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1 John
John [dʒɒn]Bible Jean m;∎ the Gospel According to (Saint) John l'Évangile selon saint Jean;∎ (Saint) John the Baptist (saint) Jean-Baptiste►► humorous John Barleycorn = personnage symbolisant l'alcool, notamment le whisky;John Birch Society = organisation conservatrice américaine, particulièrement hostile au communisme, influente dans les années 50-60;John Bull John Bull (personnification de la nation anglaise, du peuple anglais);American John Doe (average person) l'Américain m moyen, ≃ Monsieur Dupont; familiar (unidentified man → under arrest) inconnu□ m; (corpse) mort m non identifié□ ;Ichthyology John Dory saint-pierre m inv;American familiar John Hancock, John Henry signature□ f, griboullis m;∎ to lay one's John Hancock = apposer sa signature au bas d'un document;John Lackland Jean sans Terre;John o'Groats = village d'Écosse qui marque le point le plus septentrional de la Grande-Bretagne continentale; -
2 John
John pr n Jean ; (Saint) John the Baptist Saint Jean-Baptiste ; (Saint) John of the Cross (Saint) Jean de la Croix. -
3 saint
saint [seɪnt]saint(e) m,f;∎ figurative he's no saint ce n'est pas un petit saint;∎ familiar it would try the patience of a saint cela ferait s'impatienter le plus patient des hommes□►► Saint Andrew saint André (saint patron de l'Écosse);Saint Andrew's cross croix f de Saint-André, = croix en X blanche sur fond bleu figurant sur le drapeau écossais;Saint Andrew's Day la Saint-André (fête nationale de l'Écosse, le 30 novembre);Saint Anthony saint Antoine;Saint Anthony's cross croix f de Saint-Antoine;Saint Augustine saint Augustin;Saint Bartholomew saint Barthélemy;the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy;Saint Benedict saint Benoît;Saint Bernard (dog) saint-bernard m inv;Saint Catherine sainte Catherine;Saint Catherine's Day la Sainte-Catherine;Saint Cecilia sainte Cécile;Saint Christopher saint Christophe;Saint Clement saint Clément;Saint David saint David (saint patron du pays de Galles);Saint David's Day la Saint-David (fête nationale du pays de Galles, le 1 mars);Saint David's (Church) (l'église f) Saint-David;saint's day fête f (d'un saint);Saint Dominic saint Dominique;Saint Elizabeth sainte Élisabeth;Saint Elmo's fire feu m Saint-Elme;Saint Francis (of Assisi) saint François (d'Assise);Saint George saint Georges (saint patron de l'Angleterre);Saint George's Cross croix f de Saint-Georges, = croix rouge sur fond blanc figurant sur le drapeau anglais;Saint George's Day la Saint-Georges (fête nationale de l'Angleterre, le 23 avril);the Saint Gotthard Pass le col du Saint-Gothard;Saint Gregory saint Grégoire;Saint Helena (island) Sainte-Hélène;∎ on Saint Helena à Sainte-Hélène;Saint James saint Jacques;Saint Jerome saint Jérôme;Saint John saint Jean;Saint John the Baptist Saint Jean-Baptiste;Botany Saint John's wort millepertuis m;the Saint Lawrence (River) le Saint-Laurent;the Saint Lawrence Seaway la voie maritime du Saint-LaurentSaint Louis saint Louis;Saint Lucia Sainte-Lucie;Saint Luke saint Luc;Saint Mark saint Marc;Saint Mark's Square la place Saint-Marc;Saint Michael saint Michel;Saint Nicholas saint Nicolas;Saint Nicholas' Day la Saint-Nicolas;Saint Patrick saint Patrick (saint patron de l'Irlande);Saint Patrick's Day la Saint-Patrick (fête nationale de l'Irlande, le 17 mars);Saint Paul saint Paul;Saint Peter saint Pierre;Saint Peter's Basilica la basilique Saint-Pierre;Ichthyology Saint Peter's fish saint-pierre m inv;Saint Petersburg Saint-Pétersbourg;Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;∎ in Saint Pierre and Miquelon à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;Saint Sebastian saint Sébastien;Saint Stephen saint Étienne;Irish Saint Stephen's Day = le 26 decembre;Saint Swithin's day = le 15 juillet (un ancien dicton veut que, s'il pleut ce jour-là, il pleuvra ensuite pendant quarante jours mais, si le temps est sec, il restera sec pendant quarante jours);Saint Sylvester saint Sylvestre;Saint Theodore saint Théodore;Saint Thomas Aquinas saint Thomas d'Aquin;Saint Valentine's Day la Saint-Valentin;Geography Saint Vincent Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines;Medicine Saint Vitus' dance danse f de Saint-Guy, chorée f;Saint Walpurgis Sainte Walpurgis, Sainte Walburgeⓘ SAINT PATRICK'S DAY Patrick, le saint patron de l'Irlande, est célébré le 17 mars, qui est le jour de sa mort, en l'an 461. Saint Patrick convertit les Irlandais au christianisme et établit monastères, églises et écoles dans tout le pays. Selon la légende, il aurait également réussi à chasser tous les serpents d'Irlande. Chômée en Irlande, la St Patrick est également fêtée dans certaines villes américaines comptant une forte proportion de personnes d'origine irlandaise. -
4 Midsummer Day
noun (the 24th of June when the saint's day of St. John the Baptist is celebrated.)
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