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grandfather ['grænd‚fɑ:ðə(r)]grand-père m►► grandfather clause = aux États-Unis, clause de la constitution de plusieurs États du Sud qui, jusqu'en 1915, n'accordait le droit de vote qu'à ceux dont un parent votait avant 1867, excluant ainsi les Noirs, pas encore affranchis à cette date;grandfather clock horloge f (de parquet)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > grandfather
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[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) jour2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) journée3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) jour4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) (du) temps (de)•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) rêvasser- daylight- day school - daytime - call it a day - day by day - day in - day out - make someone's day - one day - some day - the other day
См. также в других словарях:
grandfather clock — ☆ grandfather clock or grandfather s clock n. a large clock with a pendulum, contained in a tall, narrow case * * * ▪ clock also called longcase clock tall pendulum clock enclosed in a wooden case that stands upon the floor and is… … Universalium
grandfather clock — ☆ grandfather clock or grandfather s clock n. a large clock with a pendulum, contained in a tall, narrow case … English World dictionary
grandfather clock — grandfather clocks N COUNT A grandfather clock is an old fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case which stands upright on the floor … English dictionary
grandfather clock — grandfather .clock n an old fashioned tall clock which stands on the floor … Dictionary of contemporary English
grandfather clock — noun count an old fashioned clock in a tall wooden box placed on the floor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grandfather clock — ► NOUN ▪ a clock in a tall free standing wooden case, driven by weights … English terms dictionary
grandfather clock — noun a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case • Syn: ↑longcase clock • Hypernyms: ↑pendulum clock • Part Meronyms: ↑shell, ↑case, ↑casing * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] … Useful english dictionary
grandfather clock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grandfather clock : singular grandfather clock plural grandfather clocks an old fashioned clock in a tall wooden box placed on the floor … English dictionary
grandfather clock — noun Etymology: from the song My Grandfather s Clock (1876) by Henry C. Work died 1884 American songwriter Date: 1909 a tall pendulum clock that stands on the floor called also grandfather, grandfather s clock … New Collegiate Dictionary
grandfather clock — /ˈgrænfaðə klɒk/ (say granfahdhuh klok) noun a clock with a pendulum, in a tall wooden case. {suggested by the song title Grandfather s Clock (1876) by American songwriter Henry Clay Work} …
grandfather clock — grand′father (or grand′father s) clock n. hor fur a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall case clock … From formal English to slang