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1 moulin à prières
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2 moulin
moulin [mulɛ̃]masculine noun* * *mulɛ̃nom masculin (édifice, appareil) millPhrasal Verbs:••on y entre comme dans un moulin — (colloq) one can just slip in
* * *mulɛ̃ nm1) (pour moudre) mill2) * (= moteur) engine* * *moulin nm1 ( édifice) mill;2 ( machine à moudre) mill;3 ○( moteur) engine.moulin à café coffee grinder, coffee mill; moulin à eau water mill; moulin à légumes vegetable mill; moulin à paroles chatterbox; moulin à poivre pepper mill; moulin à prières Relig prayer wheel; moulin à vent windmill.apporter de l'eau au moulin de qn to fuel sb's arguments; on ne peut être à la fois au four et au moulin one can't be in two places at once; on y entre comme dans un moulin one can just slip in; se battre contre des moulins à vent to tilt at windmills; jeter son bonnet par-dessus les moulins to let one's hair down.[mulɛ̃] nom masculin1. [machine, bâtiment] mill2. [instrument]3. (familier) [moteur] engine5. (Québec)moulin à paroles nom masculin
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prayer wheel — prayer′ wheel [[t]prɛər[/t]] n. ear a revolving cylinder that contains a mantra on a slip of paper, used chiefly by Tibetan Buddhists • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
prayer wheel — n. a revolving cylinder containing written sacred texts, used by Tibetan Buddhists in praying … English World dictionary
prayer wheel — /prair/ a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet. [1805 15] * * * In Tibetan Buddhism, a mechanical device used as an equivalent to the recitation of a mantra. The prayer wheel consists of a… … Universalium
prayer wheel — noun a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet • Hypernyms: ↑prayer, ↑petition, ↑orison * * * noun : a cylinder of wood or metal revolving on an axis and… … Useful english dictionary
prayer wheel — wheel inscribed with prayers that is used mainly by Tibetan Buddhists … English contemporary dictionary
prayer wheel — /ˈprɛə wil/ (say prair weel) noun a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet (now the Xizang AR) as a mechanical aid to continual praying, each revolution counting as an uttered prayer …
prayer wheel — noun a small revolving cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, a revolution of which symbolizes the repetition of a prayer, used by Tibetan Buddhists … English new terms dictionary
prayer wheel — noun Date: 1814 a cylinder of wood or metal that revolves on an axis and contains written prayers and that is used in praying by Tibetan Buddhists … New Collegiate Dictionary
PRAYER WHEEL — a device used in Tibetan BUDDHISM consisting of a cylinder containing written PRAYERS and MANTRAS which is believed to take effect when rotated … Concise dictionary of Religion