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1 grâce
grâce [gʀαs]feminine nouna. ( = charme) grace• de grâce, laissez-le dormir for pity's sake, let him sleepd. (Religion) grace• à la grâce de Dieu ! it's in God's hands!e. (locutions) faire qch de or avec bonne/mauvaise grâce to do sth with good/bad grace* * *gʀɑsnom féminin Grace* * *ɡʀɒs1. nfJe suis arrivé à l'heure grâce à toi. — I arrived on time thanks to you.
1) (= don) [personne] grace2) (= disposition)3) RELIGION grace4) (= faveur) soutenu5) DROIT pardon2. grâces nfpl1)2) RELIGION (= prière) grace sg* * *A nf1 ( beauté) (de geste, personne) grace; ( de paysage) charm; ( de style) elegance; sans grâce [geste] ungraceful; [visage] plain; [personne] lacking in charm ( jamais épith); [paysage] nondescript; [style] inelegant; se mouvoir avec/sans grâce to move gracefully/awkwardly;2 ( volonté) bonne/mauvaise grâce good/bad grace; de bonne/mauvaise grâce with (a) good/bad grace, willingly/grudgingly; avoir la bonne grâce d'admettre que to have the good grace to admit that; il aurait mauvaise grâce à refuser it would be ungracious of him to refuse;3 ( faveur) favourGB; accorder une grâce à qn to grant sb a favourGB; chercher/gagner les bonnes grâces de qn to seek/win sb's favourGB; trouver grâce auprès de qn/aux yeux de qn to find favourGB with sb/in sb's eyes; faire à qn la grâce d'accepter fml to do sb the honourGB of accepting; il nous a fait la grâce d'assister à la réunion he honouredGB us with his presence at the meeting; fais-nous la grâce de te taire! do us a favourGB, be quiet!, please, be quiet!; à la grâce de Dieu! it's in God's hands!; de grâce fml please; ( avec impatience) for pity's sake; donner le coup de grâce à qn lit, fig to deal sb the death blow; ce fut le coup de grâce pour lui that was the final stroke for him;4 ( pardon) mercy; Jur (free) pardon; demander/crier grâce to beg/cry for mercy; solliciter/obtenir sa grâce Jur to seek/receive a pardon; grâce présidentielle/royale Jur presidential/royal pardon; grâce! (have) mercy!; je vous fais grâce des détails I'll spare you the details;5 ( remerciement) liter thanks; rendre grâce(s) à qn de qch to give thanks to sb for sth; grâce à Dieu! thank God!;B grâces nfpl1 ( prière) dire les grâces to say grace (after a meal);2 †( gracieusetés) hum avec mille grâces very graciously; elle lui fit mille grâces pour essayer de le fléchir she used all her charm to get round him.C grâce à loc prép grâce à thanks to; il s'en est tiré grâce à Dieu fig by some miracle he was all right.[gras] nom féminin2. [volonté]de bonne grâce with good grace, willinglyavoir la bonne grâce de dire/faire to have the grace to say/to dovous auriez mauvaise grâce à ou de vous plaindre it would be ungracious of you to complain3. [faveur] favourcrier ou demander grâce to beg for mercyfaire grâce à quelqu'un (de quelque chose): je te fais grâce des centimes I'll let you off the centimesune semaine/un mois de grâce one week's/month's gracea. [advienne que pourra] come what mayb. [n'importe comment] any old way[pour exprimer la reconnaissance]rendre grâce ou grâces à Dieu to give thanks to God6. [titre]Sa Grâce His/Her Grace————————[gras] interjection————————grâces nom féminin pluriel1. [faveurs]rechercher les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un to curry favour with somebody, to seek somebody's favourêtre/entrer dans les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un to be/to get in favour with somebody[manières]2. RELIGIONgrâce à locution prépositionnelle -
2 ingrat
ingrat, e [ɛ̃gʀa, at]1. adjective[personne] ungrateful ( envers towards ) ; [tâche, métier, sujet] unrewarding ; [sol] barren ; [visage] unprepossessing2. masculine noun, feminine noun• tu n'es qu'un ingrat ! how ungrateful of you!* * *
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ingrate ɛ̃gʀa, at adjectif1) ( sans reconnaissance) ungrateful2) ( sans agrément) [œuvre] arid; [lieu, paysage] unwelcoming; [visage, physique] unattractive3) ( sans récompense) [métier, tâche, rôle] thankless; [terre] unproductive
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nom masculin, féminin ungrateful person* * *ɛ̃ɡʀa, at adj ingrat, -e1) (personne) ungrateful2) (sol) poor3) (travail, sujet) thankless, arid4) (visage) unattractive, unprepossessing* * *A adj1 ( sans reconnaissance) [personne, public, pays, mémoire] ungrateful;B nm,f ungrateful person.avoir un physique ingrat to be unattractive ou graceless[terre] unproductive3. [sans reconnaissance] ungratefulêtre ingrat avec ou envers quelqu'un to be ungrateful towards somebody————————, ingrate [ɛ̃gra, at] nom masculin, nom féminin -
3 tombereau
n. m.1. (joc.): 'Heap', car, motor car.2. (pej.): 'Ugly biddy', graceless girl (the kind you dread to 'cart around'). -
4 trumeau
n. m. (pej.): 'Ugly biddy', graceless woman. Vieux trumeau: 'Oldbag', 'oldhag', ugly old woman.
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Graceless — Grace less, a. 1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. In a graceless age. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Unfortunate. Cf. {Grace}, n., 4. [Obs.] Chaucer. {Grace less*ly}, adv. {Grace… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graceless — index dissolute, immoral, inelegant, pedestrian, unbecoming, uncouth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
graceless — late 14c., not in a state of grace, from GRACE (Cf. grace) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning wanting charm or elegance is from 1630s. Related: Gracelessly; gracelessness … Etymology dictionary
graceless — [adj] clumsy, unsophisticated awkward, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, clunky*, coarse, corrupt, crude*, forced, gauche, gawky*, ill mannered, improper, indecorous, inelegant, inept, infelicitous, klutzy*, loutish, oafish, outlandish,… … New thesaurus
graceless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking grace, elegance, or charm. DERIVATIVES gracelessly adverb gracelessness noun … English terms dictionary
graceless — [grās′lis] adj. 1. lacking any sense of what is right or proper 2. without grace; clumsy or inelegant gracelessly adv. gracelessness n … English World dictionary
graceless — [[t]gre͟ɪsləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is graceless is unattractive and not at all interesting or charming. It was a massive, graceless house. Ant: graceful 2) ADJ GRADED A graceless movement is clumsy and uncontrolled. ...a graceless… … English dictionary
graceless — grace|less [ˈgreısləs] adj 1.) not being polite, especially when someone has been kind to you ▪ He was bad tempered and graceless in defeat. 2.) moving or doing something in a way that seems awkward ≠ ↑graceful ▪ The soldiers were graceless with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
graceless — adjective 1 not being polite, especially when someone has been kind to you: She was utterly graceless, showing no gratitude for all we had done. 2 moving or doing something in a way that seems awkward 3 something that is graceless is unattractive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
graceless — adjective Date: 14th century 1. lacking in divine grace ; immoral, unregenerate 2. a. lacking a sense of propriety < a graceless accusation > b. devoid of attractive qualities 3. artistically inept or unbeautiful < graceless dancing > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
graceless — gracelessly, adv. gracelessness, n. /grays lis/, adj. 1. lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm. 2. without any sense of right or propriety. [1325 75; ME; see GRACE, LESS] * * * … Universalium