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1 twelve
twelve [twelv]1 noun(number, numeral) douze m inv2 pronoundouze;∎ about twelve une douzainedouze;∎ about twelve people une douzaine de personnes;∎ the Twelve Apostles les douze apôtres mpl; see also five -
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twelve [twelv]* * *[twelv] 1.noun douze m inv2.adjective douze invthe Twelve — Bible les douze apôtres
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6 twelve-inch
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > twelve-inch
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7 twelve-tone
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > twelve-tone
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8 twelve mile limit
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9 twelve month
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10 twelve tone
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11 twelve-hour clock
= indication de l'heure selon un système qui divise la journée en deux parties de douze heures chacuneUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > twelve-hour clock
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12 twelve-year-old
noun (a person or animal who is twelve years old.) (individu, etc.) âgé de douze ans -
13 Laws of the Twelve Tables
Hist., Jur. Lois des Douze Tables [le plus ancien recueil de lois romaines, écrites vers 450 av. J.-C.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Laws of the Twelve Tables
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14 twelfth
[-fƟ]1) (one of twelve equal parts.) douzième2) (( also adjective) (the) last of twelve (people, things etc); (the) next after the eleventh.) douzième -
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(a) Mathematics moins;∎ seven minus two leaves or equals five sept moins deux font cinq;∎ minus twelve moins douze∎ it's minus 5° outside il fait moins 5° dehors∎ he came home minus his shopping il est rentré sans ses achats;∎ that chair is minus a leg cette chaise a un pied en moins2 noun∎ put a minus in front of the twelve mettez un moins devant le douze(b) (drawback) inconvénient m;∎ one of the minuses is that we risk losing money un des inconvénients est que nous risquons de perdre de l'argent∎ School B minus B moins(b) figurative négatif;∎ but, on the minus side, the pay is low mais le revers de la médaille, c'est que c'est mal payé►► minus sign signe m moins, moins m -
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17 gross
gross [grəʊs]1. adjectivea. [injustice] flagrant ; [inequalities, abuse, violation] choquant ; [exaggeration, mismanagement] manifeste ; [simplification] grossier ; [error] énormec. [income, profit, weight] brut• she earns $30,000 gross per annum elle gagne 30 000 dollars brut par an2. compounds* * *[grəʊs] 1. 2.1) Commerce, Finance [income, profit] brut2) ( serious) gen, Law [error, exaggeration] grossier/-ière; [ignorance] crasse; [abuse, inequality] choquant; [injustice] flagrantgross negligence — Law faute f lourde
3) ( coarse) [behaviour] vulgaire; [language] cru4) (colloq) ( revolting) dégoûtant5) (colloq) ( obese) obèse3.transitive verb faire un bénéfice brut de [x million]Phrasal Verbs: -
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of [ɒv, əv]a. de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how much of this do you want? combien en voulez-vous ?► of + possessive• he's got four sisters, I've met two of them il a quatre sœurs, j'en ai rencontré deuxc. ( = about) de• what do you think of him? que pensez-vous de lui ?• what do you think of it? qu'en pensez-vous ?• what of it? et alors ?• a dress made of wool une robe en or de laine* * *[ɒv, əv]1) ( in most uses) de2) ( made of)a will of iron — fig une volonté de fer
3) ( indicating an agent)that's kind of you — c'est très gentil de votre part or à vous
4) ( indicating a proportion)of the twelve of us... — sur les douze (que nous sommes/étions)...
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19 rising
rising [ˈraɪzɪŋ]1. noun( = rebellion) soulèvement m2. adjective[sun] levant ; [prices, temperature] en hausse3. compounds* * *['raɪzɪŋ] 1. 2.adjective [costs, unemployment, temperature] en hausse; [demand] en augmentation; [tension] grandissant; [sun, moon] levant; [politician, singer] en pleine ascension; [talent] prometteur/-euse3. -
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six [sɪks]1. number• to be at sixes and sevens [books, house] être sens dessus dessous ; [person] être tout retourné (inf)2. compounds* * *[sɪks] 1.noun six m inv2.adjective six inv••to be (all) at sixes and sevens — [person] ne pas savoir ou donner de la tête; [affairs] être sens dessus dessous
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other — c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil au même
to be six foot ou feet under — être enterré
knock somebody for six — (colloq) GB laisser quelqu'un KO (colloq)
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Twelve — may refer to: * 12 (film), 2007 film by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov * 12 (number), the number * 12, the year * December, the 12th month of a year * Twelve (novel), a 2002 novel by Nick McDonell * Twelve (Patti Smith album), 2007 * … Wikipedia
Twelve — Twelve, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. [1913 Webster] {The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelve — bezeichnet: Twelve (Film), US amerikanischer Film von Joel Schumacher (2010) Twelve (Roman), Roman von Nick McDonell (2002) Twelve, Imprint der Hachette Book Group (seit 2007) Twelve ist der Name folgender Personen: John Twelve Hawks, US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
twelve — [twelv] adj. [ME twelfe < OE twelf, akin to Ger zwölf, Goth twalif < PGmc * twa lif < IE bases * dwōu (> TWO) & * likw < base * leikw , to leave behind > LOAN: orig. sense, two left (beyond ten): cf. ELEVEN] totaling two more… … English World dictionary
Twelve — Twelve, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw[ o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelve — Патти Смит Дата выпуска 2007 Жанр Рок Длительность 56:41 … Википедия
twelve — [twelv] number [: Old English; Origin: twelf] the number 12 ▪ He received a twelve month jail sentence. ▪ Come at twelve (=12 o clock) . ▪ Their son Dylan is twelve (=12 years old) . >twelfth adj pron ▪ her twelfth birthday ▪ in the twelfth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twelve — twelve; twelve·mo; twelve·pen·ny; twelve·fold; … English syllables
twelve — [ twelv ] number the number 12 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twelve — O.E. twelf, lit. two left (over ten), from P.Gmc. *twa lif , a compound of the root of TWO (Cf. two) + *lif , root of the verb leave (see ELEVEN (Cf. eleven)). Cf. O.S. twelif, O.N. tolf, O.Fris. twelef, M.Du. twalef … Etymology dictionary
twelve — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ two more than ten; 12. (Roman numeral: xii or XII.) ORIGIN Old English, from the base of TWO(Cf. ↑twofold) + a second element probably expressing the sense left over … English terms dictionary