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1 ancêtre(s)
ancestor, forebears, forefathers, predecessor -
2 ancêtre
ancêtre [ɑ̃sεtʀ]masculine noun, feminine noun* * *ɑ̃sɛtʀ1) ( aïeul) ancestor2) (colloq) ( personne âgée) old man/woman3) ( forme ancienne) ancestor; ( précurseur) father, forerunner* * *ɑ̃sɛtʀ nmfancestor, fig* * *ancêtre nmf1 ( aïeul) ancestor; mes ancêtres my ancestors, my forebears; nos ancêtres les Gaulois our ancestors the Gauls;2 ○( personne âgée) old man/woman;3 ( forme ancienne) ancestor; ( précurseur) father, forerunner; l'ancêtre de l'homme/du catamaran the ancestor of man/of the catamaran.[ɑ̃sɛtr] nom masculin et fémininc'était mon ancêtre he/she was an ancestor of mine————————ancêtres nom masculin pluriel -
3 ascendant
ascendant, e [asɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective[mouvement, direction] upward ; [courant, trait] rising2. masculine nounb. ( = famille) ascendants ancestors* * *
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ascendante asɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [courbe, trait] rising; [mouvement] upward; [astre] ascending
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nom masculin3) ( en astrologie) ascendant* * *asɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t ascendant, -e1. adj2. nm1) influence2) ASTROLOGIE ascendant3. ascendants nmpl* * *A adj [courbe, trait] rising; [mouvement] upward; [astre] ascending; [aorte, côlon] ascending; dans sa phase ascendante Astron during its ascent; ⇒ courant B.B nm2 ( pouvoir) influence (sur over); avoir de l'ascendant sur qn to have influence over sb, to have a hold on sb; prendre de l'ascendant sur qn to gain influence over sb;3 Astrol ascendant; elle est scorpion, ascendant sagittaire she's a Scorpio with a Sagittarius ascendant.( féminin ascendante) [asɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectifascendant nom masculin————————ascendants nom masculin pluriel -
4 culte
culte [kylt]1. masculine nouna. ( = vénération) worshipb. ( = pratiques) form of worship ; ( = religion) religionc. ( = office protestant) service2. adjective[film, livre] cult* * *kylt
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nom masculin2) ( ensemble de pratiques) religion3) ( adoration profane) cult, worship
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(-)culte (in compounds)* * *kylt1. nm1) (= pratique religieuse) worshiple culte rendu à... — the worship of...
2) (= religion, foi)le culte catholique — the Catholic religion, the Catholic faith
le culte musulman — the Muslim religion, the Muslim faith
le culte protestant — the Protestant religion, the Protestant faith
See:3) (= hommage, vénération) worshipvouer un culte à qch/qn — to worship sth/sb
4) (= service religieux protestant) service2. adj* * *A nm1 Relig gén cult; ( adoration) worship; culte des morts cult of the dead; culte du soleil sun worship; culte des ancêtres ancestor worship; rendre/vouer un culte à qn/qch to worship sb/sth;2 ( ensemble de pratiques) religion; le culte catholique/musulman the Catholic/Muslim religion;3 ( office protestant) (Protestant) service;4 ( adoration profane) cult, worship; avoir le culte de qch to worship sth; il a le culte de la réussite sociale he worships social success.culte de la personnalité personality cult.[kylt] nom masculin[cérémonie] service[dans le protestantisme] -
5 tige
tige [tiʒ]feminine noun[de fleur, arbre] stem ; [de céréales, graminées] stalk* * *tiʒ1) ( de plante) gén stem, stalk2) ( de botte) leg3) ( baguette) rod; (partie allongée de clé, clou, rivet) shank4) ( de plume) shaft* * *tiʒ nf1) [fleur] stem2) [métal] rod* * *tige nf1 ( de plante) gén stem; ( plus épaisse et rigide) stalk; tige d'asperge asparagus spear; une tige de rhubarbe a stick of rhubarb; arbre de haute/basse tige standard/half-standard (tree);2 ( jeune arbre) sapling;3 Mode leg; chaussures à tige (basse)/à tige haute ankle/long boots;5 ( de plume) shaft;6 ( en généalogie) common ancestor; faire tige to found a line;7 ◑( cigarette) fag○ GB, ciggy○.tige de culbuteur Aut pushrod.[tiʒ] nom féminin[de blé, de maïs] stalk[d'une fleur] stem[arbre]haute/basse tige tall/half standard2. [axe - d'une épingle, d'une aiguille, d'un clou, d'un candélabre, d'une flèche] shaft ; [ - d'un cadran solaire] finger, pointer ; [ - d'un guéridon] pedestalclef à tige creuse/pleine key with a hollow/solid shank4. [d'une chaussure] upper6. ARCHITECTURE [de colonne] shaft7. AUTOMOBILE rod -
6 Boudin
A traditional type of sausage; there are two common varieties, boudin blanc and boudin noir. The former is made from ground pork meat and offal, and is a traditional and tasty starter for meals around Christmas. Boudin noir is blood sausage. Scots would call them "white pudding" and "black pudding", Scottish expressions where the word "pudding" is still used in its original sense, i.e. a type of sausage. Etymologically, the word boudin is the ancestor of "pudding".Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Boudin
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7 UDR
In the time of General de Gaulle, the main conservative political party in France; a direct ancestor of today's UMP. Founded in 1968 as the Union pour la Défense de la République, (a reference to the perceived threat that the French republic had faced in 1968), it was changed to Union des Démocrates pour la République in 1971, before changing into theRassemblement pour la République, RPR, in 1976.
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