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['peərənt]1) (one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.) père (ou) mère2) (a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.) père adoptif (ou) mère adoptive•- parental - parenthood -
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['peərənt]1) (one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.) pai/mãe2) (a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.) pai adotivo/mãe adotiva•- parental - parenthood -
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custodianship [kʌ'stəʊdɪənʃɪp](a) (guarding) surveillance fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > custodianship
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125 downshifting
downshifting [‚daʊn'ʃɪftɪŋ]= adoption d'un style de vie où le travail et l'argent passent après le temps libreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > downshifting
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passage ['pæsɪdʒ](a) (way through) passage m;∎ they cleared a passage through the crowd ils ouvrirent un passage à travers la foule∎ an underground passage un passage souterrain(c) (from book, music) passage m;∎ selected passages from Churchill's speeches morceaux mpl choisis des discours de Churchill;∎ the most touching passage in the book l'endroit le plus touchant du livre∎ nasal passages conduits mpl nasaux;∎ Anatomy air passage conduit m aérifère∎ the trench did not block the passage of the tanks la tranchée n'a pas empêché les chars de passer;∎ with the passage of time avec le temps;∎ their friendship has survived the passage of time leur amitié a survécu au temps;∎ the bill had an uninterrupted passage through parliament la loi a été adoptée sans encombre par le Parlement∎ Nautical to work one's passage gagner son passage (en travaillant à bord)∎ to grant sb safe passage through a country accorder à qn le libre passage à travers un pays;∎ archaic or figurative passage of or at arms passe f d'armes -
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passing ['pɑ:sɪŋ](a) (going by) qui passe;∎ she watched the passing crowd elle regardait la foule qui passait;∎ she flagged down a passing car elle a fait signe à une voiture qui passait de s'arrêter;∎ with each passing day he grew more worried son inquiétude croissait de jour en jour;∎ literary the passing hour l'heure f fugitive(b) (fancy, infatuation) éphémère, passager;∎ a passing whim un caprice passager;∎ he didn't give her absence a passing thought c'est tout juste s'il a remarqué son absence, il a à peine remarqué son absence;∎ he made only a passing reference to her absence il a fait mention de son absence en passant∎ to have a passing acquaintance with sb connaître qn de vue;∎ to bear a passing resemblance to sb ressembler vaguement à qn2 noun∎ with the passing of time avec le temps(c) (approval → of bill, resolution) adoption f; (→ of law) vote m; Finance & Commerce (→ of accounts) approbation f; Finance (→ of dividend) passation f∎ he is renowned for his passing il est célèbre pour (la qualité de) ses passes;∎ his passing of the ball is excellent ses passes sont excellentes3 adverbarchaic fort, extrêmement;∎ passing fair de toute beautéen passant;∎ I'd like to say in passing… …soit dit en passant►► literary passing bell glas m;passing customer client(e) m,f de passage;American passing lane voie f de dépassement;passing place Cars (on narrow road) aire f de croisement; (in general) endroit m pour doubler; Railways voie f d'évitement ou de dédoublement;passing shot (in tennis) passing-shot m;Commerce passing trade clients mpl ou clientèle f de passage
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