- mire
- 1. noun /ˈmɑɪə,ˈmɑɪɚɹ/a) Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.b) An undesirable situation, a predicament.2. verb /ˈmɑɪə,ˈmɑɪɚɹ/To weigh down.
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miré — miré … Dictionnaire des rimes
mire — [ mir ] n. f. • XVe; de mirer 1 ♦ Vx Action de mirer, de viser. Mod. Prendre sa mire : viser. Cran de mire. Ligne de mire : ligne droite imaginaire déterminée par l œil du tireur. (1771) POINT DE MIRE :point de visée, endroit où l on veut que le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Mire — Mire, n. [OE. mire, myre; akin to Icel. m?rr swamp, Sw. myra marshy ground, and perh. to E. moss.] Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He his rider from the lofty steed Would have cast down and trod in dirty mire. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mire — MÍRE, miri, s.m. Nume purtat de bărbat în ziua sau în preajma căsătoriei sale. ♦ (La pl.) Nume dat, în ziua sau în preajma căsătoriei, celor două persoane care se căsătoresc. – cf. alb. m i r ë bun . Trimis de RACAI, 30.09.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 … … Dicționar Român
miré — miré, ée 1. (mi ré, rée) part. passé de mirer. Sur quoi on dirige une arme à trait ou à feu. Le but miré avec soin. miré 2. (mi ré) adj. m. Terme de chasse. Sanglier miré, vieux sanglier, dont les défenses, étant recourbées en dedans, ne sont… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
mire — [maıə US maır] n [U] literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: myrr] 1.) deep mud ▪ The wheels got stuck in the mire. 2.) the mire a bad or difficult situation that you cannot seem to escape from = ↑quagmire ▪ The Party sank deeper into the … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mire — Mire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mired} (m[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Miring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To stick or entangle; to involve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mire — Mire, v. i. To stick in mire. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Miré — País … Wikipedia Español
Mire — may refer to: Bog Poor fen Fen See also All pages beginning with Mire All pages with titles containing Mire Mir (disambiguation) This disambigua … Wikipedia
