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prayer [preə(r)]1 noun∎ Morning/Evening Prayer office m du matin/du soir;∎ to be at prayer être en prière, prier;∎ to kneel in prayer prier à genoux, s'agenouiller pour prier;∎ they believe he can be made well through prayer ils croient qu'on peut le guérir par la prière;∎ to say a prayer for sb dire une prière pour qn;∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;∎ remember me in your prayers pensez à moi ou ne m'oubliez pas dans vos prières;∎ her prayer was granted or answered sa prière fut exaucée;∎ familiar he doesn't have a prayer il n'a pas la moindre chance ou l'ombre d'une chance□∎ it is my earnest prayer that you will succeed j'espère de tout cœur que vous réussirez, je souhaite sincèrement que vous réussissiez►► prayer beads chapelet m;prayer book livre m de prières;prayer mat tapis m de prière;prayer meeting réunion f de prière;prayer rug tapis m de prière;prayer shawl talith m, tallith m;prayer stool prie-Dieu m inv;prayer wheel moulin m à prières -
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A n Relig prière f ; fig ( hope) souhait m ; in prayer en prière ; to be at prayer ou at one's prayers être à la prière ; to say a prayer that faire une prière pour que (+ subj) ; to say one's prayers faire sa prière ; his prayers were answered lit, fig sa prière a été exaucée ; you are in my prayers je prie pour vous et votre bien-être ; the Book of Common Prayer le rituel de l'Église anglicane.B prayers npl ( informal) prière f ; ( formal) office m ; family/evening prayers prière f en famille/du soir ; Evening/Morning prayers office m du soir/du matin.not to have a prayer ○ ne pas avoir la moindre chance ; on a wing and a prayer ○ Dieu sait comment. -
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prayer [prεər]prière f* * *['preə(r)] 1.2.his prayers were answered — lit, fig sa prière a été exaucée
••on a wing and a prayer — (colloq) Dieu sait comment
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noun (an) act of praying: a book of prayer; The child said his prayers; My prayers have been answered (=I've got what I desired). prière -
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answer [ˈα:nsər]1. nouna. ( = reply) réponse f• there's no answer to that! que voulez-vous répondre à ça ?b. ( = solution) solution f[+ letter, question, description] répondre à ; [+ prayer] exaucer• answer me! répondez-moi !• he answers to the name of... il répond au nom de...4. compounds• don't answer back! ne réponds pas !( = be responsible for) répondre de* * *['ɑːnsə(r)], US ['ænsər] 1.1) ( reply) réponse f (to à)to get/give an answer — obtenir/donner une réponse
there's no answer — ( to door) il n'y a personne; ( on phone) ça ne répond pas
2) ( solution) (to difficulty, puzzle) solution f (to à); School, University réponse f (to à)2.the right/wrong answer — la bonne/mauvaise réponse
transitive verb1) ( reply to) répondre à [question, invitation, letter, person]to answer that... — répondre que...
to answer the door — aller or venir ouvrir la porte
to answer the call — lit, fig répondre à l'appel
3) ( meet) répondre à [need, demand]3.1) ( respond) répondreit's not answering — GB Telecommunications ça ne répond pas
2) ( correspond)to answer to — répondre or correspondre à [description]
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grace [greɪs]1. nouna. grâce fc. (phrases) to do sth with good/bad grace faire qch de bonne/mauvaise grâced. ( = respite) répit me. ( = title) His Grace the Archbishop Monseigneur l'Archevêque• yes, your Grace oui, Monseigneur (or Monsieur le duc or Madame la duchesse)• the queen graced the performance with her presence la reine a honoré la représentation de sa présence* * *[greɪs] 1.1) ( physical charm) grâce f2) (dignity, graciousness) grâce fto do something with (a) good/bad grace — faire quelque chose de bonne/mauvaise grâce
3) ( spiritual) grâce fto fall from grace — Religion perdre la grâce; fig tomber en disgrâce
4) ( time allowance)to give somebody two days' grace — accorder un délai de deux jours à quelqu'un; ( to debtor) accorder un délai de grâce de deux jours à quelqu'un
5) ( prayer) ( before meal) bénédicité m; ( after meal) grâces fpl6) ( quality)7) ( mannerism)2.transitive verb1) ( decorate) orner, embellir2) ( honour) honorerto grace somebody with one's presence — aussi iron honorer quelqu'un de sa présence also iron
••to put on airs and graces — péj prendre des airs
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prayer — / prer/ n: the part of a pleading (as a complaint) that specifies the relief sought; also: a request for relief or some other action by the court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prayer … Law dictionary
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Prayer — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Prayer» Sencillo de Nami Tamaki del álbum Greeting Publicación 12 de noviembre de 2003 Formato Maxi single … Wikipedia Español
Prayer — Single par Nami Tamaki extrait de l’album Greeting Face A Prayer Face B real dreaM Sortie 12 novembre 2003 … Wikipédia en Français
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