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midsummer ['mɪd‚sʌmə(r)](middle of summer) milieu m de l'été, cœur m de l'été; (solstice) solstice m d'été;∎ in midsummer au milieu de l'été, en été;∎ a midsummer night une nuit d'été►► Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day la Saint-Jean;midsummer madness folie f estivale -
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(the middle of summer: It happened in midsummer; ( also adjective) a midsummer day.) coeur de l'été; estival- Midsummer Eve -
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∎ to be covered in glory être couvert de gloire;∎ the athletes get all the glory ce sont les athlètes qui remportent toute la gloire;∎ a garden at the height of its glory un jardin au plus beau moment;∎ to have one's hour of glory avoir son heure de gloire(b) (splendour) gloire f, splendeur f;∎ the glory of a midsummer's day la splendeur d'un jour au cœur de l'été;∎ the glories of the Irish countryside les splendeurs de la campagne irlandaise;∎ in all her glory dans toute sa splendeur ou gloire;∎ Hollywood in all its glory Hollywood dans toute sa splendeur(c) (masterpiece) gloire f, joyau m;∎ the palace is one of the greatest glories of the age le palais est un des joyaux ou des chefs-d'œuvre de cette époque∎ to give glory to God rendre gloire à Dieu;∎ Christ in glory le Christ en majesté ou en gloire;∎ to the greater glory of God pour la plus grande gloire de Dieu;∎ familiar glory be! mon Dieu!∎ to go to glory passer de vie à trépas;∎ to send sb to glory expédier qn ad patres(f) (halo → of saint) gloire f►► glory hole Nautical (locker) petit placard m; (storeroom) soute f; British familiar (cupboard) débarras□ m; (untidy place) capharnaüm□ m∎ to glory in sth/doing sth se glorifier de ou s'enorgueillir de qch/de faire qch;∎ he glories in it il s'en glorifie, il en est très fier;∎ she was glorying in her new-found freedom elle jouissait de ou elle savourait sa nouvelle liberté;∎ he glories in the title of King of Hollywood il se donne le titre ronflant de roi d'Hollywood
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Midsummer — For other uses, see Midsummer (disambiguation). Midsummer Midsummer bonfire in Mäntsälä, Finland Also called Summer Solstice, Adonia, St. John s Feast Day, Līgo, Litha, M … Wikipedia
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midsummer — [[t]mɪ̱dsʌ̱mə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Midsummer is the period in the middle of the summer. In midsummer every town is impossibly crowded... It was a lovely midsummer morning … English dictionary
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midsummer — mid|sum|mer [ mıd,sʌmər ] noun uncount the middle part of summer, when the weather is usually the hottest: a midsummer morning a day in midsummer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
midsummer — UK [ˌmɪdˈsʌmə(r)] / US [ˈmɪdˌsʌmər] noun [uncountable] the middle part of summer, when the weather is usually hottest a day in midsummer a midsummer morning … English dictionary
midsummer — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the middle of summer 2. the summer solstice • midsummer adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary