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diehard ['daɪhɑ:d]1 nounconservateur(trice) m,f, réactionnaire mf;∎ the party diehards les durs mpl du partiintransigeant; Politics réactionnaire;∎ a diehard liberal un libéral pur et dur -
2 diehard
diehard [ˈdaɪhα:d]1. noun( = one who resists to the last) jusqu'au-boutiste mf ; ( = opponent of change) conservateur m, - trice f ; ( = obstinate politician) réactionnaire mf2. adjectiveintransigeant ; [politician] réactionnaire* * *['daɪhɑːd]2) péj ( conservative) ultraconservateur/-trice m/f3) ( stubborn person) irréductible mf -
3 diehard
noun (a person who resists new ideas.) conservateur/-trice (à tout crin) -
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I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) mourir2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) disparaître3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) avoir une envie folle de•- diehard- die away - die down - die hard - die off - die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matriceIII see dice
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