accolade
Meanings
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Certificat présidentiel de reconnaissance, distinction
Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by personnel who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. Service of civilians who died overseas or as a result of injury or disease contracted while serving in a civilian capacity with the United States Armed Forces during the dates and/or in areas prescribed is in like manner recognized.
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"The family received the Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, a special accolade, for their grandfather's service and sacrifice in the Korean War. "
La famille a reçu le Certificat présidentiel de reconnaissance, une distinction spéciale, pour le service et le sacrifice de leur grand-père pendant la guerre de Corée.
Un ornement composé de deux courbes en accolade se rejoignant au milieu, chacune concave vers son extrémité extérieure et convexe vers le point où elle rencontre l'autre. Ces accolades sont soit simples, soit ornées de riches moulures, et constituent un motif de décoration fréquent sur les linteaux de portes et de fenêtres des XVe et XVIe siècles, notamment dans l'architecture civile.
An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other. Such accolades are either plain or adorned with rich moldings, and are a frequent motive of decoration on the lintels of doors and windows of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially in secular architecture.
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Anoblir, adouber
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"The university president will accolade the graduating valedictorian with the prestigious honor of a scholarship. "
Le président de l'université va adouber le major de promotion avec l'honneur prestigieux d'une bourse d'études.
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Related Words
presidential adjective
/pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/
Présidentiel
acknowledgment noun
/əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
Reconnaissance, aveu
performance noun
[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]