VOIR DIRE

Meaning of VOIR DIRE in English

[voir dire] n [AF, fr. OF, to speak the truth] (1676): a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a witness or juror

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VOIR DIRE — noun Etymology: Anglo-French, literally, to speak the truth Date: 1676 a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a witness …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VOIR DIRE — (Anglo-French; " to speak the truth ") In law, the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine whether …
Английский словарь Британика
VOIR DIRE — |vwär|di(ə)r noun Etymology: Anglo-French, from Old French, to say the truth, from voir true, truth (from Latin verum, from neuter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOIR DIRE — () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or …
Английский словарь Webster
VOIR DIRE — An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VOIR DIRE — /vwahr" dear"/ ; Fr. /vwannrdd deerdd"/ , Law. 1. an oath administered to a proposed witness or juror by which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VOIR DIRE — (French) oath of witness; initial examination of a legal witness in order to determine if he or she is fit …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VOIR DIRE — noun Etymology: Anglo-French, literally, to speak the truth Date: 1676 : a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOIR DIRE — an oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make …
Webster English vocab
VOIR DIRE — A mini-hearing held during a trial on the admissibility of contested evidence . For example, a defendant may object to …
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
VOIR DIRE — Pronunciation: ' vwär- ' dir, ' wär- Function: noun Etymology: Anglo-French, literally, to speak the truth Date: 1676 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VOIR DIRE — in law, process of questioning by which members of a jury are selected from a large panel, or venire, of …
Britannica English vocabulary
VOIR DIRE — (Anglo-French; " to speak the truth ") In law, the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine whether …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VOIR DIRE — 1. юр допрос кандидатов в присяжные Официальное ознакомление судьи, представителей защиты и обвинения с кандидатурами присяжных при их отборе из группы кандидатов …
VOIR DIRE — юр. 1. допрос кандидатов в присяжные Официальное ознакомление судьи, представителей защиты и обвинения с кандидатурами присяжных при их отборе из …
DIRE — terribil, trist
English interlingue dictionary
DIRE — ˈdī(ə)r, -īə adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek dedienai to fear, deos fear, deinos terrible, Avestan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIRE — (superl.) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Английский словарь Webster
DIRE — ( superl. ) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIRE — — direly , adv. — direness , n. /duyeur/ , adj., direr, direst . 1. causing or involving great fear …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VOIR — n. (French) see
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIRE — adjective ( dir·er ; dir·est ) Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek deinos terrifying, Sanskrit dveṣṭi he hates Date: 1565 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIRE — superl ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. 2. dire ·superl evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Webster English vocab
DIRE — [dire] adj dir.er ; dir.est [L dirus; akin to Gk deinos terrifying, Skt dvesti he hates] (1567) 1 a: exciting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIRE — dire BrE AmE ˈda ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈdaɪ‿ ə r ▷ direr ˈda ɪ ‿ər ə AmE ˈdaɪ‿ ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIRE — / ˈdaɪə(r); NAmE / adjective ( direr , dir·est ) 1. [ usually before noun ] ( formal ) very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRE — dire /daɪə $ daɪr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: dirus ] 1 . extremely …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIRE — adj. 1 a calamitous, dreadful (in dire straits). b ominous (dire warnings). 2 urgent (in dire need). øødirely adv. direness …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIRE — adj. 1 a calamitous, dreadful (in dire straits). b ominous (dire warnings). 2 urgent (in dire need). direly adv. direness …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIRE — adj.1 a calamitous, dreadful (in dire straits). b ominous (dire warnings). 2 urgent (in dire need). Derivatives: direly adv. direness …
Oxford English vocab
DIRE — 1. Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. A government split would have …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIRE — 1. Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. A government split would have …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIRE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desperate/dire shortage (= very serious and worrying ) ▪ There is a desperate shortage …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRE — [adjective] - very serious or extreme, or (informal) very badThe family was living in dire poverty.These people are in dire …
Cambridge English vocab
DIRE — adj. Dire is used with these nouns: ↑ circumstance , ↑ consequence , ↑ emergency , ↑ implication , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DIRE — adj. 25B6; adjective the dire economic situation : TERRIBLE, dreadful, appalling, frightful, awful, atrocious, grim, alarming; grave, serious, disastrous, ruinous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIRE — прил. 1) а) страшный, ужасный, жуткий; внушающий ужас; предвещающий несчастье Syn : dreadful 1., evil 2., horrible 1., mournful, terrible …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIRE — dire.ogg ʹdaıə a 1> ужасный, страшный, зловещий dire revenge - страшная месть dire forebodings - ужасные предчувствия this decision will …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIRE — ужасный, страшный полный, крайний; dire necessity жестокая необходимость, нужда; dire plight ужасное положение
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DIRE — a 1> ужасный, страшный, зловещий dire revenge - страшная месть dire forebodings - ужасные предчувствия this decision will have dire …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIRE — прил. 1) а) страшный, ужасный, жуткий; внушающий ужас; предвещающий несчастье Syn: dreadful 1., evil 2., horrible 1., mournful , terrible …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DIRE — прил. 1) а) страшный, ужасный, жуткий; внушающий ужас; предвещающий несчастье Syn: dreadful 1., evil 2., horrible 1., mournful, terrible б) тяжелый, мрачный, гнетущий, зловещий dire days …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DIRE — _a. 1> ужасный, страшный 2> полный, крайний - dire necessity - dire plight
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DIRE — a. 1. ужасный, страшный 2. полный, крайний - dire necessity - dire plight
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DIRE — ужасный, страшный полный, крайний; dire necessity жестокая необходимость, нужда; dire plight ужасное положение
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DIRE — _a. 1> ужасный, страшный 2> полный, крайний; dire necessity жестокая необходимость, нужда; dire plight ужасное положение
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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DIRE — прил. 1) а) страшный, ужасный, жуткий; внушающий ужас; предвещающий несчастье Syn : dreadful 1., evil 2., horrible 1., mournful, terrible …
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JURY
Английский словарь Британика
VIEW — I. ˈvyü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English vewe, from Middle French veue, vue, from Old French, from feminine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REVIEW — I. rə̇ˈvyü, rēˈ- noun Etymology: Middle French revue, from feminine of revu, past participle of revoir to look over, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTERVIEW — I. ˈintə(r)ˌvyü noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by inter- ) of earlier enterview, from Middle French entrevue, from feminine of entrevu, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAIRVOYANT — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(y)ənt adjective Etymology: French, adjective & noun, from clair clear (from Latin clarus ) + voyant, present participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOYEUR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOILÀ — /vwah lah"/ ; Fr. /vwann lann"/ , interj. (used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit! Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAIRVOYANT — — clairvoyantly , adv. /klair voy"euhnt/ , adj. 1. having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAIRVOYANT — I. -ənt adjective Etymology: French, from clair clear (from Latin clarus ) + voyant, present participle of voir to see, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOYEUR — noun Etymology: French, literally, one who sees, from Middle French, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOYEUR — [ vwʌ'jə: , vɔɪ- ] ■ noun 1》 a person who gains sexual pleasure from watching others when they are …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INTERVIEW — ■ noun 1》 a conversation between a journalist or broadcaster and a person of public interest. 2》 an oral examination …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLAIRVOYANCE — ■ noun the supposed faculty of perceiving events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. Origin C19: from Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VOYEUR
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIEW — [view] n [ME vewe, fr. MF veue, vue, fr. OF, fr. fem. of veu, vu, pp. of veeir, voir to …
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SAVOIR FAIRE — [sa.voir faire] n [F savoir-faire, lit., knowing how to do] (1815): capacity for appropriate action; esp: a polished sureness in …
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