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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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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 ○ ! -
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['həuli]1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) saint2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) saint•- holiness- the Holy Father - Holy Thursday -
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∎ 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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B n1 ( surface underfoot) sol m, terre f ; to put/throw sth on the ground poser/jeter qch par terre ; to sit/lie (down) on the ground s'asseoir/s'allonger par terre ; to fall to the ground tomber (par terre) ; to pick sth up off the ground ramasser qch (par terre) ; get up off the ground lève-toi ; to get off the ground [plane] décoller ; fig [idea] prendre fig ; to get sth off the ground faire démarrer [plan, undertaking, campaign] ; to burn to the ground brûler complètement ; above (the) ground en surface ; below (the) ground sous terre ; to prepare the ground lit préparer la terre or le sol ; fig ouvrir la voie (for à) ; to clear the ground lit, fig déblayer le terrain ; on the ground lit, fig sur le terrain ;2 (area, territory) lit, fig terrain m ; a piece of ground un terrain ; built on high/rocky ground construit sur un terrain surélevé/accidenté ; holy/neutral ground terrain consacré/neutre ; to cover a lot of ground lit faire beaucoup de chemin ; fig avancer beaucoup ; to cover the same ground [teachers, speakers] traiter le même sujet ; [articles, lectures] traiter du même sujet ; to go over the same ground se répéter ; to break fresh ou new ground innover (by ou in doing en faisant) ; to break new political/legal ground innover dans le domaine politique/légal ; it breaks no new ground cela n'apporte rien de nouveau ; on neutral ground en terrain neutre ; on my/her own ground sur mon/son propre terrain ; to be on sure ou firm ground être sûr de ce qu'on avance ; to be on shaky ground être dans une position délicate ; to be sure of one's ground être sûr de son fait or de ce qu'on avance ; (to be) on dangerous ground ( in discussion) (être) sur un terrain miné ; ( in dealings) (être) dans une position délicate ; on safe ground sur un terrain familier ; the ground is shifting le climat est en train de changer fig ; familiar/new ground domaine m familier/nouveau ;5 fig (in contest, discussion) to gain ground gagner du terrain (on, over sur) ; to lose ground perdre du terrain (to au profit de) ; to give ou yield ground céder du terrain (to devant ; on, over au niveau de) ; to make up ou regain lost ground regagner du terrain perdu ; to hold ou stand (one's) ground tenir bon ; to change ou shift one's ground fig changer son fusil d'épaule (on au sujet de) ;7 Art fond m ;8 Naut to touch ground racler le fond ;2 ( reasons) on ethical grounds pour des raisons d'éthique ; on compassionate grounds pour raisons personnelles ; grounds for motifs de [divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope] ; to have grounds for complaint/for suspicion avoir des motifs de se plaindre/de douter ; to give sb grounds for anxiety être un motif or une source d'angoisse pour qn ; grounds for doing motifs pour faire ; there are reasonable grounds/there are no grounds for supposing that il y a des motifs suffisants/il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que ; to give sb good grounds for doing donner à qn de bonnes raisons de faire ; to have grounds to do avoir des raisons de faire ; on (the) grounds of en raison de [cost, public interest] ; pour raison de [adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence] ; on (the) grounds of ill-health pour raisons de santé ; to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity faire appel en arguant la folie ; on the grounds that en raison du fait que.E vtr3 ( base) to ground sth on ou in fonder qch sur ; to be grounded on être fondé sur [principle, fact, experience] ; to be grounded in être fondé sur [right, truth, understanding] ; well-grounded suspicions des soupçons fondés ; a well-grounded theory une théorie bien fondée ;4 ○ ( punish) priver [qn] de sortie [teenager] ;5 US Elec mettre [qch] à la terre ;to be thick/thin on the ground être/ne pas être légion inv ; to go to ground se terrer ; to run sb/sth to ground dénicher ○ qn/qch ; to run ou drive oneself into the ground s'user or se crever ○ au travail ; to run sth into the ground laisser péricliter [business] ; to run a car into the ground garder une voiture jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit bonne pour la casse ; that suits me down to the ground ça me va parfaitement. -
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(holy: hallowed ground.) saint -
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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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