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holocaust

/ˈhoʊləkɑst/ /ˈhɒləkɔːst/ /ˈhoʊləkɔst/

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noun

Holocauste, sacrifice brûlé

A sacrifice that is completely burned to ashes.

Examples :

"In ancient times, people sometimes offered an animal as a holocaust to the gods, burning it completely until nothing but ashes remained. "

Dans l'Antiquité, les gens offraient parfois un animal en holocauste aux dieux, le brûlant complètement jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste que des cendres.

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noun

Holocauste, destruction massive

Extensive destruction of a group (usually of people or animals), whether by deliberate agency or by natural agency (especially fire).

Examples :

"1895 September 10, "ANOTHER ARMENIAN HOLOCAUST; Five Villages Burned, Five Thousand Persons Made Homeless, and Anti-Christians Organized.", in The New York Times"

10 septembre 1895, « UN AUTRE HOLOCAUSTE ARMÉNIEN ; Cinq villages brûlés, cinq mille personnes sans abri et des anti-chrétiens organisés. »

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noun

Holocauste, génocide

In particular, a state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group, especially the Holocaust (which see).

Examples :

"World War II saw the horrors of the Holocaust, during which millions of Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime. "

La Seconde Guerre mondiale a vu les horreurs de l'Holocauste, au cours duquel des millions de Juifs ont été systématiquement assassinés par le régime nazi.

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verb

Sacrifier et brûler entièrement

To sacrifice and burn (an animal) completely.

Examples :

"In ancient times, some cultures would holocaust a bull as an offering to their gods, burning it entirely on an altar. "

Dans les temps anciens, certaines cultures sacrifiaient et brûlaient entièrement un taureau en offrande à leurs dieux, le brûlant entièrement sur un autel.

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verb

Détruire complètement, anéantir

To destroy completely, especially by fire.

Examples :

"The wildfire threatened to holocaust the entire forest, leaving nothing but ashes. "

L'incendie menaçait de tout anéantir dans la forêt, ne laissant que des cendres.

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verb

Anéantir, détruire en masse

(possibly nonstandard) To subject to a holocaust (mass annihilation); to destroy en masse. (Compare genocide.)

Examples :

"The wildfire threatened to holocaust the entire forest, leaving nothing but ashes behind. "

L'incendie menaçait d'anéantir toute la forêt, ne laissant que des cendres derrière lui.

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