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1 senior
senior [ˈsi:nɪər]1. adjective2. noun3. compounds► senior school noun ( = oldest classes) grandes classes fpl ; ( = secondary school) collège m d'enseignement secondaire* * *['siːnɪə(r)] 1.1) ( older person) aîné/-e m/f2) ( superior) supérieur/-e m/f3) GB School élève mf dans les grandes classes4) US School élève mf de terminale5) US University étudiant/-e m/f de licence6) Sport senior m2.noun modifier3.1) ( older) [person] plus âgéMr Becket senior — M. Becket père
2) ( superior) [person] plus haut placé; [civil servant, diplomat] haut (before n); [aide, employee, minister] haut placé; [colleague] plus ancien/-ienne; [figure] prédominant; [job, post] supérieur -
2 senior
A n1 ( older person) aîné/-e m/f ; to be sb's senior by ten years avoir dix ans de plus que qn ; to be sb's senior être plus âgé que qn ;2 ( superior) supérieur/-e m/f ;3 GB Sch élève mf dans les grandes classes ;4 US Sch élève mf de terminale ;5 US Univ étudiant/-e m/f de licence ;6 Sport senior m.B modif1 Sport [circuit, league, player, tournament] senior ;2 US Univ [year, prom] de fin d'études.C adj1 ( older) [person] plus âgé ; [organization] plus ancien/-ienne ; to be senior to sb être plus âgé que qn ; to be senior to sb by 12 years avoir 12 ans de plus que qn ; Mr Becket senior M. Becket père ;2 ( superior) [person] plus haut placé ; [civil servant, diplomat] haut (before n) ; [aide, adviser, employee, minister] haut placé ; [colleague] plus ancien/-ienne ; [figure, member] prédominant ; [job, post] supérieur ; to be senior to sb être le supérieur de qn. -
3 mother
mother ['mʌðə(r)]1 noun∎ she's a good mother c'est une bonne mère;∎ she's a mother of three elle est mère de trois enfants;∎ mother, this is Douglas maman, je te présente Douglas;∎ she's like a mother to me elle est comme une mère pour moi;∎ from mother to daughter de mère en fille;∎ on my mother's side du côté de ma mère;∎ yes, Mother oui, mère, oui, maman;∎ she's her mother's daughter c'est bien la fille de sa mère;∎ mother's milk lait m maternel;∎ British shall I be mother? c'est moi qui fais le service?;∎ every mother's son tous sans exception;∎ mother's little helper (helpful child) = enfant qui aide sa mère dans les tâches ménagères; figurative humorous = alcool ou médicament consommé pour oublier ses soucis;∎ mother and toddler group réunion f de mamans(b) (original cause, source) mère f;∎ the Mother of parliaments le Parlement britannique (qui a servi de modèle à d'autres parlements)∎ he was a big mother c'était une véritable armoire à glace;∎ some mother's stolen my drink il y a un enfoiré qui m'a pris mon verre;∎ the mother's broken down again cette saloperie est encore tombée en panne∎ I've got a mother of a hangover j'ai une vache de gueule de bois;∎ her boyfriend's a big mother son copain est un balaise;∎ we had the mother and father of a row nous avons eu une de ces empoignades!(a) (motherly) maternel∎ the mother bird feeds her young l'oiseau (femelle) nourrit ses petits(a) (give birth to) donner naissance à∎ she mothers him too much elle le dorlote tropReligion mère f;∎ Mother superior Mère f supérieure;∎ Mother Anna la Mère Anna;∎ yes, Mother oui, Mère;∎ Mother of God (Virgin Mary) Mère f de Dieu►► mother's boy fils m à sa maman, poule f mouillée;mother church église f mère;mother company maison f mère;mother country (mère) patrie f;Mother's Day la fête des Mères;Mother Earth la Terre;mother figure figure f maternelle;American Mother Goose rhyme comptine f;mother hen mère f poule;mother lode Mining filon m nourricier ou principal; figurative mine f;mother love amour m maternel;Mother Nature la Nature;Geology mother rock roche f mère;Military mother ship ravitailleur m;mother tongue langue f maternelle;Chemistry mother of vinegar mère f de vinaigre;mother wit bon sens m
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