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1 conquest
conquest ['kɒŋkwest]∎ our men faced conquest by enemy forces nos hommes allaient être vaincus par les forces ennemies;∎ the conquest of space la conquête de l'espace;∎ History the (Norman) Conquest la conquête de l'Angleterre(b) (land, person conquered) conquête f;∎ he boasted of his conquests il se vantait de ses conquêtes;∎ he's her latest conquest c'est sa dernière conquête;∎ to make a conquest faire une conquête;∎ to make a conquest of sb faire la conquête de qn -
2 conquest
['koŋkwest]noun ((an) act of conquering: The Norman Conquest; He's impressed with you - you've made a conquest.) conquête -
3 Norman
Norman ['nɔ:mən]1 noun(b) Linguistics normand m(b) Architecture roman (anglais)►► History the Norman Conquest la conquête normande (de l'Angleterre);Linguistics Norman French normand mⓘ THE NORMAN CONQUEST Cette conquête militaire de l'Angleterre par Guillaume le Conquérant fut inaugurée par sa victoire sur le roi Harold à la bataille de Hastings, en 1066. Désormais gouverné et régi par des Normands, le pays subit de grands changements dans les domaines politique et social, se voyant notamment imposer le français comme langue officielle. -
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trace [treɪs]1 noun∎ to disappear or to sink without trace disparaître sans laisser de traces;∎ there is no trace of it now il n'en reste plus aucune trace;∎ there's not a trace of your wallet anywhere in the house ton portefeuille n'est nulle part dans la maison;∎ we've lost all trace of her nous ignorons ce qu'elle est devenue(b) (small amount) trace f,∎ traces of cocaine were found in his blood l'analyse de son sang a révélé des traces de cocaïne;∎ without a trace of fear sans la moindre peur;∎ there was the trace of a smile on her face il y avait l'ombre d'un sourire sur son visage∎ a radar trace la trace d'un spot∎ in the traces attelé;∎ figurative to kick over the traces (person → rebel) ruer dans les brancards; (→ break free) s'émanciper∎ she traced him as far as New York elle a suivi sa piste jusqu'à New York;∎ I can't trace any reference to that letter je ne trouve aucune mention de cette lettre;∎ they traced the murder to him ils ont finalement établi qu'il était le meurtrier;∎ they traced the lost shipment ils ont retrouvé la cargaison égarée;∎ we eventually traced the problem to a computer error nous avons finalement découvert que le problème était dû à une erreur de l'ordinateur(b) (follow development of) suivre;∎ the film traces the rise to power of a gangland boss ce film relate l'ascension d'un chef de gang∎ he traced (out) a map in the sand with his finger avec son doigt, il a dessiné un plan sur le sable►► trace element oligo-élément m;trace fossil trace f fossile∎ to trace sth back to its source retrouver l'origine de qch;∎ she can trace her ancestry back to the 15th century sa famille remonte au XVème siècle;∎ he traced the rumour back to her il a découvert qu'elle était à l'origine de cette rumeur;∎ the cause of the epidemic was traced back to an infected water supply on a découvert que l'épidémie était due à la contamination de l'alimentation en eau∎ to trace back to remonter à;∎ his family traces back to the Norman Conquest sa famille remonte à la conquête de l'Angleterre par les Normands(b) (be due to) être dû à -
5 origin
origin ['ɒrɪdʒɪn]∎ the origin of the Nile la source du Nil;∎ what's the origin of that word? quelle est l'origine de ce mot?;∎ country of origin pays m d'origine;∎ of unknown origin d'origine inconnue;∎ this wine is of Australian origin ce vin est d'origine australienne;∎ the present troubles have their origin in the proposed land reform le projet de réforme agraire est à l'origine des troubles actuels;∎ the song is Celtic in origin la chanson est d'origine celte(b) (ancestry) origine f;∎ he is of Canadian origin il est d'origine canadienne;∎ to be of humble origins avoir des origines modestes;∎ they can trace their origins back to the time of the Norman conquest ils ont réussi à remonter dans leur arbre généalogique jusqu'à l'époque de la conquête normande►► Marketing origin of goods label marque f d'origine -
6 conquer
['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) conquérir, vaincre- conquest -
7 Norman
Norman [ˈnɔ:mən]( = from Normandy) normand ; [church, architecture] roman* * *['nɔːmən] 1.1) gen, History Normand/-e m/f2) (also Norman French) Linguistics normand m2.1) gen, History [landscape, village] normand; [produce] de Normandie2) Architecture roman
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