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| rainbow | |
| 1. n. (Météorol) Arc-en-ciel. | |
| The rainbow appears when the sun is shining and it is raining. It is caused by the refraction of the light through raindrops. In 1666, Newton explained this phenomenon using a glass prism. | |
| L'arc-en-ciel apparaît lorsqu'il pleut et que le soleil brille. Cela est dû à la réfraction de la lumière à travers les gouttes de pluie. En 1666, Newton a expliqué ce phénomène en utilisant un prisme en verre. | |
| Have faith in your dreams and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through. | |
| Écoute ton rêve et demain le Soleil brillera toujours. | |
| The rainbow's colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. | |
| Les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel sont : rouge, orange, jaune, vert, bleu, indigo et violet. | |
| 2. adj. Iridescent. | |
| 3. v. (Rare) Colorer comme un arc-en-ciel. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| rainbow | |
| 1. n. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. |  |
| 2. n. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours. | |
| 3. n. (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude. | |
| a rainbow of possibilities | |
| 4. n. (figurative) An illusion, mirage. | |
| Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day. | |
| 5. n. (baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one. | |
| 6. n. (poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits. | |
| 7. n. Rainbow trout. | |
| 8. adj. Multicolored. | |
| 9. adj. (attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions. | |
| 10. adj. (attributive) LGBT. | |
| 11. adj. (poker, chiefly of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits. | |
| 12. v. To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow. | |
| français > anglais | |
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| arc-en-ciel | |
| 1. adj. rainbow | |
| 2. n-m. rainbow | |
