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Pleist... — Pleist..., s. Plist … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
mourir — [ murir ] v. intr. <conjug. : 19> • morir 980; lat. pop. morire, class. mori I ♦ 1 ♦ Cesser de vivre, d exister, d être. ⇒ 1. mort; décéder, disparaître, s éteindre, expirer, 1. partir(fig.), passer, périr, succomber, trépasser; fam.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pléistocène — [ pleistɔsɛn ] adj. et n. m. • 1839; du gr. pleistos « beaucoup » et kainos « nouveau » ♦ Géol. Se dit du début de l ère quaternaire, période correspondant au paléolithique. N. m. Le pléistocène, époque glaciaire. ● pléistocène nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
misplaced — mis|placed [ˌmısˈpleıst] adj misplaced feelings of trust, love etc are wrong and unsuitable, because the person that you have these feelings for does not deserve them ▪ I realized that my trust in him was misplaced. ▪ She stuck with him through a … Dictionary of contemporary English
unplaced — un|placed [ˌʌnˈpleıst] adj BrE not one of the first three to finish in a race or competition … Dictionary of contemporary English
Displaced Person — Dis|placed Per|son [dis pleist pə:sn] die; , s <aus engl. displaced person »verschleppte Person«> Bez. für einen Ausländer, der im 2. Weltkrieg nach Deutschland verschleppt wurde; <ausländischer Zwangsarbeiter; Abk.: D. P … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
misplaced — mis|placed [ ,mıs pleıst ] adjective 1. ) a misplaced feeling or opinion is not appropriate for a particular situation, or is directed toward the wrong person: misplaced fears/loyalty/trust Out of misplaced sympathy for his family I never asked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
