CELEBRE

Meaning of CELEBRE in English

(cé-)

adj famous, celebrated

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CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — also cause celebre noun (plural causes célèbres; also causes celebres) Etymology: French, literally, celebrated case Date: 1763 a legal case …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAUSE CELEBRE — noun see: cause célèbre
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — |kōzsāˈlebr( ə ), |kȯz-, -eb(rə) noun ( plural causes célèbres -br( ə ), -b(rəz)) Etymology: French 1. : a celebrated …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — /kawz" seuh leb"reuh, -leb"/ ; Fr. /kohz say leb"rddeu/ , pl. causes célèbres /kawz" seuh leb"reuhz, seuh lebz", kaw"ziz seuh …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — controversial issue that is widely discussed (e.g. famous lawsuit)
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CAUSE CELEBRE — see cause célèbre
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — also cause ce·le·bre ˌkȯz-sə-ˈleb, -ˈle-brə, ˌkōz-, -ˈlebr ə ( plural causes cé·lè·bres also causes celebres same ) Etymology: French, literally, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — [ ˌkɔ:z sɛ'lɛbr(ə) ] ■ noun ( plural causes célèbres pronunciation same) a controversial issue that attracts a great deal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAUSE CELEBRE — [cause ce.le.bre] n, pl causes ce.le.bres [F, lit., celebrated case] (1763) 1: a legal case that excites widespread interest 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAUSE CELEBRE — cause celebre, cause célèbre BrE AmE ˌkəʊz sə ˈleb ˌkɔːz-, -se-, -sɪ-, ˌ••ˈ•rə AmE ˌkɔːz sə ˈleb rə ˌkɑːz-, ˌkoʊz- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — / ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/ noun (from French ) ( pl. causes cé·lèbres / ˌkɔːz seˈlebrə/) an issue that attracts a lot …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — cause cé ‧ lè ‧ bre /ˌkəʊz seˈlebrə, ˌkɔːz- $ ˌkɒːz-, ˌkoʊz-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural causes célèbres (same …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — n. (pl. causes célèbres pronunc. same) a lawsuit that attracts much attention. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAUSE CELEBRE — see cause célèbre
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — also cause celebre ( causes célèbres) A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUSE CELEBRE — see cause celebre
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CAUSE CELEBRE — also cause celebre (causes celebres) A ~ is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Gun control has become the cause célèbre since the recent high school shootings.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPPENHEIMER, J(ULIUS) ROBERT — born , April 22, 1904, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 18, 1967, Princeton, N.J. U.S. theoretical physicist. He graduated …
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SCOPES — /skohps/ , n. John Thomas , 1901-70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RATTIGAN, SIR TERENCE (MERVYN) — born June 10, 1911, London died Nov. 30, 1977, Hamilton, Bermuda English playwright, a master of the well-made play. Educated …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIRITUAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a religious/spiritual leader ▪ The Pope is the Roman Catholics’ spiritual leader. a spiritual …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOVIEGOER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It has become a cause celebre for some moviegoers who are tired of big-budget genre …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cause of stress ▪ Balancing work and family is the main cause of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADVISER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an investment adviser ▪ He has served as an investment adviser for several major banks. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUSE — célèbre [noun] [C] - an event, such as a famous legal trial, which attracts a lot of esp. disapproving public …
Cambridge English vocab
OPPENHEIMER, JULIUS ROBERT — born , April 22, 1904, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 18, 1967, Princeton, N.J. U.S. theoretical physicist. He graduated …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPPENHEIMER, J ROBERT — born , April 22, 1904, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 18, 1967, Princeton, N.J. U.S. theoretical physicist. He graduated …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MANDELA, NELSON — born July 18, 1918, Umtata, Cape of Good Hope, S.Af. South African black nationalist leader and statesman. The son of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTROVERSY — n. 25B6; noun DISAGREEMENT, dispute, argument, debate, dissension, contention, disputation, altercation, wrangle, wrangling, quarrel, quarrelling, war of words, storm; cause …
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