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eminent

/ˈɛmɪnənt/ adjectif C2

En français : remarquable, éminent

  1. Noteworthy, remarkable, great. · His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
  2. Distinguished, important, noteworthy. · In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
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Jones’s being sent for immediately; while his sisters, convinced that no country advice could be of any service, recommended an express to town for one of the most eminent physicians.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 43 · B2
When you have finished, come downstairs with me, and I will introduce you to a detective who is a very eminent specialist in the work that lies before us.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 121 · C1
This is the eminent peer who represents the very highest interests," said Holmes.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 46 · B2
Albert found in his anteroom two guns, with all the accoutrements for hunting; a lofty room on the ground floor containing all the ingenious instruments the English—eminent in piscatory pursuits, since they are patient and sluggish—have invented for fishing.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 861 · C1

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