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all [ɔ:l](a) (the whole of) tout;∎ all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;∎ all night toute la nuit;∎ all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;∎ all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;∎ to be all things to all men être tout à tous(b) (every one of) tous (toutes);∎ all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;∎ for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;∎ Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous∎ (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;∎ with all speed à toute vitesse;∎ in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)(a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;∎ all the butter tout le beurre;∎ all the beer toute la bière;∎ all my life toute ma vie;∎ all five women les cinq femmes;∎ is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;∎ for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;∎ familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;∎ you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;∎ it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;∎ of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;∎ you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;∎ in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;∎ what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;∎ all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;∎ for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…∎ all the better! tant mieux!;∎ you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;∎ all the sooner d'autant plus vite3 pronoun(a) (everything) tout;∎ I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;∎ take it all prenez tout;∎ all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;∎ that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;∎ all will be well tout ira bien;∎ will that be all? ce sera tout?;∎ I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;∎ it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;∎ it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;∎ for all I know autant que je sache;∎ for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;∎ you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;∎ all or nothing tout ou rien;∎ all in good time chaque chose en son temps;∎ when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;∎ best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;∎ most of all surtout, en particulier;∎ proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien(b) (everyone) tous (toutes);∎ all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;∎ all of us nous tous;∎ we all love him nous l'aimons tous;∎ we all came nous sommes tous venus;∎ good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;∎ don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;∎ they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;∎ the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;∎ all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;∎ all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble∎ the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;∎ 30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à∎ all of tout;∎ all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;∎ all of London Londres tout entier;∎ all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;∎ how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;∎ I want all of it je le veux en entier;∎ all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;∎ listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;∎ she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;∎ he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;∎ the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;∎ humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!4 adverb(as intensifier) tout;∎ she was all alone elle était toute seule;∎ she was all excited elle était tout excitée;∎ she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;∎ all along the road tout le long de la route;∎ all around the edge tout le long du bord;∎ I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;∎ the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;∎ the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;∎ familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;∎ familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;∎ all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;∎ I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;∎ she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;∎ my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;∎ he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;∎ that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;∎ all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);∎ you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;∎ all the harder encore plus dur;∎ the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;∎ familiar it's all up with him il est fichu5 nountout;∎ I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;∎ the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;∎ to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qchdu tout;∎ do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;∎ I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;∎ I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;∎ he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;∎ nothing at all rien du tout;∎ if he comes at all s'il vient;∎ it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;∎ he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;∎ if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;∎ if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;∎ if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;∎ if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;∎ if it is at all possible si c'était possible;∎ why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?depuis le début;∎ that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début(a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup(b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même tempspresque;∎ all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;∎ I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté10 all in∎ I'm all in je suis mort2 adverb(everything included) tout compris;∎ the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compristout compte fait∎ to go all out y aller à fond;∎ to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch13 all over(finished) fini;∎ that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;∎ it's all over between them tout est fini entre euxpartout;∎ there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;∎ you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;∎ all over the world dans le monde entier;∎ we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;∎ it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;∎ familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout□, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point□ ;∎ familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;∎ familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment□ ;∎ familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;∎ familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC□ ;∎ familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante3 adverb(everywhere) partout;∎ painted green all over peint tout en vert;∎ covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;∎ it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;∎ familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!∎ taken all round tout bien considéré∎ we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant∎ it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça17 all the more∎ all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer2 adverbencore plus;∎ it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;∎ it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer18 all the same1 adverb(nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;∎ he paid up all the same il a payé quand même∎ it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;∎ if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pastout compris;∎ there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout∎ all too soon bien trop vite;∎ the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;∎ it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);1 noun(signal m de) fin f d'alerte;∎ to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;∎ figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;∎ the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normalfin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;All Hallows Toussaint f;All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts -
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hazard ['hæzəd]1 noun∎ the hazards of smoking les dangers du tabac;∎ the hazards of life as a soldier les risques ou dangers de la vie de militaire;∎ ice presents another hazard for drivers le verglas est un danger supplémentaire pour les automobilistes;∎ a health/fire hazard un risque pour la santé/d'incendie(b) (venture → statement, advice, suggestion) hasarder, se risquer à faire;∎ to hazard an opinion risquer une opinion;∎ to hazard a guess essayer de deviner;∎ would you care to hazard a guess as to the weight? voulez-vous essayer de deviner combien ça pèse?(c) (stake, bet → fortune) risquer, miser►► Marketing hazard forecasting prévision f événementielle;Cars hazard lights feux mpl de détresse;American hazard pay prime f de risque;Cars hazard warning signal m de danger;Cars hazard warning lights feux mpl de détresse;Cars hazard warning triangle triangle m de présignalisation;American hazard waste déchets mpl dangereux -
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horse [hɔ:s, pl hɔ:sɪz]1 noun∎ to ride a horse monter à cheval;∎ he fell off his horse il a fait une chute de cheval;∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;∎ also figurative to back the wrong horse miser sur le mauvais cheval;∎ familiar I could eat a horse! j'ai une faim de loup!;∎ to eat like a horse manger comme quatre;∎ (straight) from the horse's mouth de source sûre;∎ British that's a horse of a different colour c'est une autre paire de manches;∎ to get on one's high horse monter sur ses grands chevaux;∎ wild horses couldn't drag it out of me je serai muet comme une tombe(b) (in breeding) cheval m mâle, cheval m entier;∎ stud horse étalon m;∎ to take a mare to horse faire couvrir une jument∎ regiment of horse régiment m de cavalerieMilitary cavalière fhorse brass médaillon m de bronze (fixé à une martingale);horse breeder éleveur(euse) m,f de chevaux;horse butcher boucher(ère) m,f hippophagique;familiar horse doctor vétérinaire□ mf;British the Horse Guards (regiment) = régiment de cavalerie attaché à la reine et remplissant certaines fonctions officielles; (building) = le bâtiment de Whitehall où se fait chaque jour la relève de la garde;Horse Guards Parade = grande place à Londres où ont lieu les défilés des "Horse Guards";Nautical horse latitudes pot m au noir;horse manure crottin m de cheval; (as fertilizer) fumier m de cheval;Horseracing horse race course f de chevaux;horse racing (UNCOUNT) Horseracing courses fpl (de chevaux);British horse riding Horseriding équitation f;familiar horse sense (gros) bon sens□ m;horse show concours m hippique;horse trials concours m hippique -
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stake [steɪk]1 noun(a) (post, pole) pieu m; (in surveying) piquet m, jalon m; (for plant) tuteur m; (for vine) échalas m; (for tethering animal) piquet m; (for tent) piquet m; (for execution) poteau m;∎ to die or to be burned at the stake mourir sur le bûcher;∎ she went to the stake for her beliefs ses convictions l'ont menée au bûcher;∎ figurative it's an important principle but I'm not about to go to the stake for it c'est un principe important mais je ne me sacrifierais pas ou je ne mourrais pas pour le défendre;(b) (in gambling) enjeu m, mise f;∎ to lose one's stake perdre sa mise;∎ the stakes are too high for me l'enjeu est trop important pour moi;∎ also figurative to play for high stakes jouer gros jeu;∎ to raise the stakes augmenter la mise; figurative faire monter les enchères(c) (interest, share) intérêt m, part f; (investment) investissement m, investissements mpl; (shareholding) participation f;∎ she has a 10% stake in the company elle a une participation de 10% dans la société, elle détient 10% du capital de la société;∎ the company has a big stake in nuclear energy la société a misé gros sur ou a fait de gros investissements dans le nucléaire;∎ we all have a stake in the education of the young l'éducation des jeunes nous concerne tous∎ to be at stake être en jeu;∎ what or how much is at stake? quels sont les enjeux?, qu'est-ce qui est en jeu?;∎ our honour is at stake il y va de notre honneur, notre honneur est en jeu;∎ basic issues of public health are at stake les bases mêmes de la santé publique sont en jeu;∎ there are lives at stake! il y a des vies en jeu!;∎ she has a lot at stake elle joue gros jeu, elle risque gros∎ he staked $10 on Birdy il a joué ou misé ou mis 10 dollars sur Birdy;∎ she had staked her reputation on the outcome of the negotiations elle avait risqué ou joué sa réputation sur le résultat des négociations;∎ he had staked everything or his all on getting the job il avait tout misé sur l'acceptation de sa candidature;∎ I'd stake my all or my life on it j'en mettrais ma main au feu∎ he is staking the newspaper for half a million dollars il investit un demi-million de dollars dans le journal;∎ familiar can you stake me for a new suit? est-ce que tu peux m'avancer de quoi m'acheter un nouveau costume□ ?(c) (fasten → boat, animal) attacher à un piquet; (→ tent) attacher avec des piquets; (→ plant) tuteurer; (→ vine) échalasser∎ to stake one's claim to a territory revendiquer un territoire (en le délimitant avec des piquets);∎ each gang has staked its claim to a piece of the territory chaque gang a délimité sa part de territoire;∎ she has staked her claim to a place in the history of our country elle mérite une place d'honneur dans l'histoire de notre pays(horse race) course f de chevaux; (prize) prix m;∎ Horseracing the Bingham Stakes le Prix de Bingham;∎ figurative the promotion stakes la course à l'avancement;∎ she hasn't got much going for her in the beauty/personality stakes elle n'est pas particulièrement gâtée physiquement/côté caractère►► stake boat bateau m de ligne de départ= stake out (a)(a) (delimit → area, piece of land) délimiter (avec des piquets); (→ boundary, line) marquer, jalonner; figurative (→ sphere of influence) définir; (→ market) se tailler; (→ job, research field) s'approprier(b) (keep watch on) mettre sous surveillance, surveiller;∎ they've got the house staked out ils surveillent la maison -
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ho:d 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) forråd; skjult skatt2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) hamstre, samle, skjule- hoarderhamstreIsubst. \/hɔːd\/1) (oppsamlet) forråd, (oppsamlet, skjult) lager, hamstringslager2) unnagjemt skatt3) ( arkeologi) depotfunna hoard of anecdotes et rikt lager av historiera hoard of facts en stor samling faktaIIverb \/hɔːd\/1) lagre, hamstre, samle (i lader), legge på kistebunnen2) ( økonomi) samle, spare3) ( overført) gjemme, forvare i sitt hjerte, bære med seghoard up hamstre, legge opp forråd -
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'treʒə 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) skatt(-)2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) perle, skatt, knupp2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) verdsette, skatte2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) ta godt vare på; sette stor pris på•- treasurerklenodie--------skattIsubst. \/ˈtreʒə\/1) skatt2) klenodie, klenodium3) (overført, om person) perle, funn, knupp4) ( kollektivt) skatter, klenodier, kostbarheter, rikdommer, dyrebarheterIIverb \/ˈtreʒə\/1) skatte, verdsette (høyt), sette (stor) pris på2) ta vare på, passe godt påtreasure (up) samle (på), gjemme (på) ( overført) bevare i minnet -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) fjársjóður2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) gersemi, perla2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) meta mikils2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) varðveita, geyma•- treasurer -
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kincs to treasure: nagyra becsül, kincsként őriz* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) kincs2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) kincs2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) nagyra becsül2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) kincsként őriz•- treasurer -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesouro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesouro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) dar valor a2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) guardar como tesouro•- treasurer* * *treas.ure[tr'eʒə] n tesouro: 1 riqueza, valores, preciosidades, pessoa ou coisa muito estimada. • vt 1 estimar. 2 entesourar. acumular, guardar, juntar. art treasures valores artísticos. to treasure up a) acumular, juntar (conhecimentos, valores, etc.) guardar na memória. b) ter em grande estima. -
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n. hazine, define, servet, değerli insan————————v. değer vermek, değerini bilmek, toplamak* * *1. biriktir (v.) 2. hazine (n.)* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) hazine, define2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) çok değerli kimse/şey, hazine2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) çok değer/önem vermek2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) özenle saklamak•- treasurer -
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• helmi• aarre• vaalia• kalleus• säilyttää• pitää suuressa arvossa• koota* * *'treʒə 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) aarre2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) aarre2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) pitää suuressa arvossa2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) pitää hyvää huolta•- treasurer -
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I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object]* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesoro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesoro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) (apprezzare molto)2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) (avere molto caro)•- treasurer* * *I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object] -
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['trɛʒə(r)] 1. n ( lit, fig)skarb m2. vtobject być bardzo przywiązanym do +gen; memory, thought (pieczołowicie) przechowywać w pamięci; friendship pielęgnować* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) skarb2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) skarb2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) cenić, przechowywać w pamięci2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) strzec jak skarbu•- treasurer -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) bagātība; dārgumi2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) dārgums2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) augstu vērtēt2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) glabāt kā dārgumu•- treasurer* * *dārgums, bagātība; glabāt kā dārgumu; augstu vērtēt -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) lobis2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) lobis2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) branginti, vertinti2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) branginti•- treasurer -
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n. skatt, dyrbarhet--------v. samla på; uppskatta* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) skatt2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) pärla2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) uppskatta, sätta värde på2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) bevara, vårda []•- treasurer -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) poklad2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) poklad2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) cenit si2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) chovat jako poklad•- treasurer* * *• poklad -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) poklad2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) poklad2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) ceniť si2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) uchovávať ako poklad•- treasurer* * *• vážit si• klenot• cenit si• bohatstvo• peniaze• poklad -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) comoară2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) comoară2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) a preţui2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) a păstra ca pe o comoară•- treasurer -
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['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) θησαυρός2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) θησαυρός2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) θεωρώ (κάτι) πολύτιμο, εκτιμώ εξαιρετικά2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) προσέχω σαν τα μάτια μου•- treasurer
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miser — ► NOUN ▪ a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible. ORIGIN from Latin, wretched … English terms dictionary
miser — mi‧ser [ˈmaɪzə ǁ ər] noun [countable] a person, organization, country etc that hates spending money: • This country is a miser when it comes to research and development spending in engineering. miserly adjective : • Teachers complain they already … Financial and business terms
miser — noun Etymology: Latin miser miserable Date: circa 1560 a mean grasping person; especially one who is extremely stingy with money … New Collegiate Dictionary
miser — noun /ˈmaɪzə(r)/ A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth. Syn: cheapskate, scrooge … Wiktionary
miser — noun (C) someone who hates spending money and likes saving it: A typical miser, he hid his money in the house in various places … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
miser — noun one wonders how happy a miser could ever be Syn: penny pincher, Scrooge, pinchpenny; informal skinflint, money grubber, cheapskate, tightwad, piker Ant: spendthrift … Thesaurus of popular words
miser — noun a person who hoards wealth and spends very little. Origin C15: from L., lit. wretched … English new terms dictionary
miser — noun Syn: penny pincher, Scrooge; informal skinflint, cheapskate; N.Amer.; informal tightwad Ant: spendthrift … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
miser — UK [ˈmaɪzə(r)] / US [ˈmaɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms miser : singular miser plural misers showing disapproval someone who likes to keep all their money and is unwilling to spend any … English dictionary
miser — I. /ˈmaɪzə / (say muyzuh) noun 1. someone who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a niggardly, avaricious person. 3. Obsolete a wretched or unhappy person. {Latin: wretched, unhappy, sick, bad} II. /ˈmaɪzə / (say… …
miser — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoarder, niggard, money grubber, skinflint, penny pincher (sl.), tightwad (sl.). See parsimony. Ant., altruist, benefactor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hoarder of gold] Syn. extortioner, usurer,… … English dictionary for students