sestet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sestet in the English»French Dictionary

sextet [Brit sɛksˈtɛt, Am sɛkˈstɛt] N

sextet

sextuor m

I.goose-step [Brit] N

goose-step

pas m de l'oie

II.goose-step [Brit] VB intr

goose-step

défiler au pas de l'oie

I.esteem [Brit ɪˈstiːm, ɛˈstiːm, Am əˈstim] N

esteem

estime f

to hold sb in high esteem

tenir qn en haute estime

a book held in high esteem

un livre très prisé

to go up/down in sb's esteem

remonter/baisser dans l'estime de qn

II.esteem [Brit ɪˈstiːm, ɛˈstiːm, Am əˈstim] VB trans form

1. esteem (admire):

esteem person

avoir de l'estime pour, estimer

esteem quality

apprécier

esteem work

priser

our highly esteemed colleague

notre très estimé/-e collègue form

2. esteem (think):

esteem

considérer

I esteem it an honour to be here

je considère comme un honneur d'être ici form

I.western [Brit ˈwɛst(ə)n, Am ˈwɛstərn] N CINE

western

western m

II.western [Brit ˈwɛst(ə)n, Am ˈwɛstərn] ADJ attr

1. western GEOG:

western coast, boundary

ouest

western inv town, region, custom, accent

de l'ouest

western France

l'ouest de la France

2. western POL:

western

occidental

testes [Brit ˈtɛstiːz, Am ˈtɛstiz] N npl

testes → testis

See also testis

testis <pl testes> [Brit ˈtɛstɪs, Am ˈtɛstəs] N

testis

testicule m

fester [Brit ˈfɛstə, Am ˈfɛstər] VB intr

fester wound, sore:

suppurer

fester situation:

pourrir

fester feeling:

s'envenimer

tuberculin-tested ADJ

tuberculin-tested cattle:

tuberculin-tested

tuberculisé

broad-chested ADJ

broad-chested

au torse large

Prestel® [presˈtel] N Brit TELEC

Prestel

Télétel ® m

barrel-chested ADJ

barrel-chested person

baraqué inf

barrel-chested horse

au poitrail puissant

sestet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sestet in the English»French Dictionary

sextet(te) [sekˈstet] N

sextet(te)

sextuor m

I.goosestep <-pp-> VB intr MIL

goosestep

marcher au pas de l'oie

II.goosestep N no pl

goosestep

pas m de l'oie

I.western [ˈwestən, Am -tɚn] ADJ

1. western GEO:

western

de l'ouest

western Scotland

l'ouest de l'Écosse

2. western POL:

western

occidental(e)

II.western [ˈwestən, Am -tɚn] N CINE

western

western m

I.esteem [ɪˈsti:m] N no pl (respect)

esteem

estime f

to fall/rise in sb's esteem

tomber/monter dans l'estime de qn

to hold sb in high esteem

tenir qn en haute estime

II.esteem [ɪˈsti:m] VB trans

esteem

estimer

highly esteemed

très estimé

self-esteem N no pl

self-esteem

estime f de soi

pester VB trans

to pester sb for sth

harceler qn pour obtenir qc

fester [ˈfestəʳ, Am -tɚ] VB intr

1. fester MED:

fester

suppurer

2. fester (become rotten and smell):

fester

se putréfier

3. fester fig (become worse):

fester

s'envenimer

vested interest N

vested interest

intérêts mpl personnels

jester [ˈdʒestəʳ, Am -tɚ] N HISTORY

jester

bouffon m

court jester

fou m du roi

zester N

User Entry

zester (kitchen utensil for grating the peel of citrus fruits) FOOD

zesteur m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The octave can be broken down into two quatrains; likewise, the sestet is made up of two tercets.

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In each of these, a group of eight lines (the octave) is followed by a group of six (the sestet).

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In the sestet, this experience mutates into a meditation on the nature of inspiration and man's connection to creation and his experience of the numinous.

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From line 9 it is usually plain sailing down to the end of the sestet and the resolution of the experience.

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