"A witty guide to sophisticated French (by a remarkable author who concealed his identity for decades)"--Back cover.
Author: Harry Thompson Russell
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This phrase book provides informal and everyday vocabulary for young people who are learning French.Henry Thompson Russell. - Avancer , v.n. To be fast . Retarder , v.1 . To be slow .
Avancer de - minutes To be minutes fast sur by- ( another clock ) . S'arrêter , v.r.
To stop , run down . Remonter , v.a. To wind up . Mettre à l'heure . To set ( to the ...
Author: Henry Thompson Russell
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ISBN: UOM:39015032042395
Category: French language
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BRILLIANT ( adj . from the French , brilliant pointing BRIOLE ( s . from tbe French
, brider , to tie ) The head Bright ... Tobrisk Bri'ghten ( v.1 . from bright ) To make
brighter , to make un , To come up briskly . to thine , to make clear , to make ...
Author: John Ash
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5 (of prospects) good. brightly adv. brightness n. brighten v.1 make or become
brighter. 2 make or become more ... origin French brillant. brilliantine n. dated
scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy. brim n. 1 the projecting
edge ...
Author: Maurice Waite
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199666157
Category: Reference
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"Based on the New Oxford dictionary of English"--Preface.... <draft> to be payable échoppe /ejop/ f stall échouer /ejwe/ [v1] m Vt to beach <
boat> I3 échouer à v+prep to fail <exam, ... V refl (+ V être) 1 <weather> to clear; l'
horizon s'éclaircit (fig) the outlook is getting brighter 2 <colour> to fade; <hair> to
...
Author: Marie-Hélène Corréard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199663118
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A compact, intermediate-level dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and 120,000 translations ideal for the home, office, or school.origin named after Brie in northern France. brief adj. 1 lasting a short time. ... 1 a
subdivision of an army, made up of battalions and forming part of a division. 2
informal, usu. ... 5 (of prospects) good. brightly adv. brightness n. brighten v.1
make ...
Author: Oxford Dictionaries,
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ISBN: 9780199640942
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This fully updated edition offers over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions. It covers all the words you need for everyday use, carefully selected from the evidence of the Oxford English Corpus, a databank of 21st century English, containing over 2 billion words.The Factfinder centre section gives quick-reference entries on topics including famous people, countries, and science. Includes 3 months' access to Oxford Dictionaries Pro at oxforddictionaries.com.T. FACE . v . 11 . FACTOR.S . ( fasteur , French . ] An agent for 1. To carry a false
appearance . Spealer . another ; a substitute . Sourb . 2. ... TO FACE . v . a . 1. A
house or district inhabited by traders in 1. To meet in front ' ; to oppose with con a
distant country . fidence . Dryden . 2. ... To tend from a brighter to a weaker colour
...
Author: Samuel Johnson
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Sbakespeare . TO FADE . v . n . ( fade , French . ] FAILING . T. ( from fail . ]
Deficiency ; im1. To tend from greater to less vigour ; to perfection ; lapse .
Rogers . grow weak . FAILURE . S. [ from fail . ] 2. To tend from a brighter to a
weaker co 1.
Author: Samuel Johnson
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The great sweep of the Coliseum , with the blue sky Provence prunes or French
plums , brigantine2 ( brig'an - tin ) , n . ... [ Verbal n . of bright and breach . en , v . ]
1. The flash of light which passes over That I should love a bright particular star ...
Author: William Dwight Whitney
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The great sweep of the Coliseum , with the blue sky Provence prunes French
plums . brigantine ( brig'an - tin ) , n . ... [ Verbal n . of bright- and breach . en , v . ]
1. The flash of light which passes over That I should love a bright particular star ,
the ...
Author: William Dwight Whitney
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Compare gay , after Gay - Lussac , a distinguished French chemGawk ' s errand .
See errandı ... Bright , brilliant , dashing . ... And fier ' d with heat of gaysome
youth did venter gawp1 ( gáp ) , v . i . ( Also gaup , a var , of gape , . . h q . v . ] 1 .
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Compare gay , after Gay - Lussac , a distinguished French chemGawk's errand .
... 2 . gawllt , v . i . See gowll . 4. The noon or morning , as the brighter part Queen
rich for your defence , than your husbands poor for your gearish gayne88 .
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O 9-300p il $ 6 '27 Tuttle 27-13027 v . 1 , by ... ( French's acting ed ) D 110p pa 2s
6d '31 French Little liberty ; a comedy in 1 act . ... D 89p il $ 2.50 ( 7s 6d ) '28
Oxford 29-11396 Bright , Sir Charles , 1863 - Let's help ; a coll . of good causes .
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The bright someness of the Gospel was dimmed in beJer . xlvi . 4 . = Syn . 1.
Glowing , lustrous , gleaming , radiant , effulgent . coming shorn of ... 1 . tinian
rule . The nuns ( who were much the more nubrigantt ( brig'ant ) , n . Same as
brigand . bright11 ( brīt ) , v . t . ... applyde Like the sun emerging from a cloud ,
town in the department of Var , France , celeTo fight , layes forth her threatfull
pikes afore .
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TO FAINT . v . n . ( faner , French . ) PADE , 6 . n . s fade , French . ) 1 . To decay ;
to wear or waste away quickly . 1 . To tend ... 1 . To tend from a brighter to a
weaker colour . 3 . To grow feeble . Ecclus . Boyle . 4 . To sink into dejection .
Milton .
Author: Samuel Johnson
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ISBN: OXFORD:590544040
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( briefed , briefing ) 1 to prepare someone by giving them bridge ' / bridg / on 1 a
structure that spans a river , road , instructions in advance . ... briefing on 1 a
meeting at which instructions and playing an awkward shot.v ( bridged , bridging
) 1 to information are given , or any ... name of the area in NE France where it is
someone , bright or brighter 2 to make or become happier or made ] more
cheerful · She ...
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Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 9798186062363
Category: English language
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Author: Houghton Mifflin Company
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ISBN: 0395286840
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Defines more than 100,000 entries and includes such features as usage notes, synonyms, photographs and drawings, a manual of style for writers, biographical and geographical entries, and tables of information.
Author: Catherine Soanes
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ISBN: STANFORD:36105110328270
Category: English language
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This is the new ninth edition of the world's longest-established and best-selling pocket English dictionary. It is one of the new generation Oxford dictionaries derived from the database of the highly-acclaimed New Oxford Dictionary of English and is particularly user friendly with its elegantopen design, with different elements starting on new lines. It offers excellent coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage. All irregular noun, verb, and adjectival inflections arespelled out in full, while guidance on grammar and good usage is provided by in-text notes. Additional features include Wordbuilder boxes giving information on related words and thematic tables on subjects such as countries, chemical elements, and nationalities.