primer

pʁime

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Definition of primer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

domination

tr.

dominer ou l'emporter sur quelqu'un dans une situation

tr.

Dans ce débat, son expérience a primé sur celle de son adversaire.

dominer

prévaloir

excellence

intr.

être le meilleur ou exceller dans un domaine

intr.

Ce joueur prime parmi tous les athlètes de sa génération.

exceller

se distinguer

droit

intr.

TECH.

avoir la priorité légale sur une dette ou un bien

intr.

TECH.

Cette hypothèque prime sur toutes les autres créances existantes.

prédominer

prévaloir

récompense

tr.

Dated

donner une récompense ou une distinction à quelqu'un

tr.

Dated

Le jury a décidé de primer les trois meilleurs projets.

décorer

récompenser

navigation

intr.

Dated

partir en bateau juste avant la marée montante

intr.

Dated

Les marins ont primé pour profiter pleinement de la marée.

appareiller

larguer

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primer sur

avoir plus d'importance que quelque chose d'autre

La sécurité doit primer sur la rentabilité dans cette entreprise.

Origin of primer

latin, primarius (premier)

Examples of primer in a sentence

Dans cette équipe, la solidarité prime sur l'individualisme.
Elle prime dans toutes les compétitions de mathématiques.
Ce vin prime lors des dégustations internationales.
Le droit de passage peut primer sur la propriété privée.
Dans ce cas, l'intérêt des enfants doit primer.
L’académie va primer les élèves les plus méritants.

On a primé ce film lors du festival international.
Les pêcheurs ont primer à l'aube pour profiter de la marée.
Nous avons primer tôt pour commencer la navigation à marée haute.

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English:prevail, stand out, ...
German:überwiegen, herausragen, ...
Italian:prevalere, primeggiare, ...
Spanish:prevalecer, destacar, ...
Portuguese:prevalecer, sobressair-se, ...
Chinese:占上风, 出类拔萃, ...
Japanese:優先する, 抜きん出る, ...
Arabic:تفوق, برز, ...
Hebrew:לִגְבּוֹר, לְהִצְטַיֵּן, ...
Russian:преобладать, превосходить, ...
Ukrainian:переважати, вирізнятися, ...
Catalan:dominar, destacar, ...
Danish:veje tungere end, udmærke sig, ...
Dutch:de overhand hebben, uitblinken, ...
Greek:υπερισχύω, διαπρέπω, ...
Khmer:ឈ្នះលើ, លេចធ្លោជាងគេ, ...
Korean:우위를 점하다, 두각을 나타내다, ...
Polish:przeważać, wyróżniać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):prevalecer, destacar-se, ...
Romanian:a prevala, a excela, ...
Swedish:väga tyngre än, utmärka sig, ...
Thai:เหนือกว่า, โดดเด่น, ...
Turkish:üstün gelmek, öne çıkmak, ...
Vietnamese:chiếm ưu thế, xuất sắc, ...

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