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major

/ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/

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noun

Major

A military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel.

Examples :

"He used to be a major in the army."

Il était major dans l'armée.

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noun

Majeure, spécialisation

The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

Examples :

"My sister's major is psychology. "

La spécialisation de ma sœur est la psychologie.

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noun

Étudiant se spécialisant dans un domaine d'études

A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.

Examples :

"She is a math major."

Elle est étudiante en mathématiques.

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noun

Majeur

A person of legal age.

Examples :

"My sister is a major; she can vote now. "

Ma sœur est majeure ; elle peut maintenant voter.

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noun

La majeure

The major premise.

Examples :

"In his argument that the school needs more resources, the major premise was that student performance is declining. "

Dans son argumentation selon laquelle l'école a besoin de plus de ressources, la majeure était que les résultats des élèves diminuent.

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noun

Touchdown

A touchdown, or major score.

Examples :

"The team's final major in the game was a stunning touchdown. "

Le dernier touchdown de l'équipe dans le match a été un touchdown époustouflant.

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noun

Une grande entreprise prospère sur le plan commercial, en particulier une maison de disques plus importante qu'un label indépendant

A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

Examples :

"Sony Music is a major record label, much larger than many independent labels. "

Sony Music est une maison de disques majeure, beaucoup plus importante que de nombreux labels indépendants.

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noun

Grand frère

(British slang) An elder brother (especially at a public school).

Examples :

"My major was very strict about my school uniform. "

Mon grand frère était très strict concernant mon uniforme scolaire.

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noun

Major, fourmi soldat

A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

Examples :

"The major defended the nest fiercely against the invading ants. "

Le major a défendu le nid férocement contre les fourmis envahissantes.

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verb

Se spécialiser, se concentrer sur

To concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university

Examples :

"I have decided to major in mathematics."

J'ai décidé de me spécialiser en mathématiques.

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adjective

Majeur, important

Of great significance or importance.

Examples :

"The doctor's diagnosis was a major concern for the family. "

Le diagnostic du médecin était une préoccupation majeure pour la famille.

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adjective

Important, majeur

Greater in number, quantity, or extent

Examples :

"the major part of the assembly"

La partie majeure de l'assemblée.

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adjective

Majeur

Of full legal age, having attained majority

Examples :

"My sister is a major; she can vote now. "

Ma sœur est majeure ; elle peut maintenant voter.

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adjective

Majeur

Of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone

Examples :

"A major scale."

Une gamme majeure.

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adjective

Majeur

Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.

Examples :

"The major difference between the two job offers was the salary. "

La différence majeure entre les deux offres d'emploi était le salaire.

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adjective

Majeur

Containing the note a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.

Examples :

"The orchestra played a major scale, starting with the note C. "

L'orchestre a joué une gamme majeure, en commençant par la note Do.

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adjective

Changements de cloches sonnés sur huit cloches

(campanology) Bell changes rung on eight bells.

Examples :

"The school bell tower's major bell changes rang. "

Les changements de cloches majeurs du clocher de l'école ont sonné.

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