Mandarin

  • 41Mandarin —          FLAUBERT (Gustave)     Bio express : Écrivain français (1821 1880)     «La seule chose raisonnable, c est un gouvernement de mandarins, pourvu que les mandarins sachent quelque chose et même qu ils sachent beaucoup de choses.»     Source …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 42Mandarin — Man|da|rin 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; früher Bez. der Europäer für〉 hoher chines. Beamter [Etym.: <portug. mandarin <Hindi mantri, Sankr. mantrin »Ratgeber, Minister« (von Portugiesen in Indien auf chines. Verhältnisse übertragen, in China… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 43Mandarin — Man|da|rin also Putonghua n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: mandarin] the official language of China, spoken by most Chinese people …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44mandarin — man|da|rin [ mændərın ] noun count 1. ) a senior official in a government department. This word often shows that you think officials like these have too much power. 2. ) a senior government official in China in the past 3. ) a MANDARIN ORANGE …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45mandarin — man·da·rin || mændÉ™rɪn n. high ranking public official in the Chinese Empire; important government official; member of an influential or elite group or class; mandarin orange, tangerine …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46mandarin — mandarin1 [ mand(ə)rɪn] noun 1》 (Mandarin) the standard literary and official form of Chinese. 2》 an official in any of the nine top grades of the former imperial Chinese civil service. 3》 porcelain decorated with figures representing Chinese… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47Mandarin — /ˈmændərən/ (say manduhruhn), /mændəˈrɪn/ (say manduh rin) noun 1. standard Chinese, the official language of China since 1917. 2. the language of north China, especially of Beijing. {See mandarin} …

  • 48mandarín — a m (ȋ) v stari Kitajski višji državni uradnik: pripeljali so ga pred mandarina; mandarin najvišje stopnje …

    Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • 49mandarin —   n. higher public official of Chinese empire; chief dialect of China; small Chinese orange.    ♦ mandarinate, n. office, rule or body of mandarin(s).    ♦ mandarinic, a.    ♦ mandarinism, n. rule by mandarins; bureaucracy …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 50mandarín — {{#}}{{LM M24718}}{{〓}} {{[}}mandarín{{]}} ‹man·da·rín› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}En algunos países asiáticos, especialmente en la China imperial,{{♀}} alto funcionario civil o militar. {{<}}2{{>}} Dialecto chino hablado en el norte de… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos