bacchanalian in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bacchanalian in the English»French Dictionary

bacchanalian [Brit ˌbakəˈneɪlɪən, Am ˌbɑkəˈneɪliən, ˌbækəˈneɪliən] ADJ

bacchanalian

bachique

Translations for bacchanalian in the French»English Dictionary

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bacchanale

bacchanal, bacchanalian dance

bacchanale dated

drunken orgy, bacchanalian orgy

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English

There are towers on either side of the entrance, each of which carries a half-life-size female bacchanalian figure in lead, one holding cymbals, the other a tambourine.

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The strange and debauched energy of the place never fails to provide the perfect backdrop for bacchanalian reverie of the highest order.

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These substances have become well-known supplements for a bacchanalian night-out.

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But with the merry gang in headlong bacchanalian mode, such niceties might have gone unnoticed.

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The bearded bacchanalian offers an explanation in his cookbook.

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Here is a timeline of their bacchanalian behavior.

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Bacchanalian revels had nothing on this lot.

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Still, photos of the party in action confirm one thing -- this was an event of bacchanalian proportions.

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What happens is that we go through the holidays abandoning most -- if not all -- restraint, while indulging our bacchanalian impulses.

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Colors cover not only the clothes, but the faces, arms and hair in a bacchanalian burst of boundless delight.

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