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►► American blue-ribbon committee comité m constitué par des personnalités;Sport blue-ribbon event épreuve f phare;Law blue-ribbon jury jury m d'expertsUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > blue-ribbon
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adj.de premier choix; de haut niveauEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > blue-ribbon
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Org. jury composé d'experts de haut niveau/de sages triés sur le voletEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > blue-ribbon jury
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5 blue rib(b)and
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > blue rib(b)and
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['ribən](a long narrow strip of material used in decorating clothes, tying hair etc: a blue ribbon; four metres of red ribbon.) ruban -
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A n ¢1 ( clothing) vêtements mpl ; children's/beach wear vêtements pour enfants/de plage ; in beach/sports wear en tenue f de plage/de sport ;2 ( use) for everyday wear de tous les jours ; for summer wear pour l'été ; to stretch with wear [shoes] s'assouplir à l'usage ; I've had three years' wear out of these boots ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans ; there's some wear left in these tyres ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés ; there's still a few months' wear in this shirt cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois ;3 ( damage) usure f (on de) ; wear and tear usure f ; fair ou normal wear and tear usure normale ; to stand up to wear résister à l'usure ; to get hard ou heavy wear servir beaucoup ; there are signs of wear on the brake linings les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées ; to show signs of wear commencer à être usé ; to look the worse for wear ( damaged) être abîmé ; to be somewhat the worse for wear ( drunk) être ivre ; ( tired) être épuisé.1 ( be dressed in) porter [garment, jewellery, earphones etc] ; to wear blue s'habiller en bleu ; to wear one's hair long/short avoir les cheveux longs/courts ; to wear one's hair in a bun porter un chignon ; to wear a ribbon in one's hair avoir un ruban dans les cheveux ; to wear one's skirts long s'habiller long ; to wear one's clothes loose aimer les vêtements lâches ;2 ( put on) mettre [garment, jewellery etc] ; what are you wearing tonight? qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir? ; what should I wear? qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre? ; I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ;3 ( use) mettre [perfume, sun-cream] ; to wear make-up se maquiller ; she's wearing make-up elle est maquillée ;4 ( display) he ou his face wore a puzzled frown il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe ; her face wore a smug expression elle avait un air plein de suffisance ;5 ( damage by use) user [carpet, clothes, clutch, component] ; to be worn to a thread être usé jusqu'à la corde ; to wear a hole in trouer [garment, sheet] ; to wear a track/a groove in creuser un sentier/une rigole dans ;1 ( become damaged) [carpet, garment, shoes] s'user ; my patience is wearing thin je commence à être à bout de patience ;2 ( withstand use) a carpet/fabric that will wear well un tapis/tissu solide ; he's worn very well fig il est encore bien pour son âge.■ wear away:▶ wear away [sth], wear [sth] away [water] ronger ; [footsteps, friction, rubbing] user.■ wear down:▶ wear down [sth], wear [sth] down1 ( damage) [friction, person, water] user ;▶ wear [sb] down épuiser.■ wear off:▶ wear off1 ( lose effect) [anaesthetic, drug, effect] se dissiper ; [feeling, sensation] passer ; the novelty will soon wear off ça n'aura bientôt plus l'attrait de la nouveauté ;2 ( come off) [paint, gold plate] s'effacer ;▶ wear [sth] off, wear off [sth] faire partir [paint, varnish] ; effacer [inscription].■ wear out:▶ wear out [clothes, shoes, equipment] s'user ; my patience is beginning to wear out je commence à perdre patience ;▶ wear out [sth], wear [sth] out user [clothes, shoes, mechanism] ; to wear out one's welcome lasser l'amabilité de ses hôtes ;▶ wear [sb] out épuiser.■ wear through:
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Blue ribbon — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a], D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue Ribbon — (engl. ‚Blaues Band‘) steht für: Blue Ribbon Award, japanischer Filmpreis Blue Ribbon Free Speech Online, Datenschutzinitiative der Electronic Frontier Foundation Pabst Blue Ribbon, amerikanische Biermarke Siehe auch Blue Riband: Blaues Band,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
blue-ribbon — blue ,ribbon adjective only before noun AMERICAN 1. ) a blue ribbon group is of the highest quality and is considered the best: A blue ribbon panel of experts was called in to weigh the evidence. 2. ) a blue ribbon winner is someone who wins… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blue-ribbon — lue ribbon adj. prenom. selected or chosen for special qualifications; as, a blue ribbon grand jury. Syn: blue ribbon(predicate), select. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue ribbon — also blue rib|and BrE [ˌblu: ˈrıbənd] n the first prize in a competition, sometimes consisting of a small piece of blue material >blue ribbon also blue riband BrE adj [only before noun] ▪ the club s prized blue riband award … Dictionary of contemporary English
blue ribbon — n. 1. the blue silk ribbon of the Order of the Garter 2. a blue ribbon awarded as first prize in a competition 3. first prize in a competition … English World dictionary
Blue Ribbon — [dt. »blaue Schleife«], Zeichen einer Kampagne für Meinungsfreiheit in elektronischen Medien, namentlich dem Internet; das Blue Ribbon ähnelt dem internationalen Zeichen der Aidshilfen, dem Red Ribbon, ist aber blau statt rot. Die Kampagne… … Universal-Lexikon
blue–ribbon — blue–rib·bon adj: consisting of individuals selected for quality, reputation, or authority a blue–ribbon committee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
blue ribbon — blue′ rib′bon n. 1) a blue ribbon given as the first prize in a contest 2) the highest award 3) gov a blue ribbon worn as a badge of honor by members of the British Order of the Garter • Etymology: 1645–55 … From formal English to slang
blue ribbon — blue ribbons N COUNT A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband. [AM] … English dictionary
blue ribbon — noun count AMERICAN a small piece of blue material that you give to the winner of a competition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English