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CADEAU [3 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

... something given or gotten free of charge, as a complimentary theater ticket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Direction 2006 has also provided commemorative coins with a train theme produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. We have one for each of our presenters as a small token of our appreciation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

Pour vous remercier de votre aide, nous vous enverrons un petit souvenir par la poste.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Related phraseology: to win a lot of free points.

CONT

... the half volley will need to be played and you will have to angle the racket head correctly to get the ball up and over the net without lifting it so much that it becomes a gift for your opponent to win the point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Gustave vous envoie un lob raté, l'occasion s'annonce superbe pour smasher et ainsi gagner l'échange. Vous vous dites : «Quel beau dessert!».

OBS

«remise de cadeau», terme utilisé par la chaîne de télévision canadienne RDS (Réseau des sports).

Spanish

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