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gentle ['dʒentəl]∎ a gentle soul une bonne âme, une âme charitable;∎ the gentle sex le sexe faible;∎ as gentle as a lamb doux comme un agneau(c) (discreet → rebuke, reminder) discret(ète);∎ humorous the gentle art of persuasion l'art subtil de la persuasion;∎ to try gentle persuasion on sb essayer de convaincre qn par la douceur;∎ we gave him a gentle hint nous l'avons discrètement mis sur la voie(d) (gradual → slope, climb) doux (douce);∎ a gentle transition une transition progressive ou sans heurts;∎ to come to a gentle halt s'arrêter sans à-coup∎ literary gentle reader aimable lecteur;∎ of gentle birth de bonne famille(animal) apaiser, calmer3 noun(maggot) asticot m✾ Poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night' Thomas 'N'entre pas sans violence dans cette bonne nuit'ⓘ Do not go gentle into that good night Il s'agit du premier vers du poème éponyme de Dylan Thomas, publié en 1952, dans lequel le poète invite le lecteur à profiter de la vie et à ne pas accepter son destin de mortel sans se révolter rage, rage against the dying of the light ("insurge-toi, n'accepte pas la mort du jour"). On utilise cette phrase ("n'entre pas sans violence dans cette bonne nuit") de façon allusive à propos de la vieillesse et de la mort. On dira par exemple the artist refused to go gentle into that good night, and was more prolific in his last years than at any other time of his life ("le peintre refusa de s'avouer vaincu par la vieillesse et fut plus productif que jamais pendant les dernières années de sa vie"). -
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be as gentle as a lamb — to be very calm and kind. I thought she was gentle as a lamb until I heard her shouting at Richard … New idioms dictionary
Lamb — Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamb lettuce — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb of God — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb's lettuce — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb's tongue — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb's wool — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamb-like — lambˈ like adjective 1. Like a lamb 2. Gentle • • • Main Entry: ↑lamb … Useful english dictionary
lamb — n. 1) a sacrificial lamb 2) lambs bleat 3) (misc.) as gentle as a lamb; like a lamb to (the) slaughter * * * [læm] like a lamb to (the) slaughter (misc.) as gentle as a lamb a sacrificial lamb lambs bleat … Combinatory dictionary
Gentle — Gen tle, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamb — (n.) O.E. lamb lamb, from P.Gmc. *lambaz (Cf. O.N., O.Fris., Goth. lamb, M.Du., Du. lam, M.H.G. lamp, Ger. Lamm lamb ). Common to the Germanic languages, but with no certain cognates outside them. O.E. plural was lomberu. Applied to persons… … Etymology dictionary