-
1 he spent 5 years in the political wilderness
Pol. il n'a plus exercé aucun responsabilité politique depuis cinq ans [RM]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > he spent 5 years in the political wilderness
-
2 wilderness
wilderness ['wɪldənɪs]1 noun∎ a wilderness of snow and ice une région ou une étendue de neige et de glace;∎ his warnings came like a voice in the wilderness ses avertissements étaient comme une voix dans le désert;∎ figurative she's been relegated to the political wilderness elle en est réduite à une traversée du désert sur le plan politique;∎ a concrete wilderness un désert de béton;∎ figurative a cultural wilderness un désert culturel(b) (overgrown piece of land) jungle f;∎ the garden's like a wilderness le jardin est une véritable jungle(region) reculé;∎ figurative the wilderness years la traversée du désert;∎ the party believes that the wilderness years may be about to end le parti pense que sa traversée du désert touche à sa finwilderness permit = dans les parcs naturels américains, autorisation de se rendre dans les parties les plus sauvages
См. также в других словарях:
The Political Cesspool — Political Cesspool Genre … Wikipedia
wilderness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last ▪ great, vast ▪ Antarctica, the last great wilderness ▪ barren, desert, desolate … Collocations dictionary
wilderness — wil|der|ness [ˈwıldənıs US dər ] n [C usually singular] [: Old English; Origin: wildeornes land where wild animals live , from wild deor wild animal ] 1.) a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed ▪ the Alaskan wilderness 2.) a … Dictionary of contemporary English
wilderness — UK [ˈwɪldə(r)nəs] / US [ˈwɪldərnəs] noun Word forms wilderness : singular wilderness plural wildernesses 1) a) [countable] an area of land where people do not live or grow crops and where there are no buildings the Alaskan wilderness b) a place… … English dictionary
wilderness — wil|der|ness [ wıldərnəs ] noun 1. ) count an area of land where people do not live or grow crops and where there are no buildings: the Alaskan wilderness a ) a place that is not taken care of: The yard has become a weed infested wilderness. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
The Wilderness Society (Australia) — The Wilderness Society (TWS) is an Australian not for profit non governmental environmental advocacy whose mission is protecting, promoting and restoring wilderness and its natural processes. [ [http://www.wilderness.org.au/ The Wilderness… … Wikipedia
Wilderness Act — The Wilderness Act of 1964 (USPL|88|577) was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land. The result of… … Wikipedia
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Political positions of Duncan Hunter — The political positions of Duncan Hunter fourteen term Representative from California are self described tru [ly] conservative. Following are the positions he has taken on some pertinent political topics.ocial issuesDuncan Hunter is pro life and… … Wikipedia
The Member of the Wedding — … Wikipedia