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holy [ˈhəʊlɪ]• they were joined in holy matrimony ils ont été unis par les liens sacrés du mariage ► Holy See noun Saint-Siège m* * *['həʊlɪ]adjective [place, day, city, person] saint; [water] bénitholy picture — image f pieuse
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2 holy
∎ to swear by all that is holy jurer par tous les saints∎ that child is a holy terror (mischievous) cet enfant est un vrai démon;∎ the new headmaster is a holy terror (intimidating) le nouveau principal est redoutable□ ;∎ to have a holy fear of sth avoir une sainte peur de qch;∎ American pejorative he's a real holy roller il est vraiment prêchi-prêcha;∎ holy smoke!, holy mackerel!, holy cow! mince alors!, ça alors!, Seigneur!;2 noun∎ Religion the Holy of Holies le saint des saints; figurative humorous (inner sanctum) sanctuaire m, antre m sacré; (special place) lieu m saint►► Religion the Holy Bible la Sainte Bible;the Holy City la Ville sainte;Religion Holy Communion la Sainte Communion;∎ to take Holy Communion communier, recevoir la Sainte Communion;Religion the Holy Family la Sainte Famille;Religion the Holy Father le Saint-Père;Religion the Holy Ghost le Saint-Esprit, l'Esprit m saint;the Holy Grail le (Saint) Graal;Religion Holy Innocents' Day la fête des saints Innocents;Holy Island Lindisfarne;the Holy Loch = loch écossais, au nord-ouest de Glasgow, qui servit à entreposer des sous-marins nucléaires américains;holy matrimony les liens mpl sacrés du mariage;∎ to be joined in holy matrimony être unis par les liens mpl sacrés du mariage;holy orders ordres mpl;∎ to take holy orders entrer dans les ordres;History the Holy Roman Empire le Saint-Empire romain;Religion the Holy Rood la Sainte Croix;Religion the Holy See le Saint-Siège;Bible the Holy Sepulchre le Saint-Sépulcre;the Holy Spirit le Saint-Esprit, l'Esprit m saint;Religion the Holy Synod le saint-synode;Religion the Holy Trinity la Sainte Trinité;holy war guerre f sainte;Religion Holy Week la Semaine sainte;∎ figurative it's not Holy Writ! ce n'est pas parole d'évangile! -
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holy adj [writings, place, community, person] saint ; [well, water] bénit ; holy picture image f pieuse ; to lead a holy life mener une vie sainte ; on holy ground en lieu saint ; holy cow ○ !, holy smoke ○ !, holy mackerel ○ !, holy shit ◑ ! zut alors ○ ! -
4 sprinkling
sprinkling ['sprɪŋklɪŋ]∎ Religion sprinkling of holy water aspergès m, aspersion f∎ a sprinkling of paprika makes all the difference une pincée de paprika fait toute la différence;∎ it was a male audience with a sprinkling of women c'était une assistance masculine avec quelques rares femmes;∎ a sprinkling of new faces in the congregation quelques nouvelles têtes ici et là dans la congrégation;∎ with a liberal sprinkling of literary references avec moult références littéraires données ici et là;∎ a sprinkling of freckles gave his face a youthful look quelques taches de rousseur donnaient à son visage un air de jeunesse;∎ there was a sprinkling of grey in her hair elle avait quelques cheveux gris -
5 sprinkler
sprinkler ['sprɪŋklə(r)](b) (fire-extinguishing device) sprinkler m(c) (for sugar) saupoudreuse f(d) (for holy water) goupillon m, aspersoir msprinkler system installation f d'extinction automatique d'incendie, installation f sprinkler;sprinkler truck arroseuse f -
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holy water — holy ,water noun uncount water that a priest has BLESSED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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