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2 extol
formal (person, deed, talents) faire l'éloge de;∎ to extol the virtues of the system vanter les mérites du système, faire l'éloge du système;∎ to extol the beauty of nature chanter les louanges de la nature -
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extol GB, extoll US vtr louer [person, deity, deeds, merits, performance] ; prôner [idea, system] ; to extol the virtues of chanter les louanges de. -
4 virtue
virtue [ˈvɜ:tju:]a. ( = good quality) vertu fb. ( = advantage) mérite m, avantage mc. ► by virtue of en vertu de* * *['vɜːtʃuː] 1.1) ( goodness) vertu f2) ( advantage) avantage m2.by virtue of prepositional phrase en raison de -
5 virtue
A n1 (goodness, good quality, chastity) vertu f ; to lose/preserve one's virtue perdre/préserver sa vertu ; a woman of easy virtue une femme de petite vertu ;2 ( advantage) avantage m ; to have the virtue of convenience ou of being convenient avoir l'avantage d'être pratique ; to extol the virtues of sth vanter les mérites de qch.virtue is its own reward Prov la vertu est sa propre récompense ; to make a virtue of necessity faire de nécessité vertu.
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