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/ˈroʊzəriz/ /ˈroʊzriz/

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Chapelets

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)

Examples :

"The elderly woman always carried two rosaries in her purse: one for herself and one to give away. "

La vieille femme portait toujours deux chapelets dans son sac à main : un pour elle et un à donner.

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Rosaire

A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.

Examples :

"Grandma kept several rosaries in her purse, each a different color for a specific intention. "

Grand-mère gardait plusieurs chapelets dans son sac à main, chacun d'une couleur différente pour une intention spécifique.

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Enchaînement, chapelet de pensées

(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

Examples :

"The professor presented a rosary of poems, each exploring a different facet of grief. "

Le professeur a présenté un chapelet de poèmes, chacun explorant une facette différente du deuil.

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Chapelet

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

Examples :

"While studying medieval economics, Sarah learned that "rosaries," cheap, counterfeit coins of the time, ultimately damaged public trust in currency. "

En étudiant l'économie médiévale, Sarah a appris que les « chapelets », des pièces de monnaie contrefaites et bon marché de l'époque, ont finalement nui à la confiance du public dans la monnaie.

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Roseraie

Examples :

"I visited the city's beautiful rosaries yesterday and admired the variety of colorful roses. "

J'ai visité hier la magnifique roseraie de la ville et admiré la variété des roses colorées.