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rancune; rancoeur; pf. aigreurEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > rancour
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A n1 ( silence) silence m ; in the quiet of the morning dans le silence du petit matin ; quiet please! silence, s'il vous plaît! ;2 ( peace) tranquillité f ; the quiet of the countryside la tranquillité de la campagne ; let's have some peace and quiet pourrions-nous avoir un peu de calme maintenant ;3 ○ ( secret) to do sth on the quiet faire qch discrètement.B adj1 ( silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuse ; to keep ou stay quiet garder le silence ; to go quiet [person, assembly] se taire ; the room went quiet la salle s'est tue ; to keep sth quiet empêcher [qch] de faire du bruit [bells, machinery] ; faire taire [dog, child] ; be quiet ( stop talking) tais-toi ; ( make no noise) ne fais pas de bruit ; you're quiet, are you OK? tu es bien silencieux, ça va? ;2 ( not noisy) [voice] bas/basse ; [car, engine] silencieux/-ieuse ; [music] doux/douce ; [cough, laugh] discret/-ète ; in a quiet voice à voix basse ; that should keep the children quiet cela devrait tenir les enfants tranquilles ;3 ( discreet) [diplomacy, chat] discret/-ète ; [deal] en privé ; [confidence, optimism] serein ; [despair, rancour] voilé ; [colour, stripe] sobre, discret/-ète ; I had a quiet laugh over it j'en ai ri sous cape ; to have a quiet word with sb parler avec qn en privé ;4 ( calm) [village, holiday, night] tranquille ; business/the stock market is quiet le marché/la Bourse est calme ; to lead a quiet life mener une vie tranquille ; OK! anything for a quiet life! tout ce que tu veux pourvu que je sois tranquille! ;6 ( docile) [child, pony] paisible ;1 ( calm) calmer [crowd, class] ;2 ( allay) dissiper [fears, doubts] ;3 ( silence) faire taire [person]. -
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rancour — (n.) British English spelling of RANCOR (Cf. rancor); for ending see OR (Cf. or). Related: Rancourous … Etymology dictionary
rancour — meaning ‘malignant dislike’, is spelt our in BrE and rancor in AmE … Modern English usage
rancour — (US rancor) ► NOUN ▪ bitterness; resentment. DERIVATIVES rancorous adjective. ORIGIN Latin rancor rankness , later bitter grudge … English terms dictionary
rancour — n. 1) to stir up rancour 2) to express; feel; show rancour 3) deep seated rancour 4) rancour against, towards (to feel rancour towards smb.) * * * [ ræŋkə] feel show rancour towards (to feel rancour towards smb.) deep seated rancour to … Combinatory dictionary
rancour — Rancor Ran cor (r[a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [Written also {rancour}.] [OE. rancour, OF. rancor, rancur, F. rancune, fr. L. rancor rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old grudge, rancor, fr. rancere to be rank or rancid.] The deepest malignity or spite; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rancour — ran|cour BrE rancor AmE [ˈræŋkə US ər] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin, from Latin rancere; RANCID] formal a feeling of hatred and anger towards someone you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past →↑resentment… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rancour — [14] To account for rancour and its close relative rancid we have to postulate a Latin verb *rancēre ‘stink’, never actually recorded but inferable from its present participle rancēns ‘stinking, putrid’. From it were derived the adjective… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rancour — [[t]ræ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Rancour is a feeling of bitterness and anger. [FORMAL] That s too bad, Teddy said without rancour. Syn: bitterness (in AM, use rancor) … English dictionary
rancour — [14] To account for rancour and its close relative rancid we have to postulate a Latin verb *rancēre ‘stink’, never actually recorded but inferable from its present participle rancēns ‘stinking, putrid’. From it were derived the adjective… … Word origins
rancour — BrE rancor AmE noun (U) formal a feeling of hatred, especially when you cannot forgive someone: He spoke openly about the war without a trace of rancour. rancorous adjective rancorously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rancour — British variant of rancor … New Collegiate Dictionary