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101 valseur
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102 voui
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103 zézette
n. f.1. (pej.): 'Willy', 'cock', penis. (The word is derogatory in a would- be witty way and refers either to a limp penis or one of very modest proportions.)2. Small glass of pastis. (Originally the word referred to a tot of absinth, but this lethal drink has long since been made illegal.) -
104 Agrégation
, AgrégéThe Agrégation is a competitive exam for the recruitment of a privileged category of secondary-school (high school) teachers in France, known as agrégés. The system was first introduced in 1766. The exam is open to candidates who are either already qualified secondary teachers, or else students who have already completed at least one year of postgraduate studies (a maîtrise or the first year of a masters). Each year, a number of places are made available in each of the subjects for which an Agrégation exists. There are always far more candidates than places, since obtaining the agrégation puts teachers or future teachers on the fast track to promotion, gives them less teaching hours than ordinary qualified teachers, better chances of getting a job in a top lycée, and in some though not all cases is a virtual prerequisite for applying for lectureships in French universities. Though the agrégation is specifically a qualification for the teaching profession, the competitive exam itself has little or nothing to do with teaching, being academic and research-based. Consequently, the system has been regularly criticized from within the teaching world as being outdated and inappropriate. In the disciplines of law and medicine, the agrégation is specifically a competitive exam for the qualification of university professors.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Agrégation
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105 Champagne
The most famous sparkling wine in the world, produced in the 34,000 hectares of registered vineyards in the Champagne-Ardenne region of north-east France. The two main centres for Champagne production are the areas of Reims and Epernay. Champagne is an Appellation contrôlée, and the name can only be used to describe sparkling wine produced in the Champagne area. Other areas used to label traditionally produced sparkling wines as being "méthode champenoise", but even this adjectival use of the word is now prohibited.The Champagne region contains the most northerly of France's major vineyards. Unlike most French wines, champagnes are blended in order to produce either non vintage champagnes (blended from different years) or vintage champagne, blended from wines of the same harvest. Consequently, since the quality of the champagne ultimately depends on a balance between the quality of the grapes and the skill of the blenders, Champagnes are also ranked and promoted by producer, not by any more finely delimited appellation. Among the most highly rated of blends are Krug, Mumm, Bollinger and Heidsieck, not to mention the very well known brands of Moët & Chandon and Taittinger.The distinct taste and purity of real champagne is certainly due to the chalky soil and the continental growing conditions that abound in the Champagne region. Several of the main French Champagne producers have set up branches and vineyards in California, but in spite of bringing over their best master-blenders, have never been able to achieve quite the same result.Although many people imagine that Champagnes are all white, this is not the case. Rosé champagnes also exist.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Champagne
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106 Charles de Gaulle
See either CDG(Paris airport) or General de Gaulle (president of France). Also, name of one of France's nuclear powered aircraft carriers.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Charles de Gaulle
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107 Emmaüs, les Communautés d',
Associations for the reinsertion of long-term unemployed and social misfits, founded by Abbé Pierre, the Emmaüs Communities specialise in the collection and treatment of second-hand paraphernalia. Emmaüs centres will take almost anything, and either recycle it or else sell it; the centres are popular with bargain hunters and people looking for furniture and bric-à-brac at knockdown prices.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Emmaüs, les Communautés d',
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108 Gauche, la
The political left - word commonly used to designate the whole spectrum of politics anywhere to the left of centre, from moderate socialism to the far left (extrême gauche). A term used either with pride or pejoritively, depending on the standpoint of the user.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Gauche, la
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109 Mistral
1) The most famous of the winds to blow over France, the Mistral is the north wind that regularly blows down the Rhone valley, south of Lyon, usually bringing cold weather with clear skies to Provence. The Mistral is usually due either to northwest winds coming in off the Atlantic, or cold winds coming over from Central Europe. See Climate and weather.2) Named after the wind, the luxurious express train that used to run daily from 1950 to 1982 between Paris and Nice. The train was first class only, had its own special rolling-stock, and included such sophistications as hostesses, a hardressing salon, and a secretarial service. The train was withdrawn in 1982, following the introduction of TGV services to Nice.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Mistral
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110 Notables
Local VIPs, people with considerable power or influence in local affairs, either through election or through connections. See Elites.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Notables
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111 Tabac brun
(Also called black tobacco in English) Until the 1980s, most of the cigarettes smoked in France were French brands, made with brown tobacco, a stronger more pungent version of tobacco than the classic blond tobacco of the new world. The tobacco was either grown in France, or imported from the Near East (Turkey in particular). The three most popular brands were Gauloises, Gitanes and Disque Bleu. Brown tobacco was popular throughout southern Europe. Today, in a country that is more health conscious and where smoking bans are in force, brown tobacco has gone out of favour; the once famous French brands are now no longer manufactured in France.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Tabac brun
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112 Cidre
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113 Contre-filet
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114 Coriandre
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115 Langoustine
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116 Mousse
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117 Rocamadour
village in southwestern France which gives its name to a tiny disc of cheese, once made of pure goat's or sheep's milk, now generally either goat's milk or a blend of goat's and cow's milk. Also called cabécou. -
118 ambidextre
Qui utilise indifféremment ses deux pieds, avec une égale facilité. -
119 arrêts de jeu
Temps ajouté à la fin d'une période de jeu, dont la fixation de la durée est à la discrétion de l' arbitre, pour récupérer le temps perdu occasionné par le(s) remplacement(s), le traitement des joueurs blessés, le gaspillage de temps ou toute autre cause.Syn. arrêts de jeu mplProlongation of either period of the match estimated by the referee in compensation for time lost through substitutions, treatment of injured players, deliberate time-wasting or any other cause.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais (UEFA Football) > arrêts de jeu
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120 arrière latéral
latéral mSyn. défenseur latéral m, arrière latéral mDictionnaire Français-Anglais (UEFA Football) > arrière latéral
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