5 résultats pour "carpette"
- Définition: CARPETTE, substantif féminin.
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La vie domestique
Introduire, faire entrer quelqu'un dans
To show someone into
Accueillir
Le “petit ” salon Th e parlour Le « living- room » Th e sitting-room, the lounge Le salon de cé rémonie Th e dra wing- room Un hôtel particulier A mansion Un fauteuil An armchair Un canapé A settee , a couch Un sofa A sofa Un coussin A cushion Un canapé- lit A convertible sofa, a day bed Un tapis A carpet, a rug De la m oquette A fit ted carpet, wal l-to-wa ll carpe ting Des tentures Hangings Un rideau A curtain Confortable, à l’aise Comfortable Chaud et doui...
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Grasses - biology.
This, together with details of overall structure and less easily observed characteristics of anatomy, cytology, and chemistry, accounts for the tremendous number ofspecies of grasses. VI OTHER GRASSLIKE PLANTS Plants of two other groups, the sedges and the rushes, are superficially similar to grasses and are often confused with them. The three groups are easily distinguished,however, by examining their flowers, stems, and leaves. Rushes have flowers with six-part perianths (floral whorls) and...
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Islamic Art and Architecture
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INTRODUCTION
Córdoba Mosque Courtyard
This mosque and courtyard with its repeated horseshoe arches was built between the 8th and 10th centuries in Córdoba,
Spain.
Süleymaniye MosqueThe Süleymaniye Mosque in İstanbul was built in 1550. The architect, Sinan, based his design on Byzantine churches, inparticular the Hagia Sophia. The large central dome above a square opens to smaller spaces vaulted by buttressing half-domes. The four tapering minarets with balconies are characteristic of the architectural style of later Islamic mosques.Gian Berto Vanni/Art Resource, NY The few and relatively simple rituals of the Islamic faith gave rise to a unique religious...
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Python (snake) - biology.
pythons are prey for monitor lizards, crocodiles, storks, eagles, and predatory mammals ranging from hyenas to leopards and other cats depending on the region. V PYTHONS AND HUMANS Modern humans have lived alongside pythons for thousands of years. The giant species have been treated with both reverence and fear. Pythons have been widelyassociated with fertility, water, and the Earth. Some African tribes have worshiped pythons as protective spirits. Among Aboriginal Australians the Rainbow Serpe...