478 résultats pour "mid"

• pirogue.

  définitivement leurvillage pourserallier àla civilisation. Maiscelan’en rendait queplus incompréhensible ladécision d’abandonner l’aigleàun pitoyable destin.Pourtant, toutel’histoire delacolonisation, enAmérique duSud etailleurs, doit tenir compte deces renonciations radicalesauxvaleurs traditionnelles, deces désagrégations d’ungenre devie oùla perte decertains éléments entraneladépréciation immédiatedetous lesautres, phénomène dontjevenais peut-être d’observer unexemple caractéristique. Un repa...

• Yad Vashem - où, parmi d'autres choses, j'ai bien obtenu en

  le fait que lespointes deson coldechemise reposaient surlaveste, donnaient curieusement à cet homme dequatre-vingt-trois ansl'air d'être àla mode. Nous avions l'intention defaire l'interview etde dîner ensuite. Danssagrande salledeséjour, Alena avaitinstallé devantledivan oùjeme suis assis unepetite tablebasse enverre etacier. Elle yavait disposé unassortiment deboissons :Evian, eaugazeuse, petitesbouteilles dejus de fruit. Lemur entier surma gauche étaitcouvert delivres soigneusement rangés,leg...

• termite.

  En retour, le tube digestif du termite offre à ces protozoaires un milieu de vie idéal. Il existe ainsi entre les termites et les flagellés une dépendance réciproque que l'onappelle symbiose. Chez le termite champignonniste, la symbiose se fait avec un champignon du genre Termitomyces. Les termites édifient dans leurs termitières des masses de débris végétaux ayant l'aspect d'éponges, pouvant atteindre 40 cm de long sur 10 cm de large et 7 ou 8 cm d'épaisseur. Ce sont les « meules à champignon...

• Public Finance.

  obtained by borrowing instead of taxation—can be helpful for the economy. For example, when unemployment is high, the government can undertake projects that useworkers who would otherwise be idle. The economy will then expand because more money is being pumped into it. However, deficit spending also can harm theeconomy. When unemployment is low, a deficit may result in rising prices, or inflation. The additional government spending creates more competition for scarce workersand resources and thi...

• tendrement deux mots, sans l'avoir voulu, sans avoir pensé à lui.

  s'écriait-elle, etelle arrangeait lesfleurs avecuneardeur redoublée. Tout àcoup, àpropos derien, fourrageant dansuntiroir, elledisait :alors, çava, mon vieux ?S'aperce-vant qu'ellevenait de s'adresser àlui, elle secachait labouche sacrilège, scandalisée, maisassez fièredecet exploit. Elle s'arrêtait soudaindetravailler, décidaitdes'amuser, allaits'asseoir devantlesecrétaire, écrivaitvingtoutrente foisle nom del'aimé, puislesautres noms,Lalos,Alsol,Losal. Ouencore, deboutdevant 473 la glace, elle...

• "'Well, what can you say about that?

  names belonged toresidents ofthe Sixth Borough, andwere carved whenCentral Parkstillresided there,instead ofin Manhattan. Somepeople believe theyaremade-up namesand,totake thedoubt astep further, thatthegestures oflove were made-up gestures. Othersbelieve otherthings." "Whatdoyou believe?" "Well, it'shard foranyone, eventhemost pessimistic ofpessimists, tospend morethanafew minutes inCentral Park without feelingthatheorshe isexperiencing sometense inaddition tothe present, right?""I guess. " "Ma...

• Définition du terme: CULTIVÉ, -ÉE, participe passé et adjectif.

  B.— Au figuré. [En parlant de la fructification des dons naturels permettant à l'homme de s'élever au-dessus de sa condition initiale et d'accéder individuellement ou collectivement à un état supérieur] 1. [En parlant d'une ou de plusieurs personnes, d'une classe sociale] Qui s'est élevé par un travail assidu et méthodique au-dessus de l'état de nature, a développé ses qualités, favorisé l'éclosion harmonieuse de sa personnalité. Gens, homme, public cultivé(s); classe cultivée. Pour écrire litté...

• Définition: AVOIR1, verbe.

  ? [Avec un substantif, attribut de l'objet, pr?c?d? des pr?positions comme ou pour] Avoir pour demeure un ancien presbyt?re. ? Locution. Avoir de quoi. Poss?der suffisamment d'argent pour parvenir au but recherch? (le plus souvent donn? par le contexte ou par un infinitif suivent cette locution?: avoir de quoi payer, de quoi vivre)?: ? 5. Qui sait si vous aurez de quoi vous marier? EUG?NIE DE GU?RIN, Journal intime, 1838, page 221. ? 6. Pour tous, c'est-?-dire pour tous ceux qui avaien...

• Versailles est l'un des principaux legs du Grand Siècle.

  recomposa la terrasse en réalisant les bassins du Midi et du Nord, décorés par des statues de Coysevox, Le Hongre, Regnaudin et Tubi, figurant les fleuves de France. En contrebas, Mansart édifia une monumentale Orangerie (1687). Dans l'axe du château, l'allée royale (ou Tapis vert) fut aménagée entre le bassin de Latone et celui d'Apollon, le Grand Canal, achevé en 1680, venant compléter la perspective. De part et d'autre de l'allée, Le Nôtre disposa quatorze bosquets ornés de sculptures dues...

• CHAPITRE QUATRE LE SIÈGE DE GONDOR

  de Lorien, mais non à le porter en service. Il avait à présent sans le savoir l’aspect parfait de l’Ernil i Pheriannath , le Prince des Semi- Hommes, comme on l’avait appelé, mais il ne se sentait pas du tout à l’aise. Et l’obscuri té commençait à lui peser. Il fit sombre et terne toute la journée. De l’aube sans soleil jusqu’au soir, la lourde ombre s’était épaissie et tous les cœurs dans la Cité étaient oppressés. Loin en dessus, un grand nuage porté par un vent de guerre flottait le...

• Dictionnaire en ligne: ENTRÉE, substantif féminin.

  propriétaire qui engage un cheval pour une course (d'après Dictionnaire de la langue française (ÉMILE LITTRÉ) et Grand Larousse encyclopédique en dix volumes). — INFORMATIQUE. " Donnée ou information transférée ou à transférer dans un ordinateur à partir du monde extérieur " (Dictionnaire de l'informatique (ANDRÉ LE GARFF) 1975). · Organe d'entrée. " Partie de la machine dont le rôle est de lire sur des supports tels que la bande ou la carte perforée, ou la bande magnétique, l'information relati...

• Il arriva bientôt à un espace découvert, où une petite

  « Eh bien, il faut partir dès que possible, dit Eomer. Même ainsi, nous ne pouvons espérer arriver au secours de Gondor aujourd’hui. » Merry n’attendit pas d’en entendre plus long, mais il s’éloigna à pas de loup pour se prépa rer à l’ordre de marche. C’était la dernière étape avant la bataille. Il ne lui paraissait guère probable que beaucoup y survécussent. Mais il pensa à Pippin et aux flammes dans Minas Tirith, et il domina sa propre peur. Tout alla bien ce jour -là, et ils n ’eu...

• Boisson universelle étonnamment complexe, le vin est connu depuis la préhistoire.

  volume 1 États-Unis - traitement des vignes par hélicoptère dans Napa Valley, en Californie, page 1754, volume 4 Hongrie - vignobles de Szigliget, près du lac Balaton, page 2398, volume 5 Italie - les vignobles du Frioul, page 2617, volume 5 vin - cueillette du raisin à la treille, page 5546, volume 10 vin - scène de vendange en octobre, page 5546, volume 10 Les vins et leurs terroirs Après les restructurations consécutives à l'invasion du phylloxéra et à l'avènement des chemins de fer m...

• Le Reich capitule

  des partisans, et à la fin d'avril ils ont libéré Vérone, Venise et Trieste. Sur le front de l'Est, les Soviétiques, après un bond enjanvier de la Vistule à l'Oder, poursuivent une irrésistible marche en avant : en avril, l'Oder franchi, ils écrasent les défensesallemandes en Poméranie et en Brandebourg, occupent Vienne, encerclent Berlin, dont ils s'emparent après des combatsacharnés. Le 2 mai, le drapeau rouge flotte sur le Reichstag. Certes, parallèlement à ces succès spectaculaires, l'ent...

• était brodée toute une chasse au cerf, avec des attributs, des poires à poudre, des cors de chasse, des couteaux à larges lames.

  étalant sonluxe auxpremières tiédeursduprintemps. Lorsque lamode lesforça absolument dequitter Paris,ilsallèrent auxbains demer, mais àregret, pensant surlesplages de l’Océan auxtrottoirs desboulevards. Leuramour lui-même s’yennuya. C’étaitunefleur delaserre quiavait besoin dugrand lit gris etrose, delachair nueducabinet, del’aube doréedupetit salon. Depuis qu’ilsétaient seulslesoir, enface delamer, ils ne trouvaient plusrienàse dire. Elleessaya dechanter sonrépertoire duthéâtre desVariétés, sur...

• Republic of Indonesia - country.

  Mahakam in East Kalimantan and the Martapura and Barito in South Kalimantan. Most of these rivers originate in the island’s central massif (mountain mass) and meander through extensive swamps as they approach the coast. Settlements such as Samarinda and Banjarmasin cluster along the rivers, which serve ascommunication routes into the interior. The largest rivers on Sumatra drain from west to east into the Strait of Malacca. In the north, the Asahan River once linked trade between the Batak peo...

• Dictionnaire en ligne: DURANT, préposition; DURANT QUE, locution conjonctivale.

  Ø 3.... et il [Hippolyte] nageait à sec sur le carreau en se débattant et en se lamentant Pour les enfants ces jeux-là sont tout un drame, toute une fiction scénique (...) qu'ils miment et rêvent durant des heures entières, et dont l'illusion les gagne et les saisit véritablement. AURORE DUPIN, BARONNE DUDEVANT, DITE GEORGE SAND, Histoire de ma vie, tome 2, 1855, page 251. ß ) Durant + substantif (de forme ou de valeur déverbale et durative) désignant. Durant + substantif (de forme ou de vale...

• Seoul - geography.

  higher learning in South Korea. All of South Korea’s top-ranked universities are in Seoul, including Chung-ang University (1918), Ewha Women’s University (1886),Korea University (1905), Seoul National University (1946), Sogang University (1960), Sung Kyun Kwan University (1938), and Yonsei University (1885). The National Museum features collections of Korean art and artifacts, and the National Science Museum showcases modern Korean technology. The National Library ofKorea, the country’s largest...

• de Gibraltar et fait route vers le nord-est.

  nous n’yserons queplus aularge pouraccueillir etinstaller cesmalheureux etleur offrir leurdernière chance.Jeledis tout net : c’est danscetunique butque jequitte lacapitale etque jepars pour leMidi. J’invite tousceux quipensent, comme moi, quel’idéal humain seplace au-dessus desnations, dessystèmes économiques, desreligions etdes races, àme rejoindre là-bas.Jenous voudrais nombreux, carque signifient cesmouvements detroupes ? Cegauleiter Perretquivient d’être nommé ? J’aientendu, commetoutlemonde...

• Unemployment.

  set up to monitor the economy and provide advice to the president and Congress. Between 1945 and 1990 nine cyclical swings in unemployment occurred; all weresmaller than the 1930s depression. During this period the unemployment rate was as low as 2.9 percent (1953) and as high as 9.7 percent (1982). Because of cutbacksin the unemployment insurance program and changes in the nature of employment during the 1980s, however, only 37 percent of jobless workers received benefits in1990. Fears that the...

• Pez - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  Anatomía externa de un pezEsta ilustración muestra las principales características anatómicas externas de los peces. Algunas especies no tienen todas las aletasque aparecen en la ilustración y otras carecen de escamas u opérculo.© Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos. En general, los peces tienen forma ahusada, con el cuerpo moderadamente aplanado en los lados y más afilado en la zona de la cola que en la de la cabeza. Sus principalesrasgos son el juego de vértebras repetido en s...

• Kolkata - geography.

  area, and trains have north-south lines with a few east-west connections. There are two major train terminals: Sealdah in the east central part of Kolkata and Hāoraacross the river from the Central Business District. Electric trams operate in Kolkata proper. The aging buses, trains, and tram cars suffer from overloading, creatinguncomfortable rides. Subway construction started in 1972 and became operational with 7 km (4.3 mi) of line in 1984. By 1995 all of the subway’s 16.4-km (10.2-mi)route fr...

• Vikings .

  Wessex (England) and Charles II the Bald and Louis III in France could command their resources to move to fortify their towns, station fleets and naval patrols alongthe coasts, and organize localized and mobile military forces. Some Christian leaders paid ransom to the larger Viking armies of the 10th and early 11th centuries.Taxing their people to pay the “danegeld,” the tribute to the Vikings, became a regular defensive strategy. But in return for the cash, the Vikings often negotiatedpeaceful...

• Paris (city, France) - geography.

  and its vibrant public square, frequented by street performers, soon became among the most popular landmarks in the city. West of the Pompidou Center is Les Halles, the site of the central market of Paris from the 12th century until 1969. The market was subsequently replaced by the Forum LesHalles, a multilevel underground complex featuring a shopping mall, museums, the Paris film library ( vidéothèque ), and a sports center. The street level of Les Halles features a garden, the Jardin des Halle...

• Anatomía - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  Sistema nervioso autónomo o vegetativoEl sistema nervioso autónomo dirige las actividades corporales sobre las que el individuo no tiene un control consciente, como larespiración o la digestión. Consta de dos partes: el sistema simpático y el parasimpático.© Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos. El sistema nervioso se divide en somático, que efectúa el control voluntario sobre los músculos esqueléticos, y autónomo, que es involuntario y controla el músculo liso, elmúsculo cardiac...

• Warsaw - geography.

  VI ECONOMY In addition to serving as Poland's leading administrative center, Warsaw is also a center for science, research, and higher education. Since World War II the city'sindustrial base has been developed, with diverse plants producing steel, cars, tractors, and consumer electronics. Warsaw is the second most important industrial regionin Poland (after Katowice in the south). Warsaw, more than anywhere else in the country, has benefited from the boom in construction and commerce that foll...

• l'Etrangers Albert Camus

• Neandertals.

  Neandertals made stone tools by striking flakes from rock “cores.” The cores were carefully selected and prepared so that only a single blow was normally required todetach a flake. A number of relatively standardized flakes were sometimes produced from a single core. These sharp flakes served as “blanks” that were further workedand shaped into the desired tools. Suitable stone was sometimes rare, and often tools were sharpened and resharpened to make new tools, yielding a whole variety ofshapes...

• Influenza.

  days and disappear in seven to ten days. However, coughing and fatigue may persist for two or more weeks. Death from influenza itself is rare. But influenza can aggravate underlying medical conditions, such as heart or lung disease. Invading influenza viruses produceinflammation in the lining of the respiratory tract, damage that increases the risk that secondary infections will develop. Common complications include bronchitis,sinusitis, and bacterial pneumonia, occurring most frequently in olde...

• Toronto - geography.

  now a museum. In the far northeast side of the City is the Toronto Zoo, a modern zoo covering many acres and with well-designed animal displays. Originally known as the SkyDome, the Rogers Centre is a state-of-the-art stadium complex that opened in 1989. The stadium features a retractable roof that can openin 20 minutes to expose the playing field and most of the 50,000 seats to the open air. It is the home of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and theToronto Blue Jays of Majo...

• Toronto - Geography.

  now a museum. In the far northeast side of the City is the Toronto Zoo, a modern zoo covering many acres and with well-designed animal displays. Originally known as the SkyDome, the Rogers Centre is a state-of-the-art stadium complex that opened in 1989. The stadium features a retractable roof that can openin 20 minutes to expose the playing field and most of the 50,000 seats to the open air. It is the home of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and theToronto Blue Jays of Majo...

• Iran-Iraq War - History.

  The Iranian offensives of 1982 set a pattern that continued for the rest of the war. Exploiting their superiority in numbers, Iran sent its Revolutionary Guard on theattack, supported by regular military forces. Outnumbered Iraqi forces inflicted heavy losses on the Iranians but ultimately fell back. As soon as the initial Iranian thrusthad exhausted itself, however, the Iraqi army exploited Iranian disorganization and lack of equipment to retake much of the lost territory. As the war continued,...

• Iranian Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Iranian Art and Architecture, the visual arts of Iran.

  The first great development of ancient Persian architecture took place under the Achaemenid dynasty during the Persian Empire, from about 550 to 330 BC. Remains of Achaemenian architecture are numerous, the earliest being ruins at Pasargadae, the capital city of Cyrus the Great. These ruins include two palaces, a sacred precinct, acitadel, a tower, and the tomb of Cyrus. The palaces were set in walled gardens and contained central columnar halls, the largest of which was 37 m (111 ft) in length...

• Central America - Geography.

  F Animal Life Most of the animal life of Central America is similar to that of South America, but some animals have ties with North America. The marley and opossum have links withSouth America, as do the jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, and margay, which are members of the cat family. In contrast, the puma, gray fox, and coyote are of NorthAmerican origin. The armadillo, anteater, and sloth have ties to the south, deer to the north. The large manatee, an aquatic plant eater, survives in the isolated...

• Europe - geography.

  movement of a segment of the Earth’s crust against the stable shield during the Caledonian orogeny (about 500 to 395 million years ago) raised the mountains of Ireland,Wales, Scotland, and western Norway. Subsequent erosion has rounded and worn down these mountains in the British Isles, but the peaks of Norway still reach 2,472 m(8,110 ft). The second major geological region, a belt of sedimentary materials, sweeps in an arc from southwestern France northward and eastward through the Low Countri...

• United Arab Emirates - country.

  III PEOPLE Most people living in the UAE (known as Emiris) are Arabs, a large majority of whom are city and town dwellers. A small number are nomadic (having no permanent home). The population has grown dramatically since the mid-1960s, largely due to the influx of oil workers to the country. Four-fifths of the UAE’s inhabitants areforeign workers and their families. The UAE also has a very youthful population, due to the large numbers of young foreign workers, a cultural preference for larg...

• Africa.

  The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...

• Africa - Geography.

  The highest elevations in Africa are found in the various ranges of East Africa. After Kilimanjaro, the next highest peaks are Mount Kenya (5,199 m/17,057 ft), north ofKilimanjaro in central Kenya; Margherita Peak (5,109 m/ 16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC); Ras Dashen (4,620 m/ 15,157 ft) in the Ethiopian Highlands of northern Ethiopia; Mount Meru (4,565 m/ 14,977 ft), close to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; and MountElgon (4,...

• Costa Rica - country.

  protection from future deforestation is not guaranteed. Deforestation places Costa Rica’s rich biodiversity in danger. The country’s location on the cusp between Northand South America and its abundance of tropical forests make it home to a great variety of species, many of them rare and threatened. Deforestation also contributesto the country’s problematic rate of soil erosion. Costa Rica is party to international treaties concerning biodiversity, climate change ( see Global Warming), endangere...

• Toys. I INTRODUCTION Toys, objects that serve as playthings for children. Although the

  clay. These readily available elements were also used to make more elaborate toys as human society advanced. Archaeologists have found primitive, handmade toys such as wooden or cloth dolls, clay marbles, and terracotta figures that date back thousands of years. In ancientEgypt, Greece, and Rome, people placed dolls or clay figures in the graves or tombs of children for them to play with in the afterlife. The yo-yo may seem like a 20th-century fad, but it actually dates back at least 2,500 years...

• Vladimir Lenin I INTRODUCTION Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader and theorist, who presided over the first government of Soviet Russia and then that of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

  with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

• Vladimir Lenin.

  with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

• Vladimir Lenin .

  with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• Arab-Israeli Conflict - History.

  the Suez Canal and in 1951 blockaded the Strait of Tiran (Israel’s access to the Red Sea), which Israel regarded as an act of war. In June 1956 Egypt nationalized theSuez Canal, which had been jointly owned by Britain and France. In late October, Israel invaded the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula, defeating Egyptian forces there.Britain and France attacked Egypt a few days later. Although the fighting was brief and Israel eventually withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza, the conflict furtherexacerbate...

• Alcoholism.

  Although a consensus is growing among health professionals that alcohol dependence is a disease, society’s attitudes toward individuals with drinking problems remainambivalent and confused. Until the mid-20th century, the typical picture of the alcoholic was of someone without steady employment, unable to sustain familyrelationships and most likely in desperate financial straits. But this stereotype was largely dispelled when highly respected people publicly admitted their alcoholdependence and...

• Detroit - geography.

  of German and Irish immigrants. In the first half of the 20th century, the percentage of foreign-born residents declined, even though many immigrants arrived fromeastern Europe. During World War II (1939-1945), both whites and blacks were attracted from the South to work in the city’s defense industries. In 1950 foreign-bornand black residents each made up about 16 percent of the total population. In the five decades after 1950, the city lost almost half of its population, as many white resident...

• Du côté de chez Swann Index Combray Un amour

• Protests in the 1960s - U.

  E Youth Culture Young people played an important role in the movements for social change during the 1960s. Numbers alone made them important; more than 76 million babies wereborn during the post-World War II “baby boom.” In addition, these young people spent more years in school and were more affluent than previous generations. In theearly 20th century, most young Americans had moved quickly from childhood to adulthood. In the 1920s only 1 in 5 Americans graduated from high school, and almostal...

• Cosmology - astronomy.

  In 1917 American scientist Harlow Shapley measured the distance to several groups of stars known as globular clusters. He measured these distances by using amethod developed in 1912 by American astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Leavitt’s method relates distance to variations in brightness of Cepheid variables, a class of starsthat vary periodically in brightness. Shapley’s distance measurements showed that the clusters were centered around a point far from the Sun. The arrangement of theclusters was...