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1 prejudice
A n1 (single, specific) préjugé m (against contre ; in favour of en faveur de) ; to overcome one's prejudices surmonter ses préjugés2 ¢ préjugés mpl ; racial/political prejudice préjugés raciaux/en matière de politique ;3 ( harm) gen, Jur préjudice m ; to the prejudice of au préjudice de ; without prejudice sans préjudice (to de).B vtr1 ( bias) influencer ; to prejudice sb against/in favour of prévenir qn contre/en faveur de ;2 (harm, jeopardize) porter préjudice à [claim, case] ; léser [person] ; compromettre [chances] ; to prejudice the course of justice Jur entraver le cours de la justice. -
2 overcome
(a) (vanquish → enemy, opposition) vaincre, triompher de; (→ difficulty, shyness) surmonter; (→ fear, repulsion, prejudice) vaincre, surmonter, maîtriser; (master → nerves) maîtriser, contrôler(b) (debilitate, weaken) accabler;∎ the heat overcame me la chaleur finit par me terrasser;∎ she was overcome by the fumes les émanations lui ont fait perdre connaissance;∎ literary he felt sleep overcome him il sentait le sommeil le gagner∎ to be overcome by fear être paralysé par la peur;∎ to be overcome with joy être comblé de joie;∎ to be overcome with grief être accablé par la douleur;∎ I was overcome by the news la nouvelle m'a bouleversé;∎ in a voice overcome with emotion d'une voix tremblante d'émotionvaincre;∎ "We Shall Overcome" "Nous triompherons" (célèbre chanson du mouvement américain des droits civiques)
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prejudice — I UK [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] / US [ˈpredʒədɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms prejudice : singular prejudice plural prejudices ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the evils of… … English dictionary
prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ predʒədıs ] noun count or uncount ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people: Jackson apologized, saying the song was supposed to illustrate the evils of prejudice.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prejudice — [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] noun [C/U] I an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people We ve been working hard to overcome prejudice against women in politics.[/ex] II verb [T] prejudice [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ˈpredʒudıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium judgment ] 1.) [U and C] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race … Dictionary of contemporary English
prejudice — 01. There is a lot of [prejudice] against women in the workplace, which can keep them from rising to high positions in some companies. 02. The defendant s lawyer was afraid that widespread newspaper coverage of the murder would be [prejudicial]… … Grammatical examples in English
overcome — verb 1 defeat/conquer sb/sth ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ successfully ▪ not entirely ▪ These problems were never entirely overcome. ▪ largely … Collocations dictionary
overcome */*/ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkʌm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkʌm] verb [transitive] Word forms overcome : present tense I/you/we/they overcome he/she/it overcomes present participle overcoming past tense overcame UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkeɪm] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkeɪm] past participle overcome… … English dictionary
We Shall Overcome — [We Shall Overcome] a song used during the ↑civil rights movement by ↑African Americans and their supporters to show that they intended to overcome prejudice and ↑segregation. Mahalia ↑Jackson often sang it at their meetings. It was originally a… … Useful english dictionary
We Shall Overcome — a song used during the civil rights movement by African Americans and their supporters to show that they intended to overcome prejudice and segregation. Mahalia Jackson often sang it at their meetings. It was originally a gospel song, and… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium