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grace [greɪs]1 noun∎ social graces savoir-vivre m;∎ to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâce;∎ at least he had the (good) grace to apologize il a au moins eu la décence de s'excuser∎ by the grace of God par la grâce de Dieu;∎ in a state of grace en état de grâce;∎ to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce;∎ there but for the grace of God (go I) ça aurait très bien pu m'arriver aussi;∎ Law as an act of grace, the King…; en exerçant son droit de grâce, le Roi…;∎ we have two days' grace nous disposons de deux jours de répit;∎ Commerce days of grace jours mpl de grâce∎ to be in sb's good/bad graces être bien/mal vu par qn∎ humorous she graced us with her presence elle nous a honorés de sa présence∎ some exquisite watercolours graced the walls les murs étaient ornés de très jolies aquarelles∎ (term of address) Your Grace (to Archbishop) Monseigneur, (Votre) Excellence, votre Excellence l'Archevêque; (to Duke) Monsieur le duc; (to Duchess) Madame la duchesse;∎ His Grace the Duke Monsieur le duc;∎ Her Grace the Duchess Madame la duchesse;∎ His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur ou Son Excellence l'Archevêque∎ Mythology the three Graces les trois Grâces fpl►► grace note note f d'agrément, ornement m;grace period délai m de grâce -
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mail [meɪl]1 noun(a) (postal service) poste f;∎ to send a letter by mail envoyer une lettre par la poste;∎ the parcel got lost in the mail le colis a été égaré par la poste;∎ your cheque is in the mail votre chèque a été posté(b) (letters, parcels) courrier m;∎ has the mail arrived? est-ce que le courrier est arrivé?;∎ it came in the mail c'est arrivé au courrier;∎ was there anything in the mail for me? est-ce qu'il y avait du courrier pour moi?;∎ the mail is only collected twice a week il n'y a que deux levées par semaine(c) Computing courrier m électronique, officially recommended term mél m, French Canadian courriel m(parcel, goods, cheque) envoyer ou expédier par la poste; (letter) poster;∎ I've just mailed some money home je viens d'expédier ou d'envoyer de l'argent à ma famille∎ Press the Mail = nom abrégé du 'Daily Mail';∎ Press the Mail on Sunday = édition dominicale du 'Daily Mail'►► Computing mail address adresse f électronique;(b) Computing = messages envoyés en masse pour bloquer une boîte aux lettres, French Canadian message m piégé, bombard m;American mail carrier facteur(trice) m,f;American mail clerk employé(e) m,f responsable du courrier;American mail drop boîte f à ou aux lettres;Computing mail forwarding réexpédition f du courrier électronique;Computing mail gateway passerelle f (de courrier électronique);mail order vente f par correspondance;∎ to buy sth by mail order acheter qch par correspondance ou sur catalogue;Computing mail path chemin m du courrier électronique;Computing mail reader logiciel m de courrier électronique, client m de messagerie électronique;Computing mail server serveur m de courrier;Marketing mail survey enquête f postale;mail train train m postal;mail transfer virement m par courrier; -
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