COUSTEAU, JACQUES

Meaning of COUSTEAU, JACQUES in English

Cous ‧ teau, Jacques /kuːˈstəʊ, ʒæk $ ʒɑːk/ BrE AmE

(1910–97) a French underwater ↑ explorer , famous for making films about the plants and animals that live in the sea. He also helped to invent the ↑ aqualung .

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JACQUES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Jacques Fournier Besson Jacques Bossuet Jacques Bénigne Brel Jacques Brissot de Warville Jacques Pierre …
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COUSTEAU — biographical name Jacques-Yves 1910-1997 French marine explorer
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JACQUES — /zhahk/ , n. a male given name, French form of Jacob or James .
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COUSTEAU — /kooh stoh"/ , n. Jacques Yves /zhahk eev/ , 1910-97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.
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JACQUES — n. French male first name; French family name
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COUSTEAU — n. family name; Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), French filmmaker author and underwater explorer, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba …
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COUSTEAU — biographical name Jacques-Yves 1910-1997 French marine explorer
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JACQUES — Jacques BrE AmE dʒeɪks dʒæks, ʒæk ʒɑːk —French [ ʒak ]
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COUSTEAU — Cousteau BrE AmE ˈkuːst əʊ AmE ku ˈstoʊ —French [ ku sto \]
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COUSTEAU — Cous ‧ teau, Jacques /kuːˈstəʊ, ʒæk $ ʒɑːk/ BrE AmE (1910–97) a French underwater ↑ explorer , famous for making …
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JACQUES — n. Jacques Fournier Besson Jacques Bossuet Jacques Bénigne Brel Jacques Brissot de Warville Jacques Pierre Callot Jacques Cartier Jacques Chirac …
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JACQUES — Jacques
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JACQUES — Jacques
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JACQUES — Яков
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JACQUES — n. Жак
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COUSTEAU — n. Кусто
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JACQUES — n. Жак
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COUSTEAU — n. Кусто
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JACQUES — Jacques
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JACQUES — Jacques
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TATI, JACQUES — orig. Jacques Tatischeff born Oct. 9, 1908, Le Pecq, France died Nov. 5, 1982, Paris French film actor and director. …
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris French ocean explorer. A navy officer, he coinvented the …
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COQUILLE SAINT JACQUES — -saⁿˈzhäk noun ( plural coquilles saint jacques ) Usage: usually capitalized S&J Etymology: French coquille Saint-Jacques scallop, from coquille mollusk …
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JACQUES YVES COUSTEAU — n. (1910-1997) French underwater explorer and filmmaker author, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba equipment)
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JACQUES COUSTEAU — n. Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997), French filmmaker author and underwater explorer, co-inventor of the Aqualung (form of scuba equipment)
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TATI, JACQUES — born Oct. 9, 1908, Le Pecq, France died Nov. 5, 1982, Paris byname of Jacques Tatischeff French filmmaker and actor …
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ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES
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MONOD, JACQUES — born Feb. 9, 1910, Paris, France died May 31, 1976, Cannes Jacques Monod in his laboratory, 1965. in full Jacques …
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MARITAIN, JACQUES — born Nov. 18, 1882, Paris died April 28, 1973, Toulouse, Fr. Roman Catholic philosopher, respected both for his interpretation of …
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DAVID, JACQUES-LOUIS — born Aug. 30, 1748, Paris died Dec. 29, 1825, Brussels the most celebrated French artist of his day and a …
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-Andr-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris Cousteau French naval officer and ocean explorer, known for …
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COEUR, JACQUES — born c. 1395, , Bourges, Fr. died Nov. 25, 1456, probably Chios in the Aegean Sea wealthy and powerful French …
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CHABAN-DELMAS, JACQUES — born March 7, 1915, Paris, France died November 10, 2000, Paris in full Jacques-Pierre-Michel Chaban-Delmas, original name Jacques-Pierre-Michel Delmas French …
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CARTIER, JACQUES — born 1491, Saint-Malo, Brittany, Fr. died Sept. 1, 1557, near Saint-Malo French mariner, whose explorations of the North American coast …
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COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES — born June 11, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France died June 25, 1997, Paris French ocean explorer. A navy officer, he coinvented the …
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YVES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bonnefoy Yves Cousteau Jacques Yves Klein Yves Montand Yves Saint Laurent Yves Henri Donat …
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SCUBA DIVING — Swimming done underwater with a self-contained underwater-breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin diving, which requires only a snorkel, goggles, …
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY — U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists "for the …
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JOKER — ˈjōkə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. a. : a person given to joking : jester , humorist , wag a …
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RAPTURE OF THE DEEP — Pathol. See nitrogen narcosis . [ 1950-55; coined by J. Y. Cousteau as a trans. of the F phrase ivresse …
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UNDERWATER DIVING — also called underwater swimming, swimming done underwater either with a minimum of equipment, as in skin diving (free diving) or …
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UNDERSEA EXPLORATION — the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Additional reading The classical …
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MALLE, LOUIS — born Oct. 30, 1932, Thumeries, France died Nov. 23, 1995, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S. eclectic French motion-picture director whose films …
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SUB-AQUA — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cheap swimming goggles fit Whopperbears but don't let it be tempted to go sub-aqua ! …
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SEAFOOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish/seafood restaurant ▪ I went to a seafood restaurant by the pier for lunch. …
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HAPPY-GO-LUCKY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Cousteau, barely in his twenties, was a happy-go-lucky youngster, always eager and willing and a …
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JOSEPH
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JEAN — n. Jean François Gravelet Jean Boulogne Jean Baptiste Poquelin Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Alembert Jean Le Rond d' Anouilh Jean …
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