GRAY EMINENCE

Meaning of GRAY EMINENCE in English

a person who wields unofficial power, esp. through another person and often surreptitiously or privately.

Also, éminence grise .

[ 1940-45; trans. of F éminence grise ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GRAY EMINENCE — noun Etymology: translation of French Éminence grise, nickname of Père Joseph (François Joseph du Tremblay) died 1638 French monk and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAY EMINENCE — noun Etymology: translation of French éminence grise — more at éminence grise : a person that exercises power behind the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAY EMINENCE — Etymology: translation of French Éminence grise, nickname of Père Joseph (François Joseph du Tremblay) died 1638 French monk and diplomat …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAY EMINENCE — Function: noun Etymology: translation of French Éminence grise, nickname of Père Joseph (François Joseph du Tremblay) † 1638 French monk …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRAY EMINENCE — [gray eminence] n [trans. of F Eminence grise, nickname of Pere Joseph (Francois Joseph du Tremblay) d. 1638 Fr. monk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAY EMINENCE — Synonyms and related words : Machiavellian, Rasputin, Svengali, VIP, access, bad influence, behind-the-scenes operator, big wheel, court, eminence grise, finagler, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) gray fox Gray Asa Gray Thomas Otis Harrison Gray Anne Gray Harvey
Английский словарь Британика
GRAY — I. adjective or grey ˈgrā ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EMINENCE — ˈemənən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin eminentia, from eminent-, eminens + -ia -y …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAY — (n.) An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon.
Английский словарь Webster
GRAY — (n.) A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.
Английский словарь Webster
GRAY — (superl.) Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
Английский словарь Webster
GRAY — ( superl. ) Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAY — gray 1 — grayly , adv. — grayness , n. /gray/ , adj., grayer, grayest , n. , v. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EMINENCE — /em"euh neuhns/ , n. 1. high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence. 2. a high place or part; a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAY — adj. of the color gray; having gray hair; dark or gloomy; dull, uninteresting; indeterminate, unclear (also grey)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAY — v. make gray; turn gray (mainly referring to hair)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAY — I. adjective also grey ˈgrā Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grǣg; akin to Old High German grīs, grāo gray …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAY — superl old; mature; as, gray experience. ames. 2. gray ·superl gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary. 3. gray ·noun …
Webster English vocab
EMINENCE — noun that which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. 2. eminence ·noun a title of …
Webster English vocab
EMINENCE — [ 'ɛmɪnəns ] ■ noun 1》 acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere. 2》 an important or distinguished person. ↘( His/Your …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRAY — [gray] adj [ME, fr. OE graeg; akin to OHG gris, grao gray] (bef. 12c) 1 a: of the color gray …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAY — unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, defined in the 1980s by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRAY — gray, Gray BrE AmE ɡreɪ ▷ grayed ɡreɪd ▷ grayer ˈɡreɪ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ grayest ˈɡreɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EMINENCE — / ˈemɪnəns; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( formal ) the quality of being famous and respected, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAY — I. Gray, David BrE AmE (1970–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who also plays the ↑ guitar . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAY — I. gray /ɡreɪ/ BrE AmE the usual American spelling of ↑ grey II. grey 2 BrE AmE British English , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMINENCE — em ‧ i ‧ nence /ˈemɪnəns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable] the quality of being famous and important of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMINENCE — n. 1 distinction; recognized superiority. 2 a piece of rising ground. 3 (Eminence) a title used in addressing or referring …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EMINENCE — n. 1 distinction; recognized superiority. 2 a piece of rising ground. 3 (Eminence) a title used in addressing or referring …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EMINENCE — n.1 distinction; recognized superiority. 2 a piece of rising ground. 3 (Eminence) a title used in addressing or referring to …
Oxford English vocab
EMINENCE — Eminence is the quality of being very well-known and highly respected. Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EMINENCE — Eminence is the quality of being very well-known and highly respected. Many of the pilots were to achieve ~ in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GRAY — COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN area ▪ But in the gray area of the Internet, activities that publishers call stealing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EMINENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES eminence grise ▪ Borusa had no wish to become president, instead preferring to operate as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ÉMINENCE — grise, grey eminence [noun] [U] - someone without an official position who has (secret) power or influence over rulers or …
Cambridge English vocab
EMINENCE — (RESPECT) [noun] [U] - the state of being respected, of high rank or famous in a particular area of interest …
Cambridge English vocab
EMINENCE — (PRIEST) [noun] [C] - the title of a cardinalPeople who are addressed as "Your Eminence" are senior Roman Catholic priests …
Cambridge English vocab
GRAY — n. gray fox Gray Asa Gray Thomas Otis Harrison Gray Anne Gray Harvey
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAY — See: GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR.
Slang English vocab
EMINENCE — n. Function: noun 1 a condition, position, or state of great importance or superiority FF1C; the eminence of the presidency …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EMINENCE — noun 1. a condition, position, or state of great importance or superiority the eminence of the presidency Synonyms: distinction, illustriousness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EMINENCE — n. 25B6; noun his eminence as a scientist : FAME, celebrity, illustriousness, distinction, renown, pre-eminence, notability, greatness, prestige, importance, reputation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRAY — See: GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR.
Словарь английских идиом
GRAY — The international system (SI) unit of absorbed dose. One gray is equal to an absorbed dose of 1 Joule/kilogram (one …
NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary
GRAY — = grey ; прил. серый цвет - dull * тускло-серый цвет - charcoal * темно-серый цвет оттенок серого цвета серая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EMINENCE — высокое положение, высокий пост - surgeons of * выдающиеся хирурги - * in science выдающиеся научные заслуги - * of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EMINENCE — eminence.ogg ʹemınəns n 1. высокое положение, высокий пост surgeons of eminence - выдающиеся хирурги eminence in science - выдающиеся научные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EMINENCE — eminence сущ.1) высота; возвышенность 2) а) высокое положение; высокий чин - man of eminence б) ( Eminence) преосвященство, эминенция (титул …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EMINENCE — n 1. высокое положение, высокий пост surgeons of ~ - выдающиеся хирурги ~ in science - выдающиеся научные заслуги ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EMINENCE — n 1. высокое положение, высокий пост surgeons of eminence - выдающиеся хирурги eminence in science - выдающиеся научные заслуги eminence …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EMINENCE — сущ. 1) высота; возвышенность 2) а) высокое положение; высокий чин - man of eminence б) ( Eminence ) преосвященство, эминенция …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EMINENCE — сущ. 1) высота; возвышенность 2) а) высокое положение; высокий чин - man of eminence б) (Eminence) преосвященство, эминенция (титул кардинала) - grey eminence
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GRAY — - great gray - poplar gray
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
EMINENCE — анат. возвышение, выступ, бугорок - antithenar eminence - articular eminence - Doyere's eminence - frontal eminence - genital eminence - hypothenar eminence - malar eminence - thenar eminence
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GRAY — - great gray - poplar gray
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EMINENCE — анат. возвышение, выступ, бугорок - antithenar eminence - articular eminence - Doyère's eminence - frontal eminence - genital eminence - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EMINENCE — _n. 1> высота; возвышенность 2> высокое положение; знаменитость - man of eminence 3> (Eminence) преосвященство, эминенция (титул кардинала)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EMINENCE — n. 1. высота; возвышенность 2. высокое положение; знаменитость - man of eminence 3. (Eminence) преосвященство, эминенция (титул кардинала)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EMINENCE — _n. 1> высота; возвышенность 2> высокое положение; знаменитость; a man of eminence знаменитый человек 3> (E.) преосвященство, эминенция (титул кардинала)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
GRAY — adj AmE sl What about that gray girl who threw the drink in your face? — А как поживает та белая …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GRAY — adj AmE sl What about that gray girl who threw the drink in your face? — А как поживает та …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GRAY — gray adj AmE sl What about that gray girl who threw the drink in your face? А как поживает та …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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