deacon

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Ministre d'un rang inférieur au prêtre, qui aide lors des offices et dans les autres activités de l'Église.

En anglais simple : A church minister below a priest who helps with services and other church work.

• The deacon helped during the service.
• She was ordained as a deacon last year.
• Our parish has two deacons who visit sick people.

Expressions courantes : ordain a deacon, parish deacon, serve as deacon

veau laitier mâle

Veau mâle d'une race laitière, traditionnellement abattu peu après sa naissance.

En anglais simple : A male calf from a dairy breed, traditionally killed soon after birth.

• The farmer called the male calf a deacon.
• A newborn deacon lay beside the dairy cow.
• The old farm records list several deacons sold that spring.

Synonymes : bull calf

Expressions courantes : newborn deacon, deacon calf, sell a deacon

président

Personne qui dirige une entreprise constituée en société.

En anglais simple : The person who leads an incorporated company.

• The company elected a new deacon.
• Its deacon chaired the annual meeting.
• The deacon signed the documents for the incorporated company.

Synonymes : chairman, chair

Expressions courantes : company deacon, elect a deacon, deacon of something

diacre

Personne choisie dans l'Église chrétienne des premiers temps pour organiser l'aide aux personnes dans le besoin.

En anglais simple : A person chosen in the early Christian church to organize help for people in need.

• The deacon distributed food to widows.
• Early deacons helped care for poor members of the church.
• The community chose a deacon to organize charitable work.

Expressions courantes : early church deacon, appoint a deacon, deacon serving widows

ordonner diacre

Nommer officiellement quelqu'un ministre de l'Église au rang inférieur à celui de prêtre.

En anglais simple : To officially make someone a church minister of the rank below priest.

• The bishop will deacon him on Sunday.
• She was deaconed before joining the parish.
• They deaconed two candidates during the service.

Synonymes : ordain as a deacon

Expressions courantes : deacon someone, deacon a candidate

abattre un veau nouveau-né

Tuer un veau peu après sa naissance.

En anglais simple : To kill a calf soon after it is born.

• The farmer used to deacon male calves.
• The calf was deaconed soon after birth.
• That old dairy practice involved deaconing unwanted calves.

Synonymes : slaughter

Expressions courantes : deacon a calf, deacon newborn calves

mettre les beaux fruits dessus

Disposer de beaux fruits en haut du récipient pour cacher ceux qui sont abîmés ou pourris dessous.

En anglais simple : To put good fruit on top of a container to hide poor or rotten fruit underneath.

• The seller deaconed the barrel of apples.
• He was caught deaconing fruit before the market opened.
• They deacon the crates to hide bruised fruit underneath.

Expressions courantes : deacon a barrel, deacon the apples

falsifier, frelater

Modifier en secret les limites d’un terrain ou des marchandises à vendre pour tromper quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To secretly change land boundaries or goods for sale in order to cheat someone.

• He deaconed the boundaries to enlarge his field.
• The merchant deaconed the goods before offering them for sale.
• They accused him of deaconing the property line.

Synonymes : doctor, tamper with

Expressions courantes : deacon the boundaries, deacon the goods