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1) родина парламентаризма ( Англия) [выражение создано государственным деятелем Дж. Брайтом (J. Bright, 1811-89): England is the mother of parliaments]A fierce controversy was under way over the question of self-government for Ireland, the Ulstermen were swearing they would never be ruled by Catholics, and Sir Edward Carson was organizing an army and threatening civil war. In short, the Mother of Parliaments was hardly setting the best of examples to her children all over the world. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 8) — Это было время ожесточенных споров о самоуправлении Ирландии. Ольстерцы клялись, что они никогда не покорятся католикам, и сэр Эдвард Карсон набирал армию и грозил гражданской войной. Короче говоря, никак нельзя было сказать, что праматерь парламентов подает хороший пример своим детям, рассеянным по всему свету.
2) ≈ "отец парламентов" ( прозвище английского парламента)Never has the Mother of Parliaments seen such a scene of enthusiasm as when Mr. Lloyd George read out the armistice terms yesterday. (‘Daily Mirror’, Suppl) — Никогда английский парламент не был свидетелем такого энтузиазма, как вчера во время зачтения мистером Ллойд Джорджем условий перемирия.
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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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1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbedisse, mor2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) passe på som en mor; beskytte- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tonguemorIsubst. \/ˈmʌħə\/1) moder, mor, mamma2) ( overført) mor, moder, kilde, opphav, utspring, årsak3) hustru, kone, mor4) ( også Mother Superior) moder, abbedisse5) forstanderinne, husmor (på institusjon)6) ( også artificial mother) kyllingmor, rugemaskin7) matrise (til grammofonplate)8) ( gammeldags) hysteribe a mother to være som en mor forevery mother's son ( hverdagslig) hver eneste en, hver levende sjelgo home to your mother! ( slang) gå hjem og vogg!learn it at one's mother's knee det hører med til barnelærdommenthe Mother of Parliaments parlamentets modermother's meeting syklubb, symøtemother's ruin (spøkefullt, drikk) ginMother Superior eller Lady Superior abbedissenot if I was his own mother ikke om jeg så var hans egen morplay mothers and fathers leke mor og farIIsubst. \/ˈmʌħə\/( også mother of vinegar) eddikmo(de)rIIIverb \/ˈmʌħə\/1) sette til verden2) ( overført) være opphav til, forklaring: erklære seg som opphav eller forfatterinne til3) være (som en) mor for, ta seg moderlig av4) anerkjenne som sitt barn5) ( militærvesen) beskytte, vernemother something on somebody tilskrive noen noe, utpeke noen som opphav til -
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