ he played his queen of clubs il joua sa dame de trèfle(d) (of bees, ants) reine f∎ to queen a pawn aller à dame∎ to queen it prendre des airs de (grande) marquise;∎ she thinks she can queen it over us! elle s'imagine qu'elle est supérieure à nous!□►► Queen Anne = style d'architecture et de mobilier du XVIIIème siècle caractérisé par des lignes sobres;Botany Queen Anne's lace carotte f sauvage;Entomology queen bee reine f des abeilles;Law Queen's Bench (Division) = en Angleterre et au pays de Galles, l'une des trois divisions de la "High Court", ≃ tribunal m de grande instance;queen consort reine f (épouse du roi);Queen's Counsel avocat(e) m,f de la Couronne (en Grande-Bretagne);Queen Elizabeth Islands les îles fpl de la Reine-Élisabeth;Queen's English = l'anglais britannique correct;∎ she speaks the Queen's English elle s'exprime dans un anglais très soigné;British the Queen's highway la voie publique;Queen Mother reine f mère;Architecture queen post clef f pendante latérale;Cookery queen of puddings = dessert à base de mie de pain, d'œufs, de confiture et de lait, garni de meringue;queen regent reine f régente;British Queen's Regulations règlement m militaire;queen scallop vanneau m (mollusque);Queen's Speech (in UK) = allocution prononcée par la reine (mais préparée par le gouvernement) lors de la rentrée parlementaire et dans laquelle elle définit les grands axes de la politique gouvernementale -
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Effeminate — Ef*fem i*nate, a. [L. effeminatus, p. p. of effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See {Feminine}, a.] 1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Effeminate — Ef*fem i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effeminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effeminating}.] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. [1913 Webster] It will not corrupt or effeminate children s minds. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Effeminate — Ef*fem i*nate, v. i. To grow womanish or weak. [1913 Webster] In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effeminate — early 15c., from L. effeminatus womanish, effeminate, pp. of effeminare make a woman of, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + femina woman (see FEMININE (Cf. feminine)). Rarely used without reproach. Related: Effeminately … Etymology dictionary
effeminate — [e fem′ə nit, ifem′ə nit] adj. [ME effeminat < L effeminatus pp. of effeminare, to make womanish < ex , out + femina, a woman: see FEMALE] 1. having the qualities generally attributed to women, as weakness, timidity, delicacy, etc.;… … English World dictionary
effeminate — adj womanish, womanlike, womanly, feminine, *female, ladylike Analogous words: emasculated, enervated, unmanned (see UNNERVE): epicene (see BISEXUAL): *soft, mild, gentle, lenient, bland: pampered, indulged, humored, mollycoddled (see INDULGE)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
effeminate — [adj] having female qualities epicene, feminine, womanish, womanlike, womanly; concepts 401,404 Ant. manly, masculine … New thesaurus
effeminate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman. DERIVATIVES effeminacy noun effeminately adverb. ORIGIN from Latin effeminare make feminine … English terms dictionary
effeminate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin effeminatus, from past participle of effeminare to make effeminate, from ex + femina woman more at feminine Date: 15th century 1. having feminine qualities untypical of a man ; not manly in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
effeminate — [[t]ɪfe̱mɪnət[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a man or boy as effeminate, you think he behaves, looks, or sounds like a woman or girl. ...a skinny, effeminate guy in lipstick and earrings... His voice was curiously high pitched,… … English dictionary
effeminate — effeminately, adv. effeminateness, n. effemination, n. adj. /i fem euh nit/; v. /i fem euh nayt /, adj., v., effeminated, effeminating. adj. 1. (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness… … Universalium