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1 muguet
muguet [mygε]masculine noun* * *mygɛ* * *myɡɛ nm1) BOTANIQUE lily of the valley2) MÉDECINE thrush* * *muguet nm1 ( fleur) lily of the valley;2 ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies ( maladie) thrush.[mygɛ] nom masculinOn May Day in France, bunches of lilies of the valley are sold in the streets and given as presents. The flowers are supposed to bring good luck. -
2 brin
brin [bʀɛ̃]masculine noun[d'herbe] blade ; [de bruyère, mimosa, muguet] sprig ; [d'osier] twig ; [de paille] wisp ; [de chanvre, lin] yarn ; [de corde, fil, laine] strand* * *bʀɛ̃nom masculin1) ( tige)un brin de muguet/persil — a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley
2) ( peu)* * *bʀɛ̃ nm1) [laine, ficelle] strand2) (= petite quantité)* * *brin nm1 ( tige) un brin de muguet/persil a sprig of lily-of-the-valley/parsley; un brin de paille a wisp of straw; un brin d'herbe a blade of grass; du muguet à deux euros le brin lily-of-the-valley at two euros a sprig; couvert de brins d'herbe covered in bits of grass;2 ( peu) un brin de a bit of; faire un brin de toilette to have a quick wash GB, to wash up quickly US; faire un brin de causette to have a little chat; un brin exagéré/ennuyeux a touch exaggerated/boring; juste un brin just a touch; un beau brin de fille a gorgeous girl.[brɛ̃] nom masculin1. [filament] strandcorde/laine à trois brins three-ply rope/wool2. [tige - d'herbe] blade ; [ - d'osier] twig ; [ - de muguet, de persil] sprig ; [ - de bruyère, d'aubépine] sprig4. [parcelle]il n'a pas un brin de bon sens he hasn't an ounce ou a shred of common sensefaire un brin de: faire un brin de causette (à) ou avec quelqu'un (familier) to have a quick chat (with somebody)5. (locution)————————un brin... locution adverbiale -
3 mai
c black mai [mε]masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ Les noms de mois s'écrivent avec une majuscule en anglais.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━LE PREMIER MAI/LE 8 MAILe premier mai is a public holiday in France. It is known as « la fête du Travail » (« Labor Day ») and commemorates the trades union demonstrations in the United States in 1886 when workers demanded the right to an eight-hour working day. Sprigs of lily of the valley are traditionally exchanged.Le 8 mai is also a public holiday and commemorates the surrender of the German army to Eisenhower on 7 May, 1945. It is marked by parades of ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen in most towns.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In 1968, unrest in French industry and among students resulted in huge demonstrations in May followed by a general strike. The events were perceived as a challenge to the established order and a cry for freedom. The government was not in fact overthrown and order soon returned. The term « soixante-huitard » literally means a person who participated in the events, but as an adjective it also describes the kind of ideals held by many of the demonstrators.* * *mɛnom masculin May* * *mɛ nmSee:* * *[mɛ] nom masculin[mois] Mayvoir aussi link=mars marsThe events of May 1968 came about when student protests, coupled with widespread industrial unrest, culminated in a general strike and rioting. De Gaulle's government survived the crisis, but the issues raised made the events a turning point in French social history. -
4 porte-bonheur
porte-bonheur [pɔʀt(ə)bɔnœʀ]invariable masculine noun* * *pɔʀt(ə)bɔnœʀnom masculin invariable lucky charm* * *pɔʀt(ə)bɔnœʀ nm inv* * *porte-bonheur nm inv lucky charm, good-luck charm; offrir du muguet porte-bonheur to give lily-of-the-valley for good luck.[pɔrtbɔnɶr] nom masculin invariable -
5 brin de muguet
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1. LAT Aulacorthum speyeri Bömer2. RUS тля f ландышевая3. ENG lily-of-the-valley aphid4. DEU Maiglöckchen(blatt)laus f5. FRA —
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Lily of the valley — Lily Lil y (l[i^]l [y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l [i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei rion. Cf. {Flower de luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lily of the Valley — «Lily of the Valley» Canción de Queen Álbum Sheer Heart Attack Publicación 1974 Gra … Wikipedia Español
lily of the valley — lily of the val·ley lil ē əv thə val ē n, pl lil·ies of the valley 1) an erect low growing perennial herb of the genus Convallaria (C. majalis) that has two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of fragrant nodding bell shaped white flowers … Medical dictionary
lily of the valley — n. pl. lilies of the valley [transl. of LL(Ec) lilium convallium in S. of Sol. 2:1 (Vulg)] a perennial plant (Convallaria majalis) of the lily family, that grows in the shade and has a single pair of basal, oblong leaves and a single leafless… … English World dictionary
lily of the valley — ► NOUN ▪ a plant of the lily family, with broad leaves and small white bell shaped flowers … English terms dictionary
lily of the valley — n a plant with several small white bell shaped flowers … Dictionary of contemporary English
lily of the valley — noun count a plant with small white flowers that are shaped like bells and have a pleasant smell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lily of the Valley — For other uses, see Lily of the Valley (disambiguation). Convallaria majalis Scientific classification … Wikipedia
lily of the valley — pl. lilies of the valley. a plant, Convallaria majalis, having an elongated cluster of small, drooping, bell shaped, fragrant white flowers. [1555 65] * * * Fragrant perennial herb and sole species (Convallaria majalis) of the genus Convallaria… … Universalium
lily of the valley — noun low growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries • Syn: ↑May lily, ↑Convallaria majalis • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant •… … Useful english dictionary
lily of the valley — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lily of the valley : singular lily of the valley plural lily of the valleys or lilies of the valley a plant with small white flowers that are shaped like bells and have a pleasant smell … English dictionary