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41 peevish
['pi:viʃ](easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining: a peevish old man.) razdražljiv, siten- peevishness
- peeved* * *[pí:viš]adjective ( peevishly adverb)razdražljiv, zlovoljen, osoren, siten, prepirljiv -
42 peppery
1) ((of food) containing a lot of pepper: The soup is too peppery.) popran2) (easily made angry: a peppery old man.) razdražljiv* * *[pépəri]adjectivepopran; figuratively oster, pekoč, razdražljiv, vročekrven; jedek (stil) -
43 public
(of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general: a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer.) javen- publicly- publicity
- publicize
- publicise
- public holiday
- public house
- public relations
- public service announcement
- public spirit
- public-spirited
- public transport
- in public
- the public
- public opinion poll* * *I [pʌblik]adjective ( publicly adverb)javen, občen; povsod znan, vsem poznan; državen, ljudski, narodeneconomy public corporation — ljudska zadrugaAmerican juridically public defender — branilec po dolžnosti (za reveže)public enemy — sovražnik ljudstva, kriminalececonomy public funds — državni vrednostni papirji; British English utemeljen državni dolgpublic house — krčma, gostilna, točilnicapublic law — javno pravo, mednarodno pravoto make public — objaviti, razglasitieconomy public ownership — skupna lastjuridically public prosecutor — državni tožilecpublic school British English zasebna šola z internatom; American občinska šolapublic service — državna (javna) služba; komunalna službapublic utility — komunalna usluga; plural economy akcije javnih službII [pʌblik]nounjavnost, občinstvo, publikajuridically to exclude the public — izločiti javnost -
44 reservoir
(a place, usually a man-made lake, where water for drinking etc is stored.) zbiralnik* * *[rézə:wa:]1.nounrezervoar (tudi figuratively), zbiralnik; dolinska pregrada; shramba (zlasti bencina, nafte), bazen za zbiranje; figuratively velika zaloga (of česa);2.transitive verbspraviti v rezervoar -
45 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) teči2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) teči3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) teči4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) teči; spraviti v tek5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) voditi6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) tekmovati7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) voziti8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) biti na sporedu9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) voziti10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) razlivati se11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) peljati12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) iti skozi; premikati13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) postati2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) tek2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izlet3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobje4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) spuščena zanka5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) prosta uporaba6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) kurnik7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) zapored- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *I [rʌn]nountekanje, tek, sport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov ( for na), hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš; figuratively potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje; American potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče; commerce veliko povpraševanje (on po, za), dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh; commerce kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta; music hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada; theatre čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa); technical delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina; technical tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cevat the run, on the run — v tekuin the long run — sčasoma, končno, konec koncevon the run — na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; military ki je na umiku, na begua run to Bled — vožnja, izlet, skok na Bleda run of ill luck — nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesrečthe common (ordinary) run of people — običajni, poprečni tip ljudito be in the run — teči, dirkati, figuratively kandidiratito be on the run — teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tjathis inn is quite out of the common run of country inns — ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostiščeverything went with a run — vse je šlo gladko, kot namazanoto have s.o. on the run colloquially pognati kogato have a run for one's money figuratively priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denarto have the run of s.o.'s house — imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom domaII [rʌn]intransitive verb & transitive verbI.intransitive verb1.teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se ( from od), popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na); hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se ( for za), biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)to run amok (amuck) — pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad sebojto run for it, to cut and run colloquially popihati jo, zbežatito run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figuratively skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankamarun for your lives! — reši se, kdor se more!to run for luck American poskusiti kaj na slepo srečoto run mad — zblazneti, znoretito run to meet s.o. — teči komu naprotito run to meet one's troubles figuratively vnaprej si delati skrbito run for an office — potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)he who runs may read it figuratively na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumetitime runs fast — čas beži, hitro tečeto run on the wheels figuratively gladko iti;2.vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli); premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se; juridically ostati v veljavi; theatre biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, bitimy blood ran cold figuratively kri mi je poledenela v žilahto run dry — posušiti se; biti prazen; figuratively onemoči, biti izčrpanto run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debelthe garden runs east — vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhoduto run high — dvigati se, rastito run hot — postati vroč, segreti sethe lease runs for ten years — zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset letto run riot — (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrastito run round in cercles figuratively kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspehathat runs to sentiment — to sega, gre človeku do srcawe ran short of coal — premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premogamy supplies are running low — moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h krajuto run wild — podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljivwords ran high — padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanjathe works have ceased running — tovarna je ustavila delo;II.transitive verb1.preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo; figuratively meriti se (s kom); dirkati; hunting poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)to run a blockade military prebiti blokadoto run s.o. close (hard) — teči za kom, biti komu za petamito run errands — opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkihto run 30 knots nautical pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlovto run messages — prinašati, prinesti sporočilato run a race — tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkatito run a scent — iti za sledjo, slediti slediwe must let the things run its course — moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo potI'll run you to the tree over there — tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa;2.upravijati, voditi; predelati ( into v); spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti ( into v), zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata ( for za); izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato); American potegniti (črto, mejo)to run debts — biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgoveto run the gauntlet figuratively biti izpostavljen ostri kritikito run one's head against the wall — zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figuratively)to run a horse — goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirkoto run logs — sploviti hlode, lesto run risks — tvegati, riskiratito run the show slang figuratively biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetjeto run a high temperature medicine imeti visoko vročinoIII [rʌn]adjective (o tekočini) iztekel, odcurel; raztopljen; vlit; raztaljen, staljen; nautical ki je dezertiral, dezerterski; (o ribi) ki se je preselila iz morja v reko na drstenje; (mleko) sesirjen; colloquially utihotapljen, nezakonito uvožen -
46 satellite
1) (a smaller body that revolves around a planet: The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.) satelit2) (a man-made object fired into space to travel round usually the Earth: a weather satellite.) satelit•* * *[saetəlait]1.nounastronomysatelit, trabant, spremljevalec, luna; figuratively privrženec, pristaš, vazal; politics država, ki se slepo pokorava vladi druge države;2.adjectivesatelitski; podrejen, podložen, odvisen -
47 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
48 stamp
[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) teptati2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) žigosati3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frankirati2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) copot2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) štampiljka3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) znamka4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) žig•* * *I [stæmp]nounžig, pečat; vtisk, odtis(k), sled; poštna znamka; kolek; poštni žig; mechanics naprava za žigosanje; kovanje; figuratively kov, narava, značaj, baža, vrsta, figuratively ugled; bat; stopa; teptanje, topotanje, cepet(anje), udarjanje (udarec) z nogo ob tla; plural obsolete American slang (papirnati) denarsignature stamp — žig s podpisom, faksimile (žig) podpisaavoid men of his stamp! — izogibaj se ljudi njegove baže!to give a stamp to s.th. — dati pečat čemuII [stæmp]transitive verbžigosati; označiti; kovati (denar); vtisniti (kak znak, lik itd.) ( upon na); kolkovati, frankirati; vtisniti žig; (za)cepetati, udariti z nogo ob tla; streti, zdrobiti, stolči, zmrviti; intransitive verb teptati, cepetati, topotati, gaziti z nogami ( upon po); plačati kolkovinoto stamp s.th. on s.o.'s mind — vtisniti komu kaj v spominthis fact stamps his story (as) a lie — to dejstvo dokazuje, da je njegova zgodba lažniva; -
49 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) obleka; kostim2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) obleka3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) tožba4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) snubitev5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) barva2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) ustrezati2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) pristajati3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) prilagoditi•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself* * *I [sju:t]noungarnitura, serija, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj; juridically tožba, obtožnica, sodni proces, pravda; prošnja; snubljenje, dvorjenje; (moška) obleka (zlasti vsa iz istega blaga), ženski kostim; (karte) barva, serija kart iste barvesuit at law, law-suit — sodni proces, pravdato cut one's suit according to one's cloth figuratively stegniti se toliko, kolikor dopušča odeja, živeti svojim dohodkom primernoII [sju:t]transitive verbobleči, oblačiti, krasiti, opremiti; prilagoditi (to čemu); pristajati, prilegati se, ustrezati, biti v skladu z, biti primeren; prijati, goditi, biti po volji; zadovoljitito suit o.s. — napraviti po svoje; intransitive verb pristajati, podati se, ustrezati ( with čemu); zadovoljiti, prijatiI am suited — našel sem, kar mi je po voljisuit yourself — napravi, kar hočešto suit one's action to one's words — uskladiti svoje početje s svojimi besedami, takoj izvršiti grožnjo itd.that suits my book figuratively to mi ustreza, mi je pravit suits my book that... — prav mi pride, da...does it suit you to come tomorrow? — vam je prav, če pridete jutri?this will suit my requirements — to bo ustrezalo mojim zahtevam, to bo (kot nalašč) zamewine does not suit me — vino mi ne prija, vina ne prenesem -
50 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) trgovina2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) poklic2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) trgovati2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) zamenjati•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
- trade in* * *I [tréid]1.nountrgovina, trgovski posli, kupčija, blagovna menjava (promet, posel); economy nautical promet, vožnja; obrt, ceh, rokodelstvo, poklic; stroka, panoga, branša; obsolete pot; obsolete navada, ukvarjanje; collective trgovci; odjemalci, odjemaistvoBoard of Trade British English ministrstvo za trgovinodomestic trade, home trade — notranja (domača) trgovinafair trade — svobodna trgovina, temelječa na vzajemnostiJack of all trade — oseba, ki se loti vsakega posla, je spretna v vsakem poslutrick of the trade — domislek, s katerim se dobijo odjemalci, se prekosi konkurencato be in trade — biti trgovec, baviti se s trgovinoto carry on the trade of s.th. — trgovati s čimto spoil s.o.'s trade — pokvariti komu (trgovske) posle;2.adjectivetrgovski, trgovinski; poslovenII [tréid]transitive verbmenja(va)ti blago ( for za); trgovati (z); proda(ja)ti, izmenjati; intransitive verb trgovati, kupčevati, tržiti; obsolete pogajati se za ceno, barantatito trade seats with s.o. — zamenjati sedež s komto trade in pardons — trgovati, kupčevati z odpustkito trade on — špekulirati na (kaj), uporabiti (kaj) v svoj prid, izkoristiti (kaj) -
51 tunnel
1. noun(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) tunel2. verb(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) napraviti tunel* * *[tʌnəl]1.nountunel; podzemeljski hodnik; podvoz; obsolete dimnik; mineralogy podkop, rov; dialectal lijak;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbnapraviti (prebiti, prevrtati) tunel ( Mont Blanc skozi Mont Blanc); zgraditi podzemeljski hodnik, prehod, podvoz -
52 make a hit with
(to make oneself liked or approved of by: That young man has made a hit with your daughter.) doživeti velik uspeh -
53 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) način- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) premoženje -
54 natural resources
(sources of energy, wealth etc which occur naturally and are not made by man, eg coal, oil, forests etc.) naravni viri -
55 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) veljati (za) -
56 stopgap
noun (a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency: He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; ( also adjective) stopgap arrangements.) mašilo; začasna rešitev -
57 wanted
1) (being searched for by the police because of having committed a criminal act: He is a wanted man; He is wanted for murder.) iskan2) ((negative unwanted) (of people) needed; cared for: Old people must be made to feel wanted.) zaželen -
58 wolf-whistle
noun (a whistle impolitely made by a man to express his admiration of a woman's appearance.) žvižg občudovanja
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Made Man (computer game) — Infobox VG title = Made Man developer = SilverBack Studios publisher = Mastertronic, Aspyr released = GB November 2006 NA April 2007 genre = Action game ratings = ESRB: M PEGI: 16+ platforms = PC (Windows) Playstation 2 media = DVD requirements … Wikipedia
Made Man (album) — Infobox Album Name = Made Man Type = studio Artist = Silkk the Shocker Released = January 19, 1999 Recorded = 1998 Genre = Southern Rap Length = 73:03 Label = No Limit / Priority/EMI Producer = Master P, O Dell] , KLC, Craig B, Carlos Stephens… … Wikipedia
made man — noun a) A man whose fortune has been made. I had no money, but if I could only find workable country, I might stock it with borrowed capital, and consider myself a made man. b) A person who has been through an induction ceremony into the Mafia or … Wiktionary
made man — man who is guaranteed success … English contemporary dictionary
self-made-man — [ sɛlfmɛdman ] n. m. • 1878; mot angl. « homme (man) qui s est fait (made) lui même (self) » ♦ Anglic. Homme qui ne doit sa réussite matérielle et sociale qu à lui même. « M. Brunel était un self made man, il faisait des affaires, il avait eu des … Encyclopédie Universelle
self made man — ⇒SELF( )MADE( )MAN, (SELF MADE MAN, SELF MADE MAN)subst. masc. Anglicisme. Celui qui ne doit sa réussite matérielle et/ou sociale qu à ses qualités et ses mérites personnels. Synon. fils de ses œuvres, parvenu (péj.). Fils d un boucher d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Self-Made Man — Self Made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man is a book written by lesbian journalist Norah Vincent, recounting an 18 month experiment in which she disguised herself as a man Ned and then integrated with a group of male bowlers. She described this as … Wikipedia