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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOUQUIER-TINVILLE

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUQUIER-TINVILLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUQUIER-TINVILLE

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Fouquier-Tinville is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOUQUIER-TINVILLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville

Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville was a French prosecutor during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods.

Definition of Fouquier-Tinville in the English dictionary

The definition of Fouquier-Tinville in the dictionary is Antoine Quentin. 1746–95, French revolutionary; as public prosecutor during the Reign of Terror, he sanctioned the guillotining of Desmoulins, Danton, and Robespierre.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUQUIER-TINVILLE

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four eyes principle
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUQUIER-TINVILLE

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Deauville
Evansville
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Jacksonville
Joinville
Knoxville
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Synonyms and antonyms of Fouquier-Tinville in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fouquier-Tinville» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

富基埃- Tinville
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fouquier - Tinville
570 millions of speakers

English

Fouquier-Tinville
510 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
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Fouquier - Tinville
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фукье - Тенвиль
278 millions of speakers

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Fouquier- Tinville
270 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
260 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
220 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
190 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
180 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
130 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
85 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
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Fouquier - Tinville
80 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
75 millions of speakers

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फाउक्ियर-टिनविले
75 millions of speakers

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Fouquier-Tinville
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fouquier - Tinville
65 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фукье - Тенвіль
40 millions of speakers

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Fouquier - Tinville
30 millions of speakers
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Fouquier - Tinville
15 millions of speakers
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Fouquier - Tinville
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Fouquier - Tinville
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Fouquier - Tinville
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fouquier-Tinville

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUQUIER-TINVILLE»

The term «Fouquier-Tinville» is used very little and occupies the 161.339 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUQUIER-TINVILLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fouquier-Tinville

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUQUIER-TINVILLE»

Discover the use of Fouquier-Tinville in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fouquier-Tinville and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fouquier-Tinville Et Le Tribunal Revolutionnaire
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Louis David Leo Domenget, 2008
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The History of the French Revolution
Fouquier Tinville was accustomed to frequent a coffee-house in the Palace of Justice, where the judges and jurymen of his tribunal met. There they reckoned the number of heads which had fallen in the course of the decade. " What do you  ...
Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl, 1838
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Pickwick Abroad, etc
Fouquier-Tinville was seated in his private cabinet, busily emloyed in the examination of certain documents that lay spread out before him upon the table. His countenance wore an expression of austerit that rendered hi appearance terrible in ...
George William MacArthur Reynolds, 1839
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register
May it please Citizen Fouquier-Tinville," replied the page submissively, " a young person, who refuses to deliver her name, insists upon being indulged with a private audience — " " Admit her," cried the Public Accuser, hastily cutting short ...
‎1838
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The Chevalier de Maison-Rouge
according to her courage and devotion. The president having consulted the benchers, by the request of Fouquier Tinville, commenced his questions. " Accused Louis," demanded he, " of what nature was your acquaintance with the Citoyenne ...
Alexandre Dumas, 2008
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Teetotaler
vided for you, belle citoyenue," 6aid Fouquier Tinville, during an interval occasioned by the removal of a course and the preparation of another. " May I desire to be informed if — if " " My resolves are still unchanged," returned Marguerite, ...
‎1841
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The A to Z of the French Revolution
134 ' FOUQUIER-TINVILLE, ANTOINE-QUENTIN (174641795) Fouché then returned to the J acobin club, became tangentially linked to Gracchus Babeuf, and actively opposed the more reactionary Thermidorians behind the leadership of ...
Paul R. Hanson, 2007
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Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution
FOUQUIER-TINVILLE, ANTOINE-QUENTIN (1746-1795). Fouquier-Tinville was the son of a seigneurial landowner, perhaps of minor nobility. He studied law in Paris, and in 1774 purchased a position as prosecutor at the Chatelet court.
Paul R. Hanson, 2004
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The history of the French revolution, tr. with notes by F. ...
Fouquier Tinville was accustomed to frequent a coffee-house in the Palace of Justice, where the judges and jurymen of his tribunal met. There they reckoned the number of heads which had fallen in the course of the decade. " What do you  ...
Marie Joseph L. Adolphe Thiers, 1838
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Robespierre: The Voice of Virtue
When the Tribunal was created, Fouquier-Tinville was Head Juryman, or Prosecutor. His name ranked with Robespierre's, or perhaps ahead of it in the public eye, as a leader of Terror. Not till the atrocities and totalitarian trials of our times ...
Otto J. Scott, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUQUIER-TINVILLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fouquier-Tinville is used in the context of the following news items.
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The revolutionaries behind the Reign of Terror were themselves …
While the public prosecutor Fouquier-Tinville presided over who would live or die, François 'Publicola' Deperey became the French Republic's ... «Spectator.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Opinion: Iran must confront its past to move forwards
... or no trial, often in writing as testified by the late Ayatollahs Sadeq Khalkhali, the Iranian version of Fouquier-Tinville, France's Judge Blood. «Asharq Alawsat English, Feb 15»
3
The Prison-Industrial Complex
But at least the entire Committee, led by Maximilien Robespierre (except for the war minister, Carnot), and their prosecutor, Fouquier-Tinville ... «National Review Online, Feb 14»
4
La chasse aux terroristes (de 1793)
Après quelques tergiversations, c'est le tristement célèbre Fouquier-Tinville qui en devient l'accusateur public. C'est le Comité de Sûreté ... «Slate.fr, May 13»
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Olympe de Gouges au Panthéon?
Fouquier-Tinville le déménagea à la barrière du trône-renversé, où la quantité de sang répandu (en une journée, jusqu'à 300 litres pour une ... «Le Huffington Post, Mar 13»
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There's a Cancer on the Presidency, Called Barack Obama
With rare emotion Prosecutor Fouquier-Tinville announced that “play by the rules” had been captured by revolutionary vigilance, and faced the ... «CounterPunch, Jun 12»
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Gay Marriage – It May Destroy Western Civilization, But It Sure is a …
This is a frustrating time, of course, for Fouquier-Tinville, wishing to push ahead with his good work, but perhaps a moment also for reflection ... «CounterPunch, May 12»
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Farewell Gastro-Porn: Is the Foodie Frenzy Finally Fizzling Out?
Fouquier-Tinville is preparing for a major trial, having announced the arrest and incarceration in the Conciergerie of “telling truth to power” – a ... «CounterPunch, Apr 12»
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Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld - Roland Freisler …
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville condemned-150 years earlier, in 1794, the ... Fouquier-Tinville: "The Republic has no need to scholars! «YouTube, Aug 10»
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Affaire Bettencourt : les banques suisses chargent Eric Woerth
Nicolas Sarkozy en procureur Fouquier-Tinville des fraudeurs du fisc, cela ne manque pas d'étonner dans la cité de Calvin", s'étonnait alors Le ... «Le Monde, Jul 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fouquier-Tinville [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fouquier-tinville>. Apr 2024 ».
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