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yesteryear ['jestəjɪə(r)]∎ the heroes of yesteryear les héros d'antan -
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snow [snəʊ]1 noun∎ heavy snow is forecast la météo prévoit d'abondantes chutes de neige;∎ the snows of yesteryear les neiges fpl d'antan;∎ the roads are covered with snow les routes sont enneigéesneiger;∎ it's snowing il neige∎ to snow sb into doing sth baratiner qn pour qu'il fasse qch;∎ she snowed him into giving her the money elle l'a embobiné pour qu'il lui donne l'argent;∎ the president is just snowing people into believing in his tax program le président essaie d'embobiner le monde avec son programme fiscal►► snow blindness cécité f des neiges;snow blower chasse-neige m à soufflerie;Ornithology snow bunting bruant m des neiges;Cars snow chains chaînes fpl (à neige);snow fence pare-neige m inv;Ornithology snow finch niverolle f des Alpes;Ornithology snow goose oie f des neiges;snow hole (in mountaineering) trou m de neige;∎ to give sb a snow job baratiner qn, rouler qn dans la farine;snow leopard léopard m des neiges, once f;American snow pea mange-tout m inv;snow route = artère sur laquelle il est interdit de stationner par temps de neige;snow scooter scooter m des neiges, motoski m, French Canadian motoneige m;snow tyre pneu m neige∎ to be snowed in être bloqué par la neige∎ to be snowed under with work être débordé ou complètement submergé de travail;∎ they're snowed under with applications/offers ils ont reçu une avalanche de demandes/d'offres∎ to be snowed up (house, village, family) être bloqué par la neige; (road) être complètement enneigé
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Yesteryear — may refer to:* Yesteryear (quartet), a quartet that won the 1997 SPEBSQSA international competition * Yesteryear ( TAS episode), an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series * Another way to say last year. Derived from the word yesterdayee also*… … Wikipedia
yesteryear — (n.) coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester(day) + year to translate Fr. antan (from V.L. *anteannum the year before ) in a refrain by François Villon: Mais ou sont les neiges d antan? which Rossetti rendered But where are the snows of … Etymology dictionary
Yesteryear — Yes ter*year , n. The year last past; last year. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yesteryear — ► NOUN literary ▪ last year or the recent past … English terms dictionary
yesteryear — [yes′təryir΄] n., adv. [used by ROSSETTI Dante Gabriel to transl. Fr antan] Old Poet. 1. last year 2. (in) past years … English World dictionary
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ˈjestəjıə, jə: US ˈjestərjır] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: yesterday + year] of yesteryear literary existing in the past ▪ the steam trains of yesteryear … Dictionary of contemporary English
yesteryear — yes|ter|year [ jestər,jır ] noun of yesteryear LITERARY from a time in the distant past: See the automobiles of yesteryear at the Hayes Museum of Industry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yesteryear — [[t]je̱stə(r)jɪə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use yesteryear to refer to the past, often a period in the past with a set of values or a way of life that no longer exists. [LITERARY] The modern day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old fashioned… … English dictionary
yesteryear — noun of yesteryear literary from a time in the past: the familiar songs of yesteryear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yesteryear — noun Etymology: yesterday + year Date: 1870 1. last year 2. time gone by; especially the recent past • yesteryear adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
yesteryear — noun /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ a) Last year. Where . . . Where are the snows of yesteryear? b) Past years; time gone by; yore … Wiktionary