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• courage — [ kuraʒ ] n. m. • XIIIe; curage 1050; de cur, var. anc. de cœur 1 ♦ Vx Force morale; dispositions du cœur. ⇒ cœur, sentiment. « Détrompez son erreur, fléchissez son courage » (Racine). 2 ♦ Ardeur, énergie dans une entreprise. Je n ai pas le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• rare — [ rar ] adj. • 1377; rere adj. fém. v. 1236; lat. rarus 1 ♦ (Généralt après le nom) Qui se rencontre peu souvent, dont il existe peu d exemplaires. Objet rare. Chercher une chose rare (cf. Mouton à cinq pattes, merle blanc). Pierres rares. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• RARE —     Rare en physique est opposé à dense. En morale, il est opposé à commun.     Ce dernier rare est ce qui excite l admiration. On n admire jamais ce qui est commun, on en jouit.     Un curieux se préfère au reste des chétifs mortels, quand il a… …   Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire

• rare — 01. Wild panda bears are becoming increasingly [rare], and scientists are afraid that soon they will become extinct. 02. I [rarely] have time to play tennis these days because I m so busy at work. 03. Dial telephones have become a [rarity] in… …   Grammatical examples in English

• courage — (kou ra j ) s. m. 1°   L ensemble des passions qu on rapporte au coeur. •   Au moins, que les travaux, Les dangers, les soins du voyage Changent un peu votre courage, LA FONT. Fabl. IX, 2. •   Vous voilà, vains honneurs qui m enfliez le courage,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• rare — (ra r ) adj. 1°   Qui n est pas commun ou fréquent, qui se trouve difficilement. •   Un curieux se préfère au reste des chétifs mortels, quand il a dans son cabinet une médaille rare qui n est bonne à rien, un livre rare que personne n a le… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• rare´ness — rare1 «rair», adjective, rar|er, rar|est. 1. seldom seen or found: »Peacocks and storks are rare birds in the United States. The three o clock in the morning courage which Bonaparte thought was the rarest (Thoreau) …   Useful english dictionary

• rare — rare1 rareness, n. /rair/, adj., rarer, rarest. 1. coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon: a rare disease; His visits are rare occasions. 2. thinly distributed over an area; few and widely separated: Lighthouses are rare on that …   Universalium

• Courage — This is a surname of French origins, which was first recorded in England in the medieval period being an introduction by the Normans after the 1066 invasion of William The Conqueror. Rather unusually for nickname surnames it actually seems to… …   Surnames reference

• List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes — Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. The series ran for 4 seasons from November 12, 1999, to November 22, 2002, with 52 episodes altogether. The pilot episode… …   Wikipedia

• The Red Badge of Courage — is a 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. It is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, in which a young recruit in the American Civil War is faced by the cruelty of war, has made Crane an… …   Wikipedia