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constancy; constant speciesDictionnaire français-anglais de géographie > espèce constante
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constance [kɔ̃stɑ̃s]feminine noun* * *kɔ̃stɑ̃s1) ( caractère stable) (de sentiment, phénomène) constancy; ( d'opinion) consistency2) ( persévérance) steadfastnessaffirmer avec constance que... — to hold steadfastly that...
3) (colloq) ( patience) patience* * *kɔ̃stɑ̃s nf1) permanence, constancy2) (= ténacité) [amitié] steadfastnessavec constance [travailler] — steadily
3) (= patience)Il faut de la constance pour la supporter. — You need a lot of patience to put up with her.
* * *constance nf2 ( persévérance) steadfastness; ( fidélité) constancy†; aimer avec constance to love with constancy; affirmer avec constance que… to hold steadfastly that…; travailler avec constance to work steadily;3 ○( patience) patience;4 †(fermeté, endurance) liter constancy†.[kɔ̃stɑ̃s] nom féminin -
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assiduité [asidyite]feminine noun( = ponctualité) regularity* * *asidɥite
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1) ( application) diligenceavec assiduité — [travailler] diligently; [s'entraîner] assiduously; [lire, regarder] regularly; [courtiser] assiduously
2) ( fréquentation régulière) regular attendance
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assiduités nom féminin pluriel assiduities* * *asidɥite1. nf[employé, élève] regular attendance, [efforts] constancy2. assiduités nfpl* * *A nf1 ( application) diligence; avec assiduité [travailler] diligently; [s'entraîner] assiduously; [lire, regarder] regularly; [courtiser] assiduously;2 ( fréquentation régulière) regular attendance.B assiduités nfpl assiduities.[asidɥite] nom féminin1. [zèle] assiduity (soutenu)2. [régularité] assiduousness (soutenu)————————assiduités nom féminin plurielimportuner ou poursuivre quelqu'un de ses assiduités to force one's attentions upon somebody -
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Dictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > constance
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Architecture française et le dictionnaire de construction > constance
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Constancy — Con stan*cy, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance. See {Constant}.] 1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Constancy — may refer to: Consistency (see also Consistency (disambiguation)) Permanence See also Inconstancy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
constancy — I noun adherence, allegiance, application, attachment, backbone, Constance, continuity, decision, determination, devotion, diligence, faithfulness, firmness, fortitude, grit, industry, loyalty, permanence, perpetuity, perseverance, persistence,… … Law dictionary
constancy — 1520s, from CONSTANCE (Cf. constance) + CY (Cf. cy) … Etymology dictionary
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constancy — [kän′stən sē] n. [L constantia < constans, prp. of constare < com , together + stare, to STAND] the state or quality of being unchanging; specif., a) firmness of mind or purpose; resoluteness b) steadiness of affections or loyalties;… … English World dictionary
constancy — [[t]kɒ̱nstənsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change. Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change... We live in a world without constancy. 2) N UNCOUNT (approval)… … English dictionary
constancy — noun 1) constancy between lovers Syn: fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty, commitment, dedication, devotion; dependability, reliability, trustworthiness 2) the constancy of Henry s views Syn: steadfastness, resolution … Thesaurus of popular words
constancy — con|stan|cy [ˈkɔnstənsi US ˈka:n ] n [U] formal 1.) the quality of staying the same even though other things change constancy of ▪ constancy of temperature 2.) loyalty and faithfulness to a particular person … Dictionary of contemporary English
constancy — noun (U) formal 1 the quality of staying the same even though other things change: constancy of purpose 2 loyalty and faithfulness to a particular person: constancy between husband and wife … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
constancy — noun a) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc. Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists. b) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing … Wiktionary