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gauntlet [ˈgɔ:ntlɪt]( = glove) gant m (à crispin)• to throw down/take up the gauntlet lancer un/relever le défi* * *['gɔːntlɪt]noun ( for protection) gant m à crispin••to throw down the gauntlet — fig lancer un défi
to pick up the gauntlet — fig relever le défi
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gauntlet ['gɔ:ntlɪt](medieval glove) gantelet m; (for motorcyclist, fencer) gant m (à crispin ou à manchette);∎ to throw down/to take up the gauntlet jeter/relever le gant;∎ Military to run the gauntlet passer par les baguettes; figurative se faire fustiger;∎ to run the gauntlet of an angry mob se forcer ou se frayer un passage à travers une foule hostile;∎ she had to run the gauntlet of their anger elle a dû affronter leur colère -
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gauntlet n1 ( protective glove) gant m à crispin ;2 ( in armour) gantelet m ;3 ( on shirt sleeve) ouverture f.to throw down the gauntlet fig lancer un défi ; lit jeter le gant ; to pick up ou take up the gauntlet fig relever le défi ; to run the gauntlet of criticism/danger s'exposer au feu de la critique/au danger. -
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[litt. gant/gantelet] fig. défiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > gauntlet
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Pol. ramasser le gant; relever le défiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to pick up the gauntlet
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gauntlet — There are two distinct words here: (1) ‘a stout glove’ used in the expression throw down the gauntlet (= accept a challenge), from an Old French diminutive of gant meaning ‘glove’, and (2) used in the phrase run the gauntlet (= undergo a… … Modern English usage
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