vicissitude in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vicissitude in the English»French Dictionary

vicissitude [Brit vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd, vʌɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd, Am vəˈsɪsəˌt(j)ud] N form

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A common theme is love and its vicissitudes.
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Unless one accepts dire vicissitudes, he will not attain...
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Presumably, the fortifications suffered the vicissitudes of the various destruction and subsequent rebuilding of the city.
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She must love work, to preserve through all vicissitudes (for a woman who wishes to acquire such vast knowledge needs manly patience).
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The bonds he formed then have stayed firm despite the vicissitudes wrought by time on the fragile world of international relations.
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Ancient books coming down to us from a period many centuries before the invention of printing have necessarily undergone many vicissitudes.
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The vicissitudes of life, family affairs and financial constraints engulfed my life and deprived me of the congenial solitude.
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The fortress, however, had yet to pass through many vicissitudes.
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Through all the vicissitudes of its earlier years he was its firm friend, and to him it is deeply indebted for advice and services.
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Part of the reasoning was that thus protected, neither tribe would find themselves subject to the vicissitudes of war.
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