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majeur

Definitions of majeur
  1. noun
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    synonyms: adulte
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    antonyms:
    jeune
    a young person, not fully developed
    types:
    excentrique, personnage
    a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    conservateur
    a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
    aîné
    a person who is older than you are
    hôte
    a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
    personnalité
    a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
    libéral
    a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
    libéral
    a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
    homme
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    militariste
    a person who advocates war or warlike policies
    vieillard, vieille
    an elderly person
    pacifiste
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
    patricien
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
    pro, professionnel
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
    homme du monde
    a worldly-wise person
    femme
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    noir
    a man who is Black
    noire
    a woman who is Black
    blanc
    a man who is White
    blanche
    a woman who is White
    célibataire
    a man who has never been married
    bonze
    an important influential person
    mec, petit ami
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
    commère
    a spiteful woman gossip
    célébrité
    a widely known person
    colosse
    a person of exceptional importance and reputation
    cosmopolite
    a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
    artiste
    a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
    dame
    a woman of refinement
    élégant
    a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
    doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
    débutante
    a young woman making her debut into society
    négociateur
    someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
    pédagogue, éducateur
    someone who educates young people
    femme fatale
    a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    type
    a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
    gentleman
    a man of refinement
    jeune femme, jeune fille
    a young woman
    fiancée, petite amie
    a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved
    amie, petite amie
    any female friend
    profiteuse
    a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement
    mec, type
    an informal term for a youth or man
    personnel de soin, professionnel de la santé
    a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
    hôtesse
    a woman host
    bonze, gros bonnet
    the most important person in a group or undertaking
    avocat, procureur
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    bibliothécaire
    a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
    infirmière
    a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
    amante, maitresse
    an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
    personnalité
    a well-known or notable person
    bonne d'enfants, gouvernante
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    vieillard
    a man who is very old
    vielle femme
    a woman who is old
    praticien
    someone who practices a learned profession
    éditeur
    a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music
    réactionnaire
    an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
    libéral
    a member of a right wing political party
    monsieur
    term of address for a man
    célibataire, femme célibataire
    a woman who is not married
    dignitaire, vip
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
    veuf
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
    femme, épouse
    a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
    coureur de jupons
    a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
  2. noun
    the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
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    type of:
    doigt
    any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
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