PETITS POIS

Meaning of PETITS POIS in English

/ ˌpeti ˈpwɑː; NAmE / noun

[ pl. ] (from French ) young peas that are picked before they are full size

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WORD ORIGIN

French , literally small peas .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PETITS POIS — pəˌtēpˈwä noun plural Etymology: French, small peas : very small green peas
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETITS POIS — /peuh tee pwann"/ ; Eng. /pet"ee pwah"/ , French. small green peas.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETITS POIS — [ ˌpətɪ'pwα: ] ■ plural noun small, fine peas. Origin Fr., lit. 'small peas'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETITS POIS — n.pl. small green peas. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETITS POIS — n.pl. small green peas. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETITS POIS — n.pl. small green peas. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
POIS — [pois] 1. adv afterwards, thereafter; 2. conj for; pois que as, since, because
Interlingua English vocab
POIS — plural of poi
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POIS GREEN — ˈpwä- noun Etymology: pois from French, pea, from Latin pisum; intended as part translation of French pois vert , literally, …
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PETITS FOURS — plural of petit four
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PETITS CHEVAUX — pəˈtēshəˈvō noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: French, literally, small horses : a gambling machine on which eight toy …
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FRENCH PEA — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : petits pois
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À PETITS FERS — ˌäp(ə)ˌtēˈfe(ə)r, ˌȧp- adjective Etymology: French, literally, with small tools : made up of small decorative elements a book binding with …
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DEPOIS — [depois] (-póis) adv afterwards, later; depois que since (from the time that) (= depost )
Interlingua English vocab
PETIT FOUR — noun (plural petits fours or ~s) Etymology: French, literally, small oven Date: 1884 a small cake cut from pound or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETIT-MAÎTRE — noun (plural petits-maîtres) Etymology: French, literally, small master Date: 1711 dandy , fop
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AVOIRDUPOIS — I. noun Etymology: Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight Date: 15th …
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BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES (-PIERRE) — born April 9, 1821, Paris, France died Aug. 31, 1867, Paris French poet. While a law student he became addicted …
Английский словарь Британика
POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English poisen (also, to weigh), from Middle French pois-, stem of peser, …
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POI — I. ˈpȯi, ˈpȯē adverb Etymology: Italian, from Latin post behind, after — more at post- : then , later , …
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COUNTERPOISE — I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ transitive verb Etymology: alteration (influenced by poise ) of Middle English countrepesen, counterpeisen, from Middle French contrepeser, from …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — I. ˌavə(r)dəˈpȯiz, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by French du of the) of earlier averdepois, avoir de pois, from Middle …
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PETIT-MAÎTRE — pətēmātr ə , -ā.tr, -ā.trə, -āt noun ( plural petits-maîtres or petit-maîtres “) Etymology: French, literally, small master : dandy …
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PETIT FOUR — pəˌtēˈfō(ə)r, -fȯ(ə)r, |ped.ē| ̷ ̷ sometimes -fu̇(ə)r noun ( plural petits fours or petit fours -ō(ə)rz, -ȯ(ə)rz, -u̇(ə)r(z)) Etymology: French, literally, small …
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MYTHO GREEN — ˈmi(ˌ)thō- noun Etymology: mytho of unknown origin : a grayish to moderate yellow green that is greener and lighter than …
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LIAISON — ˈlēəˌz]än, ˈlē(ˌ)āˌz], lēˈāˌz] also ÷ˈlāəˌz] or -ˌs] or ]ȯn or ]ōn or ]ōⁿ or ]äⁿ or ˌ ̷ ̷əˈ ̷ ̷ or ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ)āˈ ̷ ̷ or …
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GRAMPUS — ˈgrampəs, -aam-, -aim- noun ( -es ) Etymology: alteration of earlier graundepose, grampoys, alteration of Middle English grapay, graspey, from …
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GAGE GREEN — noun Etymology: gage (IV) : a grayish to moderate yellow green that is yellower and darker than mytho green and …
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POISE — poise 1 /poyz/ , n. , v. , poised, poising . n. 1. a state of balance or equilibrium, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETIT FOUR — /pet"ee fawr", fohr"/ ; Fr. /peuh tee foohrdd"/ , pl. petits fours /pet"ee fawrz", fohrz"/ ; Fr. /peuh tee foohrdd"/ …
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PETIT DÉJEUNER — /peuh tee day zhue nay"/ , pl. petits déjeuners /peuh tee day zhue nay"/ . French. breakfast.
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PETIT BOURGEOIS — — petit-bourgeois , adj. /peuh tee" boor zhwah"; pet"ee boor"zhwah, boor zhwah"/ ; Fr. /peuh tee boohrdd zhwann"/ , pl. …
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PETIT BEURRE — /peuh tee buerdd"/ , pl. petits beurre /peuh tee buerdd"/ . French Cookery. a small, usually oblong butter cookie. [ …
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GRAMPUS — /gram"peuhs/ , n. , pl. grampuses . 1. a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern …
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GÉNOISE — /zhayn wahz"/ , n. a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — /av'euhr deuh poyz"/ , n. 1. See avoirdupois weight . 2. Informal. bodily weight: He carries around a lot of …
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POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( poised ; pois·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVOIRDUPOIS — I. ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz, ˈa-vər-də-ˌ noun Etymology: Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight …
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POI — noun ( plural poi or pois ) Etymology: Hawaiian & Samoan Date: 1782 : a Hawaiian food of taro root …
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PETIT-MAÎTRE — noun ( plural petits-maîtres same ) Etymology: French, literally, small master Date: 1711 : dandy , fop
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PETIT FOUR — noun ( plural petits fours or petit fours -ˈfȯrz, -ˈfu̇r(z)) Etymology: French, literally, small oven Date: 1884 : a small …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POISE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 graceful and elegant bearing. ↘composure and dignity of manner. 2》 archaic balance; equilibrium. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETIT FOUR — [ ˌpətɪ'fɔ: , ˌpɛtɪ ] ■ noun ( plural petits fours 'fɔ:z ) a very small fancy cake, biscuit, or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PETIT BOURGEOIS — ■ adjective of or characteristic of the lower middle class, especially in being conventional and conservative. ■ noun ( plural …
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COUNTERPOISE — ■ noun a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another. ↘ archaic a state of equilibrium. ↘a counterbalancing weight. …
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POISE — [poise] n [ME poyse weight, heaviness, fr. MF pois, fr. L pensum, fr. neut. of pensus, pp. of pendere to …
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PETIT-MAITRE
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PETIT FOUR
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AVOIRDUPOIS — [av.oir.du.pois] n [ME avoir de pois goods sold by weight, fr. OF, lit., goods of weight] (15c) 1: avoirdupois weight …
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PROSE POEM
Britannica English vocabulary
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DELORME, PHILIBERT — born , between 1510 and 1515, Lyon, France died Jan. 8, 1570, Paris Delorme also spelled De L'orme one of …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — av ‧ oir ‧ du ‧ pois /ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː, ˌævədəˈpɔɪz $ ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. --n. 1 a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. n. 1 a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. --n. 1. a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
Oxford English vocab
PETIT FOUR — ( petits fours, or petit fours) Petits fours are very small sweet cakes. They are sometimes served with coffee at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETIT FOUR — (petits fours, or ~s) Petits fours are very small sweet cakes. They are sometimes served with coffee at the end …
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