Drake

  • 21Drake — (sir Francis) (v. 1540 1596) marin et corsaire anglais. Il réalisa le deuxième voyage autour du monde (1577 1580) et contribua à la victoire anglaise sur l Invincible Armada (1588) …

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  • 22drake — [dreık] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From an ancient Germanic word related to German enterich male duck ] a male duck →↑ducks and drakes …

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  • 23Drake — Drake, Sir Francis (1540 96) an English sailor and ↑explorer, who was the first Englishman to sail around the world, and was one of the leaders of the English navy when it defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 …

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  • 24drake — [ dreık ] noun count a male DUCK …

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  • 25Drake — (izg. dréik), Francis (o.1540 1596) DEFINICIJA engleski admiral, oplovio je svijet (1577 1580) i pridonio porazu tzv. »nepobjedive« španjolske armade (1588) …

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  • 26Drake — [dre:k ] (englischer Seefahrer) …

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  • 27drake — ► NOUN ▪ a male duck. ORIGIN Germanic …

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  • 28Drake — [drāk] Sir Francis 1540? 96; Eng. admiral & buccaneer: 1st Englishman to sail around the world …

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  • 29drake — drake1 [drāk] n. [ME < WGmc * drako, male, as in OHG anutrehho, lit., duck male] a male duck drake2 [drāk] n. [ME, dragon < OE draca < L draco, DRAGON] 1. a small cannon of the 17th and 18th cent. 2. MAYFLY (sense ) …

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  • 30Drake — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronymes 1.1 Sportifs 2 …

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