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prose meaning in French

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prose [proses] (written language not intended as poetry)
noun
[UK: prəʊz]
[US: proʊz]

prose◼◼◼nom {f}He reads only prose. = Il ne lit que de la prose.

prosecute [prosecuted, prosecuting, prosecutes] (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.sɪ.kjuːt]
[US: ˈprɑː.sə.ˌkjuːt]

poursuivre en justice◼◼◼verbe

prosecution [prosecutions] (the institution of legal proceedings against a person)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.sɪ.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.sə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]

parquet◼◼◼nom {m}

prosecution [prosecutions] (the prosecuting party of the institution of legal proceedings)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.sɪ.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.sə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]

vindicte◼◻◻nom {f}

prosecutor [prosecutors] (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.sɪ.kjuː.tə(r)]
[US: ˈprɑː.sɪ.ˌkjuː.tər]

procureur◼◼◼nom {m}Who was the former prosecutor? = Qui était l'ancien procureur ?

procuratrice◼◻◻nom {f}

procureusenom {f}

proselyte [proselytes] (one who has converted to a religion)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.sə.laɪt]
[US: ˈprɒ.sə.laɪt]

prosélyte◼◼◼nom {m}

néophytenom {m} nom {f}

proselytism (proselytizing or being a proselyte)
noun
[UK: prˈɒslaɪtˌɪzəm]
[US: prˈɑːslaɪtˌɪzəm]

prosélytisme◼◼◼nom {m}

proselytize [proselytized, proselytizing, proselytizes] (induce people to join a cause)
verb
[UK: ˈprɒ.sə.lɪ.taɪz]
[US: ˈprɑː.sə.lə.ˌtaɪz]

prosélytiser◼◼◼verbe

Crown prosecutor (state prosecutor)
noun

procureur du roi [Belgium]◼◼◼nom {m}

procureur de la république [France]nom {m}

procureure de la Couronne [Quebec]nom {f}

leprosery (building used to quarantine and treat lepers, see also: leper colony)
noun

ladrerienom {f}

léproserienom {f}

maladrerienom {f}

nolle prosequi noun
[UK: ˈnɒ.lɪ.ˈprɒ.se.kwaɪ]
[US: ˈnɒ.lɪ.ˈprɒ.se.kwaɪ]

abandon de poursuites◼◼◼nom {m}

abandon des poursuites◼◼◼nom {m}

relaxe◼◻◻nom {f}

cessation des poursuites◼◻◻nom {f}

arrêt des poursuitesnom {m}

ordonnance de classementnom {f}

purple prose (extravagant or flowery writing)
noun

langage fleurinom {m}