PIECE DE RESISTANCE

Meaning of PIECE DE RESISTANCE in English

Function: noun

Synonyms: SHOWPIECE , chef d'oeuvre, masterpiece

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса. 2012

PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — noun (plural pièces de résistance) Etymology: French, literally, piece of resistance Date: 1839 the chief dish of a meal, an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — pēˌesdərə̇|zē|stän(t)s, -(ˌ)rā|z-, -zi|s-, -äⁿs sometimes ˌpēsd- or -_rə̇ˈzistən(t)s or -_rēˈzistən(t)s noun ( plural pièces de résistance “) Etymology: French, literally, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — /pyes deuh rdday zee stahonns"/ ; Eng. /pee es" deuh ri zee stahns"/ , pl. pièces de résistance /pyes deuh …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — noun ( plural pièces de ré·sis·tance same ) Etymology: French, literally, piece of resistance Date: 1839 1. : the chief …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — Pronunciation: p ē - ˌ es-d ə -r ə - ˌ z ē - ' stän(t)s, -r ā -, - …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — [ ˌpjɛs də reɪ'zɪstɒ~s \] ■ noun the most important or remarkable feature of a creative work, meal, etc. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — [piece de re.sis.tance] n, pl pieces de re.sis.tance [F, lit., piece of resistance] (1839) 1: the chief dish of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — piece de resistance, pièce de résistance BrE AmE pi ˌes də re ˈzɪst ɒ̃s -rɪˈ•-, -rəˈ•-, -riːˈ•-; ˌpɪəs••ˈ•-; - ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — / ˌpjes də reˈzɪstɒ͂s; NAmE -stɑːns/ noun [ usually sing. ] ( pl. pièces de ré·sist·ance / ˌpjes də reˈzɪstɒ͂s; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — pi ‧ èce de ré ‧ sis ‧ tance /piˌes də reziːˈstɑːns/ BrE AmE noun [singular] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — n. (pl. pièces de résistance pronunc. same) 1 the most important or remarkable item. 2 the most substantial dish at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — The pièce de résistance of a collection or series of things is the most impressive thing in it. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — The ~ of a collection or series of things is the most impressive thing in it. (FORMAL) The ~, however, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The concert's pièce de résistance was Mozart's "Requiem."
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — Synonyms and related words : boil, broil, casserole, champion, choice, chosen, course, cover, cream, culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, dish, elect, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — noun Synonyms: showpiece , chef d'oeuvre, masterpiece
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — 25B6; noun MASTERPIECE, magnum opus, chef-d'uvre, masterwork, tour de force, showpiece, prize, jewel in the crown.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — n (sl) женские трусики (из французского)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — (французское) основное, главное блюдо (французское) самое лучшее, главная достопримечательность (коллекции и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — фр. 1. основное, главное блюдо 2. самое лучшее, главная достопримечательность ( коллекции и т. п. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — фр. 1. основное, главное блюдо 2. самое лучшее, главная достопримечательность ( коллекции и т. п. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE — фр. 1. основное, главное блюдо 2. самое лучшее, главная достопримечательность ( коллекции и т. п. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — главная достопримечательность, самое лучшее, главное блюдо, основное блюдо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — главная достопримечательность, самое лучшее, главное блюдо, основное блюдо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PIECE DE RESISTANCE — (французское) основное, главное блюдо (французское) самое лучшее, главная достопримечательность (коллекции и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
RESISTANCE — I. rə̇ˈzistən(t)s, rēˈz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French resistence resistance, from Late Latin resistentia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIECE — I. ˈpēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pece, piece, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pettia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIECE — noun a castle; a fortified building. 2. piece ·noun one of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. 3. piece …
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RESISTANCE — / rɪˈzɪstəns; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] resistance (to sb/sth) dislike of or opposition to a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIECE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RESISTANCE — re ‧ sist ‧ ance S3 W3 /rɪˈzɪst ə ns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . AGAINST CHANGE [singular, uncountable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIECE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIECE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIECE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Oxford English vocab
RESISTANCE — ( resistances) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Resistance to something such …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIECE — ( pieces, piecing, pieced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A piece …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RESISTANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES encounter opposition/resistance ▪ The government has encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIECE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RESISTANCE — [noun]Government troops offered no resistance (to the rebels). [U]When he was caught he put up a determined/stiff resistance. [C]There's a …
Cambridge English vocab
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Cambridge English vocab
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

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