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1 majorité
majorité [maʒɔʀite]feminine nounb. ( = parti majoritaire) party in powerc. ( = majeure partie) majority• il y a des mécontents, mais ce n'est pas la majorité there are some dissatisfied people, but they're not in the majority• groupe composé en majorité de... group mainly composed of...d. ( = âge légal) atteindre sa majorité to come of age* * *maʒɔʀite1) ( dans un vote) majority2) (des gens, choses) majorityce sont, en majorité, des enfants — they are, for the most part, children
3) ( parti majoritaire)la majorité — the government, the party in power
* * *maʒɔʀite nf1) (= âge) majority, age of majorityIl atteindra sa majorité en 2011. — He will come of age in 2011.
2) (= proportion) [votes] majorityen majorité — mainly, for the most part
3) (parlementaire) government* * *majorité nf1 ( dans un vote) majority; majorité absolue absolute majority; majorité relative or simple simple majority; avoir la majorité to have a majority; être élu à une forte/faible majorité to be elected with a large/small majority; texte adopté à la majorité des deux-tiers law passed with a two-thirds majority; approuvé par une majorité de 70% des votants approved by a majority of 70% of the voters; la majorité silencieuse the silent majority;2 (des gens, choses) majority; la majorité de la population most of the population; la majorité des cas the majority of cases; la majorité d'entre eux sont des toxicomanes most of them are drug-users; la majorité des députés a voté pour la motion the majority of deputies voted for the motion; ils sont en majorité they are in the majority; ce sont, en majorité, des enfants they are, for the most part, children; pays à majorité catholique predominantly Catholic country;3 ( parti majoritaire) la majorité the government; dans les rangs de la majorité in government ranks; un élu de la majorité an elected representative of the party in power.majorité qualifiée Pol qualified majority.[maʒɔrite] nom féminin1. [le plus grand nombre] majorityla majorité de the majority of, most2. POLITIQUEla majorité [parti] the majority, the party in power, the governing partyils ont gagné avec une faible/écrasante majorité they won by a narrow/overwhelming marginmajorité absolue/simple absolute/relative majority3. [âge légal] majoritya. [dans l'avenir] when you come of ageb. [dans le passé] when you came of age————————en majorité locution adjectivale————————en majorité locution adverbialeles ouvriers sont en majorité mécontents most workers ou the majority of workers are dissatisfied -
2 silencieux
silencieux, -ieuse [silɑ̃sjø, jøz]1. adjectivesilent ; [moteur, machine] quiet2. masculine noun* * *
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- ieuse silɑ̃sjø, øz adjectif1) gén silent2) ( peu bruyant) [aspirateur, moteur] quiet
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nom masculin1) ( sur une arme) silencer2) Automobile ( de pot d'échappement) silencer GB, muffler US* * *silɑ̃sjø, jøz (-euse)1. adjsilent, quietElle est restée silencieuse. — She remained silent., She kept quiet.
C'est très silencieux ici. — It's very quiet here.
2. nm[échappement, arme] silencer Grande-Bretagne muffler USA* * *silencieux, - ieuseA adj1 ( sans bruit) [maison, ville, dîner, manifestation] silent;2 ( qui ne parle pas) [personne, public, classe] silent; rester silencieux to remain silent (sur about); la presse reste étonnamment silencieuse sur sa démission the press remains surprisingly silent about his/her resignation;3 ( peu bruyant) [aspirateur, moteur] quiet.B nm1 ( sur une arme) silencer;( féminin silencieuse) [silɑ̃sjø, øz] adjectif————————nom masculin -
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