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1 baptiser
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2 baptiser
baptiser [batize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbb. [+ navire, rue] to namec. ( = surnommer) to christen* * *batize1) Religion to baptize3) ( inaugurer) to name GB, to christen [navire]; to bless [cloche]* * *batize vt1) (par le baptême) to christen, to baptize2) (= nommer) [enfant] to christen, to name, [objet, animal, endroit] to callIls l'ont baptisé Cyrille. — They christened him Cyrille., They named him Cyrille.
3) (= inaugurer) [navire] to christen, to name, [cloche] to consecrate, dedicate* * *baptiser verb table: aimer vtr1 Relig to baptize, to christen [personne]; se faire baptiser to be baptized; il n'est pas baptisé he isn't baptized;2 ( donner un nom à) to call, to christen [enfant, phénomène, projet, invention]; comment va-t-il baptiser son émission? what is he going to call his programmeGB?; baptiser qn/qch du nom de Rose to name ou call sb/sth Rose; baptiser qch du nom de qn/qch to name sth after sb/sth; ils l'ont baptisée Chouchou they nicknamed her Chouchou;5 ○( mettre de l'eau dans) to water down [vin].[batize] verbe transitif -
3 baptême
baptême [batεm]1. masculine nouna. ( = sacrement) baptism ; ( = cérémonie) christeningb. [de navire] naming2. compounds* * *batɛmnom masculin1) Religion baptism3) ( initiation) baptism•Phrasal Verbs:* * *batɛm nm1) (= sacrement) baptism2) (= cérémonie) christening, baptism3) [navire] naming, christening, [cloche] dedication* * *baptême nm1 Relig baptism, christening; donner le baptême à qn to baptize sb; recevoir le baptême to be baptized;3 ( initiation) baptism.[batɛm] nom masculindonner le baptême à quelqu'un to baptize ou to christen somebodyrecevoir le baptême to be baptized ou christened3. [première expérience]baptême de l'air first ou maiden flight -
4 ondoyer
ondoyer [ɔ̃dwaje]➭ TABLE 8 intransitive verb* * *ɔ̃dwajeverbe intransitif [paysage, chevelure] to undulate; [démarche, blé] to sway; [flamme] to flutter* * *ɔ̃dwaje1. vi[drapeau, drap, ombre] to ripple, to undulate2. vtRELIGION to baptize (a baby or child who is not expected to live)* * *ondoyer verb table: employerB vi [paysage, chevelure] to undulate; [démarche, blé] to sway; [flamme, rideau] to flutter.[ɔ̃dwaje] verbe intransitif[lumière, ruisseau] to ripple————————[ɔ̃dwaje] verbe transitif -
5 conférer
conférer [kɔ̃feʀe]➭ TABLE 6 transitive verb* * *kɔ̃feʀe1) to confer [droit, statut]; to award [décoration]2) fml [fonction, âge] to give [droit, privilège]* * *kɔ̃feʀe vt1) [titre, grade]2) figconférer qch à qch/qn (un certain aspect etc) — to endow sth/sb with sth, to give sth to sth/sb, to give sth/sb sth
Ceci lui conférait un certain prestige. — This gave him a certain prestige.
* * *conférer verb table: céderA vtr1 ( remettre) [personne, institution] to confer [diplôme, droit, statut, ordres] (à on); to award [décoration] (à on); conférer le baptême à qn to baptize sb;2 ( donner) fml [fonction, âge, fortune] to give [droit, privilège] (à to); l'aisance que confère la compétence the confidence that comes with skill.[kɔ̃fere] verbe transitifconférer une médaille à quelqu'un to confer a medal on ou upon somebody————————[kɔ̃fere] verbe intransitif
См. также в других словарях:
baptize — c.1300, from O.Fr. batisier (11c.), from L. baptizare, from Gk. baptizein to immerse, to dip in water, also used figuratively, e.g. to be over one s head (in debt, etc.), to be soaked (in wine); in Greek Christian usage, baptize; from baptein to… … Etymology dictionary
baptize — baptize, christen mean to make one a Christian or to admit one to a Christian communion by a ceremony in which water is poured or sprinkled on the head or in which the body is immersed in water. Baptize is at once the precise and the general term … New Dictionary of Synonyms
baptize — (also baptise) ► VERB 1) administer baptism to. 2) give a name or nickname to. ORIGIN Greek baptizein immerse, baptize … English terms dictionary
baptize — [bap tīz′, bap′tīz] vt. baptized, baptizing [ME baptisen < OFr baptiser < LL(Ec) baptizare < Gr baptizein, to immerse, baptize, substituted for earlier baptein, to dip (used in post classical Gr chiefly in sense “to dip in dye”) < IE… … English World dictionary
Baptize — Bap*tize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baptized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baptizing}.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr. bapti zein. See {Baptism}.] 1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to. [1913 Webster] 2. To christen (because a name is given to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baptize — (Amer.) bap·tize || bæp taɪz v. perform ceremony of baptism by immersing in water (Christian ritual symbolizing admittance into the church); give a name to person during the ceremony of baptism (also baptise) … English contemporary dictionary
baptize — [v] initiate in church rite admit, asperse, besprinkle, call, christen, cleanse, denominate, dip, dub, entitle, immerse, name, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, term, title; concept 367 … New thesaurus
baptize — [13] The underlying notion of baptize is of ‘dipping’, as those baptized were originally (and sometimes still are) immersed in water. It comes from Greek báptein ‘dip’, whose derivative baptízein ‘baptize’ passed via Latin baptizāre and Old… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
baptize — UK [ˌbæpˈtaɪz] / US [bæpˈtaɪz] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms baptize : present tense I/you/we/they baptize he/she/it baptizes present participle baptizing past tense baptized past participle baptized 1) to welcome someone into the … English dictionary
baptize — [13] The underlying notion of baptize is of ‘dipping’, as those baptized were originally (and sometimes still are) immersed in water. It comes from Greek báptein ‘dip’, whose derivative baptízein ‘baptize’ passed via Latin baptizāre and Old… … Word origins
baptize — also baptise verb (baptized; also baptised; baptizing; also baptising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French baptiser, from Late Latin baptizare, from Greek baptizein to dip, baptize, from baptein to dip, dye; akin to Old Norse kvefja to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
