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aspersion (au baptême)

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Translations for aspersion in the English»French Dictionary

aspersion [əˈspɜ:ʃn, Am -ˈspɜ:rʒn] N form

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to cast aspersions on sb/sth

dénigrer qc/qn

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In aspersion, an aspergilium may be used to place the water on the skin. en.wikipedia.org

He started casting bad aspersions on her character for saving other people's phone numbers on her cell phone. en.wikipedia.org

The aspersion stuck, as did the conjunction of north-side theatres. en.wikipedia.org

In the 1960s, technological advances in frost protection introduced preventive measures, such as smudge pots and aspersion irrigation to the region. en.wikipedia.org

Other recent practices include spraying water on vines to protect them from sub-zero temperatures (aspersion), new grafting techniques, soil slotting, and mechanical harvesting. en.wikipedia.org

Using a blog is a very easy and effective way of casting aspersions on people. en.wikipedia.org

Casting aspersions against one's adversaries does not address their arguments. www.macleans.ca

If only the clothes of the person have received the aspersion, the baptism is undoubtedly void. en.wikipedia.org

In neither case were these aspersions substantiated, although this did not stop her critics from repeating them. en.wikipedia.org

Normative definitions cast negative aspersions on physicians indicating they act as imperfect agents for their own self-interests. en.wikipedia.org

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