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1 patronage
patronage [ˈpætrənɪdʒ]* * *['pætrənɪdʒ]1) ( support) patronage m2) Politics ( right to appoint) droit m de présentationpolitical patronage — péj copinage m pej
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2 patronage
patronage ['peɪtrənɪdʒ]∎ I shall take my patronage elsewhere j'irai me fournir ailleurs∎ he got the promotion through the Minister's patronage il a obtenu de l'avancement grâce à l'influence du ministre(d) (sponsorship) mécénat m(e) (condescension) condescendance f(f) (in Church of England) droit m de présentation (à un bénéfice) -
3 patronage
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4 patronage
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5 custom
custom [ˈkʌstəm]1. nouna. coutume f2. adjective( = custom-made) personnalisé3. compounds* * *['kʌstəm]1) ( personal habit) coutume f, habitude f2) ( convention) coutume f, usage mcustom requires that — l'usage veut que (+ subj)
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6 sponsorship
sponsorship [ˈspɒnsə∫ɪp]( = financial support) sponsoring m* * *['spɒnsəʃɪp]to seek/raise sponsorship for something — chercher/trouver des sponsors pour quelque chose
3) [C] (also sponsorship deal) contrat m de parrainage4) Politics (of bill, motion) soutien m -
7 patron
['peitrən]1) (a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc: He's a patron of the arts.) mécène2) (a (regular) customer of a shop etc: The manager said that he knew all his patrons.) client/-ente•- patronize - patronise - patronizing - patronising - patronizingly - patronisingly - patron saint -
8 fostering
fostering ['fɒstərɪŋ](b) (of the arts etc) patronage m, encouragement m -
9 patron
patron ['peɪtrən](a) (sponsor → of the arts) mécène m; (→ of festival) parrain m, sponsor m; (→ of charity) patron(onne) m,f;∎ he's a patron of the arts c'est un mécène ou un protecteur des arts;∎ many multinational companies are becoming patrons of the arts de nombreuses multinationales se lancent dans le mécénat;∎ the mayor is one of the patrons of our association (supporter) le maire est une des personnes qui ont accordé leur patronage à notre association(b) (customer → of restaurant, hotel, shop) client(e) m,f; (→ of library) usager m; (→ of museum) visiteur(euse) m,f; (→ of theatre, cinema) spectateur(trice) m,f;∎ patrons only (sign) réservé aux clients(c) (in ancient Rome) patron m►► patron saint (saint(e) m,f) patron(onne) m,f
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