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1 diminué
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2 diminué
diminué, e [diminye]* * *
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participe passé adjectif ( affaibli) [personne, adversaire] weak* * *diminɥe adj diminué, -e* * *A pp ⇒ diminuer.B pp adj1 ( affaibli) [personne, adversaire] weak; je l'ai trouvé physiquement très diminué I found him physically very weak; je ne pensais pas qu'il était aussi diminué ( physiquement) I didn't think that he would be so weak; ( intellectuellement) I didn't think that his faculties would be so impaired;2 Mus [intervalle] diminished.1. [affaibli]a. [physiquement] his health is failingb. [mentalement] he's losing his faculties4. [rang de tricot] decreased -
3 arc déprimé
mdepressed arch, diminished archDictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > arc déprimé
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4 plaider
plaider [plede]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• plaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty2. intransitive verb[avocat] to plead• plaider pour or en faveur de qn/qch (figurative) to speak in favour of sb/sth* * *plede
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verbe transitif to plead [cause, affaire]plaider la légitime défense — to plead self-defence [BrE]
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verbe intransitif2) figplaider en faveur de quelqu'un — [circonstances, qualités] to speak in favour [BrE] of somebody
* * *plede1. vi2) figplaider en faveur de qn [statistiques, résultats, bilan] — to speak in sb's favour
Les résultats plaident en sa faveur. — The results speak in his favour.
2. vt* * *plaider verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( défendre) to plead [cause, affaire]; plaider la cause de qn to plead sb's case; plaider la cause de qch to put the case for sth, to plead the cause of sth;2 ( faire valoir) plaider la légitime défense to plead self-defenceGB; plaider l'irresponsabilité to plead diminished responsibility; plaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty.B vi to plead (contre against; pour qn on sb's behalf); plaider pour or en faveur de qn/qch fig to plead for ou in favourGB of sb/sth.[plede] verbe intransitifc'est lui qui plaide pour les Taylor he's the Taylors' lawyer, he's counsel for the Taylors2. [présenter des arguments]plaider en faveur de quelqu'un/quelque chose (sens propre & figuré) to speak in somebody's/something's favourplaider contre quelqu'un/quelque chose (sens propre & figuré) to speak against somebody/something————————[plede] verbe transitifb. (figuré) to speak (up) for ou to plead a causeplaider coupable/non coupable to plead guilty/not guilty, to make a plea of guilty/not guilty -
5 battre
v. trans. & intrans.1. Battre quelqu'un à plate(s) couture(s): To 'beat someone hollow', to defeat someone convincingly.2. Battre quelqu'un comme plâtre: To give someone a good thrashing.3. To tell 'tall stories', to fib, to lie.4. Battre a Niort: To deny something vehemently. Il battait à Niort que c'était pas lui le coupable: He swore blind he was innocent.5. Battre comtois:a To play dumb, to feign ignorance.b To state untruths in order to get to the truth.6. Battre le dingue: To feign insanity in order to avoid a sentence on the grounds of diminished responsibility.7. Battre son quart (of prostitute): To be out soliciting. -
6 débiné
adj. 'Cut down to size', diminished in self-importance. -
7 Banque de France
the French central bank, founded in 1800 by Napoleon. Nationalised in 1945, the Banque de France has operated independently from government intervention since 1994. However, its vital role in the management of the French economy was largely diminished in 2002, with the disappearance of France's old national currency, the Franc, and its replacement by the Euro.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Banque de France
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