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a copied term/thing. In linguistics, a loan translation. canard (canard means "duck" in French) an unfounded rumor or anecdote. a leading airfoil attached to an aircraft forward of the main wing. a slang word for "newspaper". a piece of sugar slightly soused with coffee or cognac (or another strong alcohol). canapé
Dictionnaires Le Robert (pronounced [diksjɔnɛːʁ lə ʁɔbɛʁ]) is a French publisher of dictionaries founded by Paul Robert. Its Petit Robert is often considered one of the authoritative single-volume dictionary of the French language. The founding members of the editorial board were the lexicographers, Alain Rey and Josette Rey-Debove.
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
Loneliness is therefore a subjective yet multidimensional experience; if a person thinks they are lonely, then they are lonely. People can be lonely while in solitude, or in the middle of a crowd. What makes a person lonely is their perceived need for more social interaction or a certain type or quality of social interaction that is not ...
Henry Earlforward in Arnold Bennett's novel Riceyman Steps (1923), who makes life miserable for the wife who married him in the hope of security. [126] Séraphin Poudrier, the central figure in Claude-Henri Grignon's Un Homme et son péché (1933). This French-Canadian novel was translated into English as "The Woman and the Miser" in 1978.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Lonely or The Lonely may refer to: Loneliness, an emotional response to perceived isolation;
Miserable may refer to: "Miserable" (song), a song by Lit; Mr. Miserable, a fictional character in the children's book Mr. Happy by Roger Hargreaves; Miserable, a performing name of American singer-songwriter Kristina Esfandiari (born 1988) Misérable cake, a type of traditional Belgian cake
A French-language website, Site littéraire André Malraux, offers research, information, and critical commentary about Malraux's works. [68] A quote from Malraux's Antimémoires is included in the original 1997 English translation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The quote, "What is a man?