houri

uʁi

Definition

Definition of houri - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

paradis islamique

Rare

créature céleste qui accompagne les fidèles au paradis selon l'islam

Rare

Le Coran décrit les houris comme des compagnes parfaites au paradis.

harem

Dated

femme esclave qui vivait dans un harem

Dated

Les houris du sultan étaient gardées dans le palais.

concubine

esclave

favorite

beauté

Dated

femme d'une grande beauté

Dated

Cette actrice est une vraie houri avec ses traits parfaits.

belle

splendide

bateau pêche

Dated

bateau de pêche utilisé dans la Manche

Dated

Le pêcheur sort en mer avec sa houri tous les matins.

barque

bateau de pêche

canot

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bateau de pêche utilisé dans la Manche

Origin of houri

arabe, houri (vierge)

Examples of houri in a sentence

Les poètes évoquent souvent les houris dans leurs vers.
Les houris étaient souvent représentées dans la littérature orientale.
Une houri servait le thé lors des réceptions du harem.
On la compare souvent à une houri des contes orientaux.
Dans le tableau, la déesse est peinte comme une houri céleste.
La vieille houri rentre au port chargée de poissons.

Ils ont restauré une houri traditionnelle pour la fête maritime.

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English:houri, concubine, ...
German:Huri, Haremssklavin, ...
Italian:houri, odalisca, ...
Spanish:hurí, concubina del harén, ...
Portuguese:houri, odalisca, ...
Chinese:胡丽, 后宫女奴, ...
Japanese:フーリー, ハーレムの女奴隷, ...
Arabic:حورية, جارية الحريم, ...
Hebrew:חוּרִיָּה, שִׁפְחָה בְּהַרְמוֹן, ...
Russian:хурия, гурия, ...
Ukrainian:гурія, наложниця, ...
Catalan:huri, dona bellíssima, ...
Danish:huri, kvindelig slave i et harem, ...
Dutch:hoeri, houri, ...
Greek:χαρίεσσα, χανούμισσα, ...
Khmer:ហូរី, ស្ត្រីទាសករនៅក្នុងហារ៉ែម, ...
Korean:후리, 하렘의 여인, ...
Polish:hurysa, houria, ...
Portuguese (BR):houri, odalisca, ...
Romanian:houris, sclavă din harem, ...
Swedish:huri, kvinnlig slav i ett harem, ...
Thai:โฮรี, นางในฮาเร็ม, ...
Turkish:huri, cariye, ...
Vietnamese:thiên nữ, cung nữ, ...

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Definition of houri - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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