VOIR DIRE

Meaning of VOIR DIRE in English

() An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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 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 — [voir dire] n [AF, fr. OF, to speak the truth] (1676): a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a …
Merriam-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
VOIR — Venus Orbiting Imaging Radar (superseded by VRM)
U.F.O. Related Terminology and Acronyms
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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