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rearguard
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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arrière-garde <pl arrière-gardes> [aʀjɛʀɡaʀd] N f MIL
arrière-garde
rearguard
combat d'arrière-garde
rearguard action
d'arrière-garde idée, principe
regressive
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rearguard [Brit ˈrɪəɡɑːd, Am ˈrɪrˌɡɑrd] N MIL
rearguard fig
arrière-garde f
rearguard action N
rearguard action
combat m d'arrière-garde
to fight a rearguard action
mener un combat d'arrière-garde (against contre)
I. rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] N
1. rear (of building, car, room etc):
rear
arrière m
at the rear of the house
derrière la maison
(viewed) from the rear building, monument etc
vu de l'arrière
(viewed) from the rear person
vu de dos
‘to rear’ (in estate agent's brochure)
‘à l'arrière’
2. rear MIL:
rear (of procession, train)
queue f
rear (of unit, convoy)
arrière-garde f
rear (of unit, convoy)
arrières mpl
rear (of column)
queue f
at the rear of the train
en queue de train
to attack the enemy in the rear
attaquer l'ennemi à revers
to bring up the rear (gen) MIL
fermer la marche
3. rear euph (of person):
rear
derrière m inf
II. rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] ADJ
1. rear entrance, garden:
rear
de derrière
2. rear MOTOR:
rear light, seat, suspension
arrière
III. rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB trans
rear child, family, animals
élever
rear plants
cultiver
to be reared on classical music
être nourri de musique classique
IV. rear [Brit rɪə, Am rɪr] VB intr a. rear up
rear horse:
se cabrer
rear snake:
se dresser
rear fig building, tree etc:
s'élever, se dresser
ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ
1. ugly (hideous):
ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place
laid
ugly sound
désagréable
ugly wound
vilain
to be an ugly sight
être hideux/-euse à voir
2. ugly (vicious):
ugly situation, conflict
dangereux/-euse
ugly tactics, campaign
bas/basse
ugly accusation
vicieux/-ieuse
ugly passion, violence
effroyable
the situation turned ugly
la situation a dégénéré
to give sb an ugly look
regarder qn d'un sale œil
he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye
il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant
to be in an ugly mood group, mob:
gronder
to be in an ugly mood individual:
être d'humeur massacrante
the ugly face of
l'aspect inacceptable de
3. ugly (repugnant):
ugly incident, scene, crime
déplorable
an ugly customer inf
un sale type inf
he looks like an ugly customer inf
il a une sale tronche inf
as ugly as sin
laid comme un pou
racism/elitism rears its ugly head
on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme
in the PONS Dictionary
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arrière-garde <arrière-gardes> [aʀjɛʀgaʀd] N f
arrière-garde
rearguard
English
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French
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rearguard N no pl MIL
rearguard
arrière-garde f
a rearguard action
un combat d'arrière-garde
in the PONS Dictionary
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arrière-garde <arrière-gardes> [aʀjɛʀgaʀd] N f
arrière-garde
rearguard
English
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rear guard N MIL
rear guard
arrière-garde f
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Il ordonna une contre-marche qui fit de son arrière-garde, embarrassée par ses chariots de ravitaillement, l'avant-garde de son effectif.
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Tous les deux refusent et attaquent son arrière-garde, sans obtenir de résultats probants.
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Afin de répondre à ces missions, une arrière-garde est souvent constituée de troupes expérimentées disposant d'une forte cohésion et d'un bon moral.
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Rantzau les poursuit, tombe sur leur arrière-garde et leur fait encore éprouver une perte de 8 000 hommes.
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Il est de principe à la guerre qu'une arrière-garde doit être composée de 10 ou 12 000 hommes.
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