prayer meeting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prayer meeting in the English»French Dictionary

the Book of Common Prayer attr group, meeting

de prière

Translations for prayer meeting in the English»French Dictionary

I.prayer [Brit prɛː, Am prɛr] N

prayer REL

prière f

prayer (hope) fig

souhait m

in prayer

en prière

to be at prayer or at one's prayers

être à la prière

to say a prayer that …

faire une prière pour que …

+ subj to say one's prayers

faire sa prière

his prayers were answered lit, fig

sa prière a été exaucée

you are in my prayers

je prie pour vous et votre bien-être

the Book of Common Prayer

le rituel de l'Église anglicane

the Book of Common Prayer attr group, meeting

de prière

II.prayers N

prayers npl:

prayers (informal)

prière f

prayers (formal)

office m

family/evening prayers

prière f en famille/du soir

Evening/Morning prayers

office m du soir/du matin

III.prayer [Brit prɛː, Am prɛr]

not to have a prayer inf

ne pas avoir la moindre chance

on a wing and a prayer inf

Dieu sait comment

meeting [Brit ˈmiːtɪŋ, Am ˈmidɪŋ] N

1. meeting (official assembly):

meeting

réunion f

cabinet/staff meeting

réunion du conseil des ministres/des membres du personnel

to call a meeting

convoquer une réunion

to be in a meeting

être en réunion

2. meeting (coming together):

meeting (between individuals, groups)

rencontre f

a meeting of minds fig

une profonde entente

3. meeting Brit SPORTS:

meeting

rencontre f (sportive)

4. meeting REL (of Quakers):

meeting

service m

meeting

culte m (des quakers)

to go to meeting

aller au culte

See also race meeting

race meeting N Brit

race meeting

réunion f de courses

I.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

rencontre f (sportive)

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

rendez-vous m de chasseurs

II.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ archaic

meet

séant dated

meet

convenable

it is meet that …

il est convenable que …

it is meet that … + subj

il sied que … dated

III.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

rencontrer

meet team, opponent, enemy

rencontrer, affronter

to meet each other

se rencontrer

to meet one's death fig

trouver la mort

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

faire la connaissance de

‘pleased to meet you!’

‘enchanté (de faire votre connaissance)!’

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul, je vous présente ma patronne, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

est-ce que vous avez été présenté à M. Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

attendre

meet (fetch) person

chercher

she went to the airport to meet them

elle est allée à l'aéroport les attendre or chercher

I'll be there to meet you

je viendrai te chercher

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus/plane

attendre qn à l'arrêt de bus/à l'aéroport

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

rencontrer, toucher

meet line: line

rencontrer, croiser

his eyes met hers

son regard a rencontré or a croisé le sien

he couldn't meet her eye

il ne pouvait pas la regarder en face

an incredible sight met her eye

un spectacle incroyable s'est offert à ses yeux

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, order

satisfaire

meet demand, order

répondre à

meet criteria, standards, needs

satisfaire à

meet bills, costs

payer

meet debts, overheads

couvrir

meet loss

compenser

meet obligations, commitments

faire face à

meet conditions

remplir

6. meet (rise to):

meet challenge

se montrer à la hauteur de

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism, accusation, objection

répondre à

IV.meet <pret, pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

se rencontrer

meet (come together) people:

se voir

meet teams, armies:

se rencontrer

meet teams, armies:

s'affronter

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

se réunir (to do pour faire)

meet cars:

se croiser

the two cars/trains met head-on

les deux véhicules/trains se sont heurtés de front or de plein fouet inf

to meet again people:

se revoir

goodbye, till we meet again!

au revoir! à la prochaine fois!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

faire connaissance

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

se rencontrer, se toucher

meet roads, lines:

se rencontrer, se croiser

their eyes met

leurs regards se croisèrent

V.meet [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

ce n'est pas aussi clair que cela en a l'air

there's more to him than meets the eye

il cache bien son jeu

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

prayer meeting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prayer meeting in the English»French Dictionary

prayer meeting N

prayer meeting

prières fpl en groupe

Translations for prayer meeting in the English»French Dictionary

I.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet

rencontrer

meet an enemy

affronter

to meet sb face to face

se trouver nez à nez avec qn

to meet sb's glance

croiser le regard de qn

2. meet (by arrangement):

meet

retrouver

3. meet (make the acquaintance of):

meet

faire la connaissance de

4. meet (fulfil):

meet standard, need

répondre à

meet costs

prendre en charge

meet deadline

respecter

meet obligation

remplir

meet challenge

relever

5. meet (counter):

meet accusation

recevoir

Phrases:

to meet one's death

trouver la mort

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'est moins simple que ça en a l'air

to make ends meet

joindre les deux bouts

to meet one's Waterloo

essuyer une défaite irréversible

to meet sb halfway

couper la poire en deux

II.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB intr

1. meet (encounter):

meet

se rencontrer

2. meet (assemble):

meet

se réunir

3. meet SPORTS, MIL:

meet

s'affronter

4. meet (get acquainted):

meet

faire connaissance

5. meet (join):

meet

se rejoindre

meet eyes

se rencontrer

we met in Paris

on s'est connus à Paris

III.meet <met, met> [mi:t] N

1. meet Am (sporting event):

meet

rencontre f

2. meet Brit (fox hunt):

meet

rendez-vous m de chasse

meeting N

1. meeting (organized gathering):

meeting

réunion f

meeting

épluchette f Quebec

to have a meeting with sb

avoir une réunion avec qn

2. meeting Brit (sporting event):

meeting

rencontre f

3. meeting (act of coming together):

meeting

rencontre f

a meeting of minds

une entente profonde

prayer [preəʳ, Am prer] N

prayer

prière f

in prayer

en prière

to answer sb's prayer

exaucer la prière de qn

not to have a prayer of doing sth

n'avoir que de maigres espoirs de faire qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When only fourteen he delivered his first sermon at a prayer meeting; at sixteen he became a regular preacher.

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At the same time as the news was received, the prayer meeting offered ways to deal with changing circumstances.

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The choice of venue depends on the intended participants, the purpose of the prayer meeting, and the size of the prayer meeting.

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The prayers during the prayer meeting sometimes ask their deity for a positive outcome in times of uncertainty.

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The first prayer meeting organized by this group occurred in 2004.

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For example, a prayer meeting may be called if a church member is involved in a serious accident.

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Each society also held a prayer meeting one half hour after each meal.

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Demon-possessed persons are brought to a church or prayer meeting.

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The evening service and prayer meeting is at 6:30pm.

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He has thus not found it a prudent rule to seek help as the prayer meeting breaks up.

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