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1 supplication
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2 prière
prière [pʀijεʀ]feminine nouna. prayer• dire or faire ses prières to say one's prayersb. ( = demande) entreaty► prière de... please...• « prière de ne pas fumer » "no smoking (please)"* * *pʀijɛʀ1) Religion prayer2) ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty* * *pʀijɛʀ nf1) RELIGION prayer2) (= demande instante) plea, entreaty3) (locution)prière de...; "prière de ne pas déranger" — "please do not disturb"
* * *B nf1 Relig prayer; lieu de prière place of prayer; appeler les fidèles à la prière to call the faithful to prayer; une journée placée sous le signe de la prière a day of prayer; être absorbé dans sa prière to be absorbed in prayer ou one's prayers; faire sa prière or ses prières to say one's prayers; conduire la prière to lead the prayers; la prière du soir evening prayers (pl);2 ( demande) request; ( plus insistant) plea, entreaty; céder à la prière de qn to give in to sb's request, to yield to sb's plea ou entreaty; prière de fermer la porte please close the door; prière de ne pas fumer no smoking please; prière de ne pas se pencher à la portière do not lean out of the window.[prijɛr] nom féminindire ou faire ou réciter ses prières to pray, to say one's prayers‘prière de ne pas fumer’ ‘no smoking (please)’————————prière d'insérer nom masculin & nom féminin -
3 imploration
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4 instance
instance [ɛ̃stɑ̃s]feminine nouna. ( = autorité) authorityb. ( = prière, insistance) il l'a fait sur les instances de ses parents he did it because of pressure from his parentsc. ► en instance ( = en cours)* * *ɛ̃stɑ̃s1) ( autorité) authority2) ( demande) entreaty4) ( attente)* * *ɛ̃stɑ̃s1. nf1) DROIT2)3) ADMINISTRATION authorityinstances dirigeantes [association, club sportif] — ruling body, governing body, [parti politique] ruling body
2. instances nfpl(= prières) entreaties* * *instance nf1 Pol ( autorité) authority; les instances internationales international authorities; l'instance supérieure the higher authority; l'instance suprême the highest authority; en dernière instance in the final analysis; les instances d'un parti politique the leaders of a political party;2 ( demande) entreaty; il a accepté sur les instances de ses amis he accepted on the entreaties of his friends; il m'a demandé avec instance de venir he pleaded with me to come;3 Jur ( action) legal proceedings (pl); ( juridiction) level of jurisdiction; introduire une instance to start legal proceedings, to institute an action; être en instance de divorce to be engaged in divorce proceedings; instance supérieure higher level; en seconde instance on appeal;4 ( attente) l'affaire est en instance the matter is pending; courrier en instance mail pending attention; train en instance de départ train about to depart.[ɛ̃stɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [organisme] authorityle dossier sera traité par une instance supérieure the file will be dealt with at a higher level ou by a higher authorityintroduire une instance to start ou to institute proceedings————————instances nom féminin plurielsur ou devant les instances de son père, il finit par accepter in the face of his father's entreaties ou pleas, he eventually accepteden dernière instance locution adverbialeen instance locution adjectivale[courrier] ready for postingen instance de locution prépositionnelleêtre en instance de divorce to be waiting for a divorce ou in the middle of divorce proceedings -
5 adjuration
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6 sollicitation
sollicitation [sɔlisitasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = démarche) appealb. ( = impulsion) prompting• l'engin répondait aux moindres sollicitations de son pilote the craft responded to the slightest touch from the pilot* * *sɔlisitasjɔ̃1) ( requête) appeal, request2) ( impulsion donnée) ( à un cheval) prompting; ( à une machine) touch* * *1 ( requête) appeal, request; répondre or céder aux sollicitations de qn to give in to sb's appeals ou requests;2 ( impulsion donnée) ( à un cheval) prompting; ( à une machine) touch; répondre à la moindre sollicitation du cavalier to respond to the slightest prompting from the rider; la voiture répond à la moindre sollicitation de l'accélérateur/du chauffeur the car responds to the slightest touch on the accelerator/from the driver.[sɔlisitasjɔ̃] nom féminin2. [tentation] temptation3. [poussée, traction] -
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