POINTE-CLAIRE

Meaning of POINTE-CLAIRE in English

city, Montral region, southern Quebec province, Canada. The city lies on the southern shore of le-de-Montral (Montreal Island), overlooking Lake Saint-Louis, a widening of the St. Lawrence River. Founded in 1713, it was a quiet agricultural settlement until after World War II, when the spread of metropolitan Montreal brought about its transformation into a modern residential and industrial suburb. Both national railways and the Trans-Canada Highway serve the city. Inc. town, 1911; city, 1958. Pop. (1991) 27,647.

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POINTE-CLAIRE — geographical name town Canada in S Quebec on St. Lawrence River SW of Montreal population 29,286
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POINTE CLAIRE — /poynt' klair"/ ; Fr. /pwaonnt klerdd"/ a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POINTE-CLAIRE — geographical name town Canada in S Quebec on St. Lawrence River SW of Montreal population 29,286
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POINTE-CLAIRE — Pronunciation: po ̇ int- ' kler, pwant- Function: geographical name town Canada in S Que. on St. Lawrence River SW …
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POINTE — noun Etymology: French ~ (du pied), literally, tiptoe Date: 1846 a ballet position in which the body is balanced on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POINTE — ˈpwaⁿt, ˈpwant noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, point (sharp end) — more at point 1. ballet : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAIRE — ˈkla(a)(ə)r, -le(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from feminine of clair, adjective : a small enclosed pond for growing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAIRE — (n.) A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
Английский словарь Webster
POINTE — Fr. /pwaonnt/ , n. , pl. pointes Fr. /pwaonnt/ . Ballet. 1. the tip of the toe. 2. a position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAIRE — /klair/ , n. 1. Ina , 1892-1985, U.S. actress. 2. a female given name, form of Clara .
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POINTE — n. (French) point, sharp end; ballet position in which dancers stand on the tip of the toes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLAIRE — n. female first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POINTE — noun Etymology: French pointe ( du pied ), literally, tiptoe Date: 1846 : a ballet position in which the body …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLAIRE — add. ·noun a small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
Webster English vocab
POINTE — [ pwa~t \] ■ noun ( plural pronounced same) Ballet the tips of the toes. ↘(also ~ work ) dancing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POINTE — [pointe] n [F pointe (du pied), lit., tiptoe] (1846): a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POINTE — pointe BrE AmE pwænt —French [ pwæ̃t ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLAIRE — Claire BrE AmE kleə AmE \ kle ə r klæ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POINTE — / pwæ͂t; NAmE / noun [ U ] (also pointes / pwæ͂t/ points [ pl. ]) the hard tops of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POINTE — pointe BrE AmE , pointes /pwænt $ pwɑːnt/ noun [uncountable] if ↑ ballet dancers are on pointe, they are dancing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POINTE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Elaine Fifield did not always keep her feet fully pointed nor knees stretched, even when …
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POINTE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
POINTE — noun Pointe is used before these nouns: ↑ shoe
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POINTE — пуант (в балете) - to dance on * танцевать на пуантах
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAIRE — Клэр
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CLAIRE — Клэр
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CLAIRE — Клара
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POINTE — n пуант ( в балете ) to dance on pointe - танцевать на пуантах
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAIRE — n Клэр, Клер; Клара ( женское имя )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POINTE — (0) пуэнт
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CLAIRE — (n) клара; клер
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CLAIRE — (0) клэр
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POINTE — n пуант ( в балете ) to dance on ~ - танцевать на пуантах
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CLAIRE — n Клэр, Клер; Клара ( женское имя )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POINTE — n пуант ( в балете ) to dance on pointe - танцевать на пуантах
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLAIRE — n Клэр, Клер; Клара ( женское имя )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POINTE — n. пуант
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POINTE — n. пуант
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POINTE — пуант (в балете) - to dance on * танцевать на пуантах
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAIRE — Клэр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAIRE — Клэр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINTE — пуант
Англо-Русский словарь
POINTE-À-PITRE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — Airport Name : Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport Airport Location : Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France IATA Code : PTP ICAO Code : TFFR
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POINTE-NOIRE AERODROME — Airport Name : Pointe-Noire Aerodrome Airport Location : Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo IATA Code : PNR ICAO Code : …
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DEMI-POINTE — /dem'ee poynt"/ ; Fr. /deuh mee pwaonnt"/ , n. , pl. demi-pointes /-poynts"/ ; Fr. /-pwaonnt"/ . Ballet. a position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAINTE-CLAIRE DEVILLE, HENRI-TIENNE — born March 11, 1818, St. Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands died July 1, 1881, Boulogne, France French chemical researcher who invented …
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POINTE-NOIRE — town (commune), principal port of Congo (Brazzaville). It lies at the Atlantic coastal terminus of the Congo-Ocean Railway, 95 miles …
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POINTE--PITRE — principal town and arrondissement of the French overseas dpartement of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea. The town lies on the …
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GROSSE POINTE — name applied to five exclusive northeastern residential communities of Detroit, Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. On the southwestern shore of …
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EAU CLAIRE — city, seat (1856) of Eau Claire county, west-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Eau Claire (Clear …
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BLOOM, CLAIRE — born Feb. 15, 1931, London original name Claire Blume English dramatic actress noted for her moving portrayals of Shakespearean heroines. …
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RAYNER, CLAIRE — Ray ‧ ner, Claire /ˈreɪnəʳ, kleəʳ/ BrE AmE (1931–) a British ↑ agony aunt (=someone who gives advice to people …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARIE CLAIRE — Marie Claire /ˌmæri ˈkleəʳ $ məˌriː-/ BrE AmE trademark a monthly magazine for young women which contains articles on fashion, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TFFR — Airport Name : Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport Airport Location : Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France IATA Code : PTP ICAO Code : TFFR
Airport Code English Dictionary
CHAMPLEVÉ — Decorative enameling technique. The process consists of cutting away cells or troughs in a metal plate and filling the depressions …
Английский словарь Британика
CLEARCOLE — I. ˈklirˌkōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: part translation of French claire colle, from claire clear + colle glue, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEARCOLE — /klear"kohl'/ , n. size mixed with white lead, used esp. as a priming in house painting. [ 1815-25; claire colle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLET POSITION — any of the five positions of the feet fundamental to all classical ballet. The term may also denote the various …
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SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE — born Aug. 4, 1792, Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, Eng. died July 8, 1822, at sea off Livorno, Tuscany Percy …
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ROHMER, ERIC — born April 4, 1920, Nancy, Fr. original name Jean-marie-maurice Scherer French motion-picture director and writer noted for his sensitively observed …
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INDONESIA — officially Republic of Indonesia, Indonesian Republik Indonesia island republic lying off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia and composed of …
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CONGO RIVER — The Congo River basin and its drainage network. also called Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. With a length of …
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ALMENDROS, NESTOR — born Oct. 30, 1930, Barcelona, Spain died March 4, 1992, New York, N.Y., U.S. cinematographer and recipient of an Oscar …
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