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1 admire
admire [əd'maɪə(r)]admirer;∎ he admired (her for) the way she dealt with the press il admirait la façon dont elle savait s'y prendre avec la presse;∎ I admire her as a leader je l'admire en tant que dirigeante;∎ they admire him for sticking to his principles ils l'admirent de s'en tenir à ses principes;∎ to admire oneself in the mirror s'admirer dans le miroir;∎ you have to admire his persistence! on ne peut qu'admirer sa persévérance!
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