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partisan, e [paʀtizɑ̃, an]1. adjectivea. ( = partial) partisan2. masculine noun, feminine nounsupporter ; [de doctrine, réforme] supporter* * *
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partisane paʀtizɑ̃, an adjectif1) pej [esprit, querelle] partisan2) ( en faveur de)partisan de quelque chose/de faire — in favour [BrE] of something/of doing
être partisan du moindre effort — (colloq) ( être paresseux) to be lazy; ( dans une décision) to go for the easy option
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nom masculin, féminin gén supporter, partisan; Armée partisan* * *paʀtizɑ̃, an partisan, -e1. nm/f1) (= combattant) partisan2) [parti, régime] supporter2. adj1) (lutte, querelle) partisan, one-sided2)être partisan de qch — to be in favour of sth Grande-Bretagne to be in favor of sth USA
être partisan de faire — to be in favour of doing Grande-Bretagne to be in favor of doing USA
* * *A adj2 ( en faveur de) partisan de qch/de faire in favourGB of sth/of doing; un homme partisan des réformes a man who is in favourGB of the reforms; être partisan du moindre effort ( être paresseux) to be lazy; ( dans une décision) to go for the easy option.B nm,f1 gén supporter, partisan (de of); un partisan acharné du libéralisme a staunch supporter of liberalism;2 Mil partisan.————————nom masculin1. [adepte, défenseur] supporterc'est un partisan de la censure he's for ou in favour of censorship2. [dans une guerre] partisan
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