rosary

chapelet, rosaire

Suite de perles enfilées servant à compter les prières, surtout chez les catholiques.

En anglais simple : A string of beads used to count prayers, especially by Catholics.

• She held a rosary.
• A small cross hung from his wooden rosary.
• The nun moved the rosary beads through her fingers.

Synonymes : prayer beads

Expressions courantes : rosary beads, wooden rosary, hold a rosary

rosaire, chapelet

Ensemble de prières catholiques récitées dans un ordre précis, surtout des prières adressées à Marie.

En anglais simple : A series of Catholic prayers, especially prayers to Mary, said in a set order.

• They prayed the rosary together.
• She says the rosary every evening.
• The service ended with a rosary for the family.

Expressions courantes : say the rosary, pray the rosary, recite the rosary

chapelet de pensées, recueil de méditations

Ensemble de pensées ou de textes organisés pour être médités calmement et attentivement.

En anglais simple : A collection of thoughts or writings arranged for quiet, careful consideration.

• She assembled a rosary of poems.
• His journal became a rosary of quiet reflections.
• I read this literary rosary slowly, considering each piece.

Comment l'utiliser : a rosary of something (The book offers a rosary of reflections on love.)

Synonymes : collection, series

Expressions courantes : rosary of thoughts, rosary of poems, rosary of reflections

roseraie

Jardin ou espace où l’on cultive des roses.

En anglais simple : A garden or area where roses are grown.

• Roses filled the rosary.
• We walked through the walled rosary at sunset.
• The gardener planted a rosary beside the house.

Synonymes : rose garden, rosarium

Expressions courantes : walled rosary, plant a rosary, rosary in bloom