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Meaning of "Le Havre" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LE HAVRE

Le Havre  [lə ˈhɑːvrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LE HAVRE

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Le Havre 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 LE HAVRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Le Havre

Le Havre

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes only counted once. Le Havre is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region of north-western France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel south-west of the Pays de Caux. Its port is the second largest in France, after that of Marseille, for total traffic, and the largest French container port. The name Le Havre means "the harbour" or "the port". Administratively the commune is located in the Haute-Normandie region and, with Dieppe, is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Seine-Maritime department. Le Havre is the capital of the canton and since 1974 has been the see of the diocese of Le Havre. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. It is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The city and port were officially founded by King François I in 1517.

Definition of Le Havre in the English dictionary

The definition of Le Havre in the dictionary is a port in N France, on the English Channel at the mouth of the River Seine: transatlantic trade; oil refining. Pop: 190 905.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LE HAVRE


chef-d´oeuvre
ʃɛdœvrə
chefs-doeuvre
ʃɛdœvrə
chevre
ˈʃevrə
Havre
ˈhɑːvrə
livre
ˈliːvrə
oeuvre
œvrə
savoir-vivre
ˈsævwɑːˈviːvrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LE HAVRE

Le
Le Brun
le Cap
Le Cateau
Le Chatelier´s principle
Le Corbusier
Le Creusot
le dernier cri
Le Fanu
Le Mans
Le Marche
Le Pen
Le Sage

WORDS THAT END LIKE LE HAVRE

adventure
agriculture
Aire
anywhere
architecture
are
arriere
as it were
as you were
aware
be sure
before
Heimlich manoeuvre
hors d´oeuvre
joie de vivre
louvre
manoeuvre
more
outmanoeuvre
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of Le Havre in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Le Havre» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Le Havre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

勒阿弗尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Le Havre
570 millions of speakers

English

Le Havre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ल हार्वे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لوهافر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гавр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Le Havre
270 millions of speakers

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Le Havre
260 millions of speakers

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Le Havre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Le Havre
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Le Havre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルアーブル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

르 아브 르 ​​(Le Havre)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Le Havre
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Le Havre
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லே ஹேர்ரே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ले हॅव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Le Havre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Le Havre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Le Havre
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гавр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Le Havre
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Translator English - Greek

Le Havre
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Le Havre
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Le Havre
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Le Havre
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Trends of use of Le Havre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LE HAVRE»

The term «Le Havre» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Le Havre

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2 QUOTES WITH «LE HAVRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Le Havre.
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Patrick Demarchelier
My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings.
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Rose George
Sending a container from Shanghai to Le Havre emits fewer greenhouse gases than the truck that takes the container on to Lyon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LE HAVRE»

Discover the use of Le Havre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Le Havre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World ...
Jean Legoy, Le Havre 1939–1945: Les Havrais dans la Guerre (Le Havre, n.d.), 41–59. 12. “History of the U. S. Navy in Le Havre, France,” typescript, [1946?], FCH415.5, City of Le Havre Archives, Le Havre, France; Legoy, Le Havre ...
James H. Madison, 2007
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Pub191, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): English Channel
5.10 The Estuary of the Seine, in the E part of Baie de la Seine, provides access to the port of Le Havre on its N shore. The estuary also provides access to La Seine Maritime, the name given to that part of the Seine navigable by ocean- going ...
NIMA, 2004
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Encountering Terra Australis: The Australian Voyages of ...
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Le Havre – n° 20 012 Page 91: Fish of the Batrachoides family said by the French to inhabit the coasts of Tasmania, but no longer found there, Batrachoides diemensis (Lesueur, 1824). Charles-Alexandre Lesueur.
F. Jean Fornasiero, Peter Monteath, John West-Sooby, 2010
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SOCCER WORLD 2011/12
Giornata Châteauroux - Bastia Clermont- Boulogne Istres - Amiens Le Havre - Monaco Le Mans - Angers Metz -Lens Nantes -Laval Sedan - Arles-Avignon Tours - Guingamp Troyes - Reims 18.Giornata Amiens - Nantes Angers - Metz ...
Lorenzo Gravela
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Dugard of Rouen: French Trade to Canada and the West Indies, ...
1736 I737 I738 I739 I740 The St. Mathieu from Le Havre to Quebec, returning to Le Havre. The Ville de Québec from Le Havre and Bordeaux to St. Pierre, Martinique, and Léoganne, St. Domingue, returning to Bordeaux. The Louis Dauphin ...
Dale Miquelon, 1978
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Container Contacts 2014
223 x ARC – Ateliers De Reparations de Conteneurs, Le Havre Cedex, p. 204 x x CARU Containers Le Havre, Le Havre, p. 205 x x Compagnie Nouvelle de Manutentions Portuaires, Le Havre, p. 207 x Daher International, Le Havre Cedex, p.
n.n., 2013
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The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930
The steady expansion in both the coastal trade with other Kuropean ports and the long cours trade with the Americas brought a fivefold increase in the tonnage of shipping entering and leaving Le Havre between 1825 and 1846 (from 473,000 ...
Michael Stephen Smith, 2006
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Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man
When Fortune gave his instructions to Brigadier Arthur Stanley-Clarke, commander of the force that was to do the shielding, the 5 1st Division's commander insisted that Stanley-Clarke should go ahead and evacuate his troops from Le Havre if ...
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, 2006
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Pub. 191Sailing Directions (Enroute) English Channel 2006 ...
For example, the port of Le Havre experiences a HW stand of about 2 to 3 hours duration, while on La Seine Maritime a double HW exists, with a tidal bore in the upper reaches of the river. The tides and currents will be described in greater ...
10
The Rotarian
JL HE BEST WAY to become acquainted with another country and its people is to live there as a student for a while," said a German businessman one day last Summer in Le Havre, France. "The next best way — and the only way open to most ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LE HAVRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Le Havre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ex-Liverpool striker Le Tallec pitches up in Greece - Yahoo Sports
Le Tallec first emerged as a teenager at Le Havre and joined Liverpool along with Florent Sinama-Pongolle in 2002. After being loaned out to ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
2
Cheektowaga veteran of World War II recalls breakthrough to victory …
Dorer was later stationed at Camp Lucky Strike near Le Havre, France, while preparations were made to ship the 294th to the war in the Pacific. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Tour de France Stages - SFGate
July 9 — Sixth Stage: Abbeville to Le Havre, hilly (191.5-118.9) (Zdenek Stybar, Czech Republic; Martin). July 10 — Seventh Stage: Livarot to ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Summer fête brings welcome cash boost for Newhaven RNLI …
Newhaven RNLI is twinned with their French colleagues of Le Havre Lifeboat and are proud of the connection with their friends of the Societe ... «Sussex Express, Jul 15»
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Tension on the Tour de France exposes more than meets the eye
... last kilometre of Thursday's sixth stage from Abbeville to Le Havre by throwing his drink bottle at Chris Froome and blaming him for the crash. «Ararat Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Tour de France stage 13 quotes: Van Avermaet on top, Sagan …
I went really early because in Le Havre I waited too long I think. I tried to go almost from the bottom. It was really long and the last 100 metres ... «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
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Tour de France: Chris Froome keeps lead as Greg van Avermaet wins
I went really early because in Le Havre [on stage six] I was waiting too long I think. I tried to go almost from the bottom. The last 100m kept going ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
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Couples forming for the Transat Jacques Vabre
... the skippers of the IMOCA class are selecting their co-skippers for this double-handed race between Le Havre and Itajaí (Brazil), which is due ... «Vendée Globe, Jul 15»
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Le Havre Celebrates UNESCO Anniversary
The City of Le Havre celebrated its 10th anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage site on July 15. Local residents were invited this morning to ... «Cruise Industry News, Jul 15»
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Fancy a weekend in Normandy?
Most people grimace when you say Le Havre as it conjures up images of ugly post war concrete buildings, and I'm sure on a cold, damp and ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»

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