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| hist. pol. traité {m} de Madrid [1526] | Treaty of Madrid [signed in 1526 by King Francis I of France and Charles, Holy Roman Emperor. Francis renounced all his claims in Italy, Flanders, and Artois, and surrendered Burgundy to Charles] | |
| hist. pol. paix {f} des Dames [1529] [aussi : paix de Cambrai] | Treaty of Cambrai [also: Ladies' Peace] [negotiated by Louise of Savoy (for King Francis) and Margaret of Austria (for Emperor Charles). Renewed 1526 Treaty of Madrid, removing Burgundy transfer] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Presbourg [1805] | Peace of Pressburg [1805] [also: Treaty of Pressburg] [signed by Napoleon (France) and Francis II (Austria) after Austrian defeats at Ulm & Austerlitz] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} du Solent [1545] [aussi : bataille du Portsmouth] | Battle of the Solent [1545] [inconclusive engagement (during the Italian Wars) between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traité {m} de Lunéville [1801] | Treaty of Lunéville [signed in 1801 by the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, following the Battle of Marengo] | |
| hist. Ordre {m} de l'Étoile | Order of the Star [order of chivalry founded 1351 by Jean le Bon, King of France] | |
| hist. Ordre {m} de la Jarretière | (the Most Noble) Order of the Garter [order of chivalry founded 1348 by Edward III, King of England] | |
| hist. mil. relig. bataille {f} du Champ du Sang [1119] [aussi : bataille de l'Ager Sanguinis] | Battle of the Field of Blood [1119] [also: Battle of Ager Sanguinis, Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat] [Crusader army annihilated by the army of the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Pavie [1525] | Battle of Pavia [1525] [Habsburg victory and capture of Francis I of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Marignan [1515] | Battle of Marignano [1515] [Francis I, King of France defeated the Old Swiss Confederacy ending the War of the League of Cambrai] | |
| pol. Ordre {m} de la Toison d'or | Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece [Catholic order of chivalry founded by the Duke of Burgundy in 1430. Today, 2 branches of the order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece ] | |
| éraflure {f} (par balle) | graze [caused by gunshot] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} d'Arras [1482] | Treaty of Arras [signed in 1482 by King Louis XI of France and Archduke Maximilian I of Habsburg, who agreed to marry his daughter, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, to the Dauphin of France] | |
| arts hist. Les Bourgeois de Calais {m.pl} [Auguste Roden, 1889] | The Burghers of Calais [1889 sculpture by Auguste Rodin commemorating the fall of Calais to England in 1347.] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} d'Abrittus [251] [aussi : bataille du forum Terebronii] | Battle of Abritus [251] [also: Battle of Forum Terebronii] [heavy defeat of Roman army by federation of Goths and Scyths] | |
| hist. pol. traité {m} de Schönbrunn [1805] | Treaty of Schönbrunn [1805] [also: Convention of Schönbrunn] [ treaty of friendship signed between France and Prussia; superseded by 1806 Treaty of Paris, incorporating its main terms] | |
| hist. mil. pol. traités {m.pl} de Tilsit [1807] | Treaties of Tilsit [1807] [2 agreements signed by Napoleon I of France ending the War of the 4th Coalition, with 1. Emperor Alexander I of Russia. 2. the King Of Prussia. Tilsit = Sovetsk] | |
| œil {m} de la tempête [loc.] | place of calm [eye of the storm] | |
| écon. faire jouer le marché | to allow the free play of market forces | |
| écon. laisser jouer le marché | to allow the free play of market forces | |
| hist. pol. ligue {f} du Bien public [1465] | League of the Public Weal [an alliance of feudal nobles organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Cinquième Coalition [1809] | War of the Fifth Coalition [1809] [conflicts of France, supported by its client states, against Austria in central Europe and UK in Spain. Prussia remained neutral. Austria was heavily defeated] | |
| cuis. barder qc. | to bard sth. [to cover with strips of bacon] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Nancy [1477] | Battle of Nancy [in 1477, the final and decisive battle in the Burgundian Wars. The Duke of Burgundy was defeated and killed by Lorraine and Swiss forces (funded by France)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Manzikert [1071] | Battle of Manzikert [1071] [also: Battle of Malazgirt] [decisive defeat of the Byzantine Empire by the Seljuk Empire] | |
| se substituer à qn. [pour remplacer] | to take the place of sb. | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} des Deux-Roses | War of the Roses [series of civil wars in England between 1455 and 1487, when the House of Lancaster and the House of York fought for control of the throne of England] | |
| une place {f} au soleil | a place in the sun | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {m} de Bailén [1808] [aussi : bataille de Baylen] | Battle of Bailén [1808] [the first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army - by the Spanish Army of Andalusia] | |
| géogr. hist. pol. traité {m} de Fredrikshamn [1808] | Treaty of Fredrikshamn [1808] [also: Treaty of Hamina] [peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia, recognising the annexation of Finland by Russia] | |
| comm. écon. se tailler une grande part du marché | to corner a large share of the market | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Québec [1759] | Battle of the Plains of Abraham [1759] [also: Battle of Quebec] [deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada] | |
| se tailler une place au soleil | to earn oneself a place in the sun | |
| pas à sa place {adj} | out of place [person] | |
| hist. pol. paix {f} d'Amiens [1802] | Treaty of Amiens [1802] [signed by France and UK. Along with Treaty of Lunéville (1801), it ended the War of the 2nd Coalition against France. Peace lasted 1 year] | |
| Je ne me sens pas à ma place ici. | I feel out of place here. | |
| prov. La place d'une femme est au foyer. [vieilli] | A woman's place is in the home. [dated] | |
| Le puzzle prend forme. | The pieces of the puzzle fall into place. | |
| film F Terreur à l'ouest [film de 1939] | The Oklahoma Kid [Lloyd Bacon] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Crécy [1346] | Battle of Crécy [1346, important battle in 100 years' war. French army commanded by King Philip VI was defeated by an English army led by King Edward III ] | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Buçaco [1810] | Battle of Buçaco [1810] [also: Battle of Bussaco] [major battle in the Portuguese mountains, which resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army] | |
| hist. pol. Grand Privilège {m} des Pays de par-deçà [1477] | Great Privilege [an instrument signed by Mary of Burgundy in 1477, following death of her father at Battle of Nancy. It reconfirmed the rights of Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Holland] | |
| film littérat. F Le Parrain | The Godfather [author: Mario Puzo (1969)] [film: Francis Ford Coppola (1972)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Valmy [1792] [aussi : bataille ou affaire du camp de la Lune] | Battle of Valmy [1792] [also: Cannonade of Valmy] [first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars, preventing the Prussian Army marching on Paris] | |
| géogr. elbois {adj} | of the Island of Elba | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} du Bien public [1465] | War of the Public Weal [1465] [conflict between the king of France and an alliance of feudal nobles] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de Nicopolis [1396] | Battle of Nikopol (Bulgaria) [1396 defeat by Ottoman army of Crusader army from France, Burgundy, Hungary, etc] | |
| ethn. géogr. Brabançon {m} | Native of the Duchy of Brabant | |
| cuis. quiche {f} lorraine | [French tart with a filling made of cream, eggs, and bacon or ham, in an open pastry case] | |
| hist. pol. Philippe {m} VI de Valois [1293-1350] | Philip VI of Valois [1293-1350] [also Philip the Fortunate, King of France 1328-1350. His reign was dominated by a succession dispute, resulting in the start of the 100 Years' War in 1337] | |