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• coin — [[t]kɔɪn[/t]] n. 1) a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money 2) a number of such pieces 3) cvb inf Informal. money; cash 4) archit. quoin 1), quoin 2) 5) cvb operated by or containing machines operated …   From formal English to slang

• coin — I. COIN. s. m. Angle, l endroit où se fait la rencontre, l aboutissement de deux costez de quelque chose. Un petit coin. le coin de la cheminée. le coin de la chambre. le coin d un bois, d un champ, d un blé. le coin du feu. le coin du jardin. le …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• coin — I. COIN. s. m. Angle, l endroit où se fait la rencon tre de deux lignes ou de deux surfaces, soit en dedans, soit en dehors. Le coin d une rue. Le coin d une maison. Le coin d un jardin. Le coin d une chambre. Le coin d un cabinet. Le coin d une… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

• no´ble|ness — no|ble «NOH buhl», adjective, bler, blest, noun. –adj. 1. high and great by birth, rank, or title: »a noble family, noble blood. SYNONYM(S): aristocratic, high born, patrician. 2. high and great in character; showing greatness of mind; good: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

• no|ble — «NOH buhl», adjective, bler, blest, noun. –adj. 1. high and great by birth, rank, or title: »a noble family, noble blood. SYNONYM(S): aristocratic, high born, patrician. 2. high and great in character; showing greatness of mind; good: »a noble… …   Useful english dictionary

• pass´a|ble|ness — pass|a|ble «PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. 1. fairly good; moderate: »a passable knowledge of geography. SYNONYM(S): tolerable, mediocre, middling. 2. that can be passed: »a passable river. The ford was not passable. 3. that may be circulated;… …   Useful english dictionary

• pass|a|ble — «PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. 1. fairly good; moderate: »a passable knowledge of geography. SYNONYM(S): tolerable, mediocre, middling. 2. that can be passed: »a passable river. The ford was not passable. 3. that may be circulated; current; …   Useful english dictionary

• in|con|sum|a|ble — «IHN kuhn SOO muh buhl», adjective. 1. that cannot be consumed. 2. Economics. not designed or intended to be consumed in use, as machinery or coin …   Useful english dictionary

• ir|re|deem|a|ble — «IHR ih DEE muh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that cannot be redeemed or bought back: »an irredeemable annuity. 2. that cannot be exchanged for coin: »irredeemable paper money. 3. Figurative. impossible to change; beyond remedy; hopeless:… …   Useful english dictionary

• TERRE — Avant d’être un concept, la Terre fut une donnée: d’abord, la Terre nourricière – autrement dit, la «terre végétale» –, puis, la Terre où l’homme vit, par opposition à la mer, c’est à dire les terres émergées. Tout naturellement, cette Terre,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle