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1 war-cry
plural - war-cries; noun (a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers: `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.) cri de guerre -
2 cheer
cheer [tʃɪə(r)]1 noun∎ I heard a cheer go up j'ai entendu des acclamations;∎ three cheers for the winner! un ban ou hourra pour le gagnant!;∎ three cheers! hourra!∎ words of good cheer paroles fpl d'encouragement;∎ be of good cheer! prenez courage!(a) (make cheerful → person) remonter le moral à, réconforter(b) (encourage by shouts) acclamerpousser des acclamations ou des hourrasencourager (par des acclamations);∎ his supporters cheered him on to victory les acclamations de ses supporters l'ont encouragé jusqu'à la victoire➲ cheer up(b) (house, room) égayer(become more cheerful) s'égayer, se dérider;∎ cheer up! courage!;∎ the weather's cheered up le temps s'est arrangé
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