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(a) (importance, poise) dignité f;∎ it would be beneath my dignity to accept accepter serait indigne de moi ou serait m'abaisser;∎ she considered it beneath her dignity elle s'estimait au-dessus de ça;∎ to stand on one's dignity se draper dans sa dignité;∎ with dignity avec dignité, dignement -
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dignity n1 (of person, occasion) dignité f ; to be beneath sb's dignity être une atteinte à la dignité de qn ; to stand on one's dignity prendre de grands airs ; -
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['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) dignité2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) dignité3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignité4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) dignité -
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1) dignité2) titre honorifique; rang élevéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > dignity
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7 outrage upon personal dignity
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > outrage upon personal dignity
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8 compensation, for, injury, to, dignity, feelings, and, self-respect
indemnité f pour atteinte à la dignité, aux sentiments et à l'estime de soiEnglish-French legislative terms > compensation, for, injury, to, dignity, feelings, and, self-respect
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10 restitution, for, injury, to, dignity, feelings, and, self-respect
restitution f pour atteinte à la dignité, aux sentiments et à l'estime de soiEnglish-French legislative terms > restitution, for, injury, to, dignity, feelings, and, self-respect
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11 preserve
preserve [prɪˈzɜ:v]a. ( = keep, maintain) [+ building, traditions, manuscript] conserver ; [+ leather, wood] entretenir ; [+ dignity, sense of humour] garder ; [+ peace, standards] maintenir• well-/badly-preserved en bon/mauvais état de conservationc. [+ fruit] mettre en conserve2. noun* * *[prɪ'zɜːv] 1.2) ( territory) lit, fig chasse f gardée (of de)2.transitive verb1) (rescue, save from destruction) préserver [land, building, tradition] ( for pour); entretenir [wood, leather, painting]2) ( maintain) préserver [peace, standards, rights]; maintenir [order]3) (keep, hold onto) garder [humour, dignity, health]3.preserved past participle adjective [food] en conserve; [site, castle] protégé -
12 face
face [feɪs]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person] visage m• you're lying, it's written all over your face! (inf) tu mens, ça se lit sur ton visage !• to come face to face with [+ person] se trouver nez à nez avec• get out of my face! (inf!) fous-moi la paix ! (inf !)b. ( = front) he was lying face down il était à plat ventrec. ( = expression) mine fd. ( = appearance) visage mf. [of mountain] face f• it fell face up/down [playing card, photo] elle est tombée face en dessus/en dessousa. ( = look towards) faire face àb. ( = look out onto) [building] donner surc. ( = confront) two problems faced them ils se trouvaient devant deux problèmes• the government, faced with renewed wage demands... le gouvernement, confronté à de nouvelles revendications salariales...• he was faced with a bill for £100 il se voyait obligé de payer une note de 100 livresd. ( = face up to) [+ problem] affronter ; [+ truth] regarder en face• she won't face the fact that he's not going to come back elle ne veut pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il ne reviendra pase. ( = risk incurring) risquerf. ( = appear before) affronterb. [house] être orienté4. compounds► face cloth noun ≈ gant m de toilette• to give a face-lift to [+ house] (exterior) ravaler la façade de ; (interior) retaper ; [+ political party, company] rajeunir l'image de• the town has been given a face-lift la ville a fait peau neuve ► face mask noun masque m ; (Cosmetics) masque m (de beauté)• it was a face-saving exercise on their part ils l'ont fait pour sauver la face ► face-to-face adjective face à face• to face up to the fact that... admettre que...* * *[feɪs] 1.to slam the door/laugh in somebody's face — claquer la porte/rire au nez de quelqu'un
to be face up/down — [person] être sur le dos/ventre
2) ( expression) air mto pull ou make a face — faire la grimace
3) fig ( outward appearance)to change the face of — changer le visage de [industry]
4) ( dignity)5) ( surface) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of gem, dice) face f; ( of coin) côté m; ( of planet) surface f; (of cliff, mountain) face f; ( of rock) paroi f; ( of playing card) face f; ( of document) recto mto disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth — (colloq) disparaître de la circulation
2.face up/down — à l'endroit/l'envers
transitive verb1) ( look towards) [person] faire face à; [building, room] donner surto face north/south — [person] regarder au nord/sud; [building] être orienté au nord/sud
facing our house, there is... — en face de notre maison, il y a...
2) ( confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis]; se voir contraint de payer [fine]; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy]; être contraint de faire [choice]; affronter [attacker, rival, team]to be faced with — se trouver confronté à [problem, decision]
to face somebody with — confronter quelqu'un à [truth, evidence]
3) ( acknowledge)face the facts, you're finished! — regarde la réalité en face, tu es fini!
let's face it, nobody's perfect — admettons-le, personne n'est parfait
4) ( tolerate prospect)he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating — l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable
5) ( run the risk of) risquer [fine, suspension]6) Construction revêtir [façade, wall] ( with de)7) ( in printing) [photo etc] être face à [page]3.1)to face towards — [person, chair] être tourné vers; [building, house] être en face de
to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos
to be facing forward — [person] être de face
2) Military4.in the face of prepositional phrase1) ( despite) en dépit de [difficulties]2) ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger]•Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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grace [greɪs]1. nouna. grâce fc. (phrases) to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâced. ( = respite) répit me. ( = title) His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur l'Archevêque• yes, your Grace oui, Monseigneur (or Monsieur le duc or Madame la duchesse)• the queen graced the performance with her presence la reine a honoré la représentation de sa présence* * *[greɪs] 1.1) ( physical charm) grâce f2) (dignity, graciousness) grâce fto do something with (a) good/bad grace — faire quelque chose de bonne/mauvaise grâce
3) ( spiritual) grâce fto fall from grace — Religion perdre la grâce; fig tomber en disgrâce
4) ( time allowance)to give somebody two days' grace — accorder un délai de deux jours à quelqu'un; ( to debtor) accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à quelqu'un
5) ( prayer) ( before meal) bénédicité m; ( after meal) grâces fpl6) ( quality)7) ( mannerism)2.transitive verb1) ( decorate) orner, embellir2) ( honour) honorerto grace somebody with one's presence — aussi iron honorer quelqu'un de sa présence also iron
••to put on airs and graces — péj prendre des airs
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lend [lend](preterite, past participle lent) transitive verba. [+ money, possessions] prêterb. [+ importance] accorder ; [+ dignity, mystery] conférerc. (reflexive) to lend itself (or o.s.) to... se prêter à...• the novel doesn't lend itself to being filmed ce roman ne se prête pas à une adaptation cinématographique* * *[lend] 1.transitive verb (prét, pp lent) prêter [object, money]; conférer [quality, credibility] (to à); prêter [support]2.it doesn't lend itself to... — il ne se prête pas à...
intransitive verb (prét, pp lent) Commerce prêter (to à)to lend at 15% — prêter à 15%
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15 preservation
preservation [‚prezəˈveɪ∫ən]• the preservation of the monument is our first priority notre priorité est de sauvegarder le monument* * *[ˌprezə'veɪʃn] -
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royalty [ˈrɔɪəltɪ]1. nouna. ( = position, dignity, rank) royauté fb. ( = royal person) membre m de la famille royale ; ( = royal persons) (membres mpl de) la famille royale2. plural noun* * *['rɔɪəltɪ]2) ( state of royal person) royauté f3) ( money) (to author, musician) droits mpl d'auteur; (on patent, coal deposits) royalties fpl -
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18 beneath
[bi'ni:Ɵ] 1. preposition1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) sous, au-dessous de2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) au-dessous de2. adverb(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) au-dessous -
19 comedown
noun (a fall in dignity etc: The smaller car was a bit of a comedown after the Rolls Royce.) déchéance -
20 dignified
((negative undignified) stately, serious or showing dignity: She decided that it would not be dignified to run for the bus.) digne
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