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douce

[ doos ]

adjective

Scot. and North England.
  1. sedate; modest; quiet.


douce

/ »å³Ü˲õ /

adjective

  1. dialect.
    quiet; sober; sedate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å´Ç³Ü³¦±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å´Ç³Ü³¦±ðl²â adverb
  • »å´Ç³Ü³¦±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of douce1

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French (feminine) < Latin dulcis sweet; dulcet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of douce1

C14: from Old French, feminine of dous, from Latin dulcis sweet
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Example Sentences

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“We woke up this morning to find bodies in the street in our community of Pétionville,†said Douce Titi, who works at the mayor’s office.

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People convicted under the laws included Charles Trenet, the singer of classic ballads La Mer and Douce France, who spent 28 days in prison after being accused of soliciting young men in 1963.

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Liberation correspondent Agnes Faivre and Sophie Douce, a French correspondent for French newspaper Le Monde, were expelled and given 24 hours to leave the country with no explanation.

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Sophie Douce, a French correspondent for Le Monde, and Agnes Faivre, correspondent for Liberation, were given 24 hours to leave the West African country with no explanation, said articles by both newspapers on Sunday.

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Faivre was ordered to leave that evening and Douce the following day, they both arrived in Paris Sunday.

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