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  • 71Feyder, Jacques — (1885 1948)    Actor and director. Born Jacques Frédérix in Bruxelles, Jacques Feyder decided to become an actor. While this seems unremarkable, it required him to go against the wishes of his family. The Frédérix family was quite prestigious,… …

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  • 72Feyder, Jacques — (1885 1948)    Actor and director. Born Jacques Frédérix in Bruxelles, Jacques Feyder decided to become an actor. While this seems unremarkable, it required him to go against the wishes of his family. The Frédérix family was quite prestigious,… …

    Historical Dictionary of French Cinema

  • 73ambition — [ ɑ̃bisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • ambicion XIIIe; lat. ambitio 1 ♦ Désir ardent d obtenir les biens qui peuvent flatter l amour propre (pouvoir, honneurs, réussite sociale). « Les hommes commencent par l amour, finissent par l ambition » (La Bruyère). Il a de …

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  • 74tien — tien, tienne [ tjɛ̃, tjɛn ] adj. et pron. poss. de la 2e pers. du sing. • XIIIe; lat. tuum, devenu toon, toen, tuen, puis tien → mien, sien I ♦ Adj. poss. Vx ou littér. (épithète) De toi. ⇒ 1. ton. Un tien parent. (Attribut) Littér. « Je suis… …

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  • 75heavy — 1 / hevi/ adjective heavier, heaviest 1 WEIGHT weighing a lot: I can t lift this case it s too heavy. | The baby seemed to be getting heavier and heavier in her arms. | how heavy? (=how much does it weigh): How heavy is the parcel? opposite light …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English