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lauréat

French → English

noun//lo.ʁe.a//

(academic) Prizewinner: a person who has won an award, prize, or special mention in a competition or exam

Jurgensen était un élève brillant, double lauréat du concours général en latin et en grec.

(English) Jurgensen was a brilliant student, a double prizewinner of the general competition in Latin and Greek.

Le lauréat du prix Nobel de littérature prononcera un discours demain à l'université.

(English) The Nobel Prize in Literature winner will give a speech tomorrow at the university.

adj//lo.ʁe.a//

(historical) Laureate: a poet who has been formally crowned with a laurel wreath as a sign of high honor

Pétrarque est un célèbre poète lauréat dont l'œuvre a marqué la Renaissance.

(English) Petrarch is a famous poet laureate whose work left a mark on the Renaissance.

La tradition des poètes lauréats remonte à l'Antiquité, où ils étaient couronnés de lauriers.

(English) The tradition of poets laureate dates back to Antiquity, where they were crowned with laurels.

Entry ID: fr:en:lauréat · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary