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- noun cycling The
judge of abicycle race .
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Examples
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On reaching the town, we were not permitted to drive to the inn, but at once conveyed to the house of the "commissaire," who was also the "maire" of the district.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete Charles James Lever 1839
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On reaching the town, we were not permitted to drive to the inn, but at once conveyed to the house of the "commissaire," who was also the "maire" of the district.
The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 4 Charles James Lever 1839
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And the commissaire came up and said, “Drop back to the very last guy!”
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Crashes, illness and a commissaire ruling prevented 14 percent of the 2010 Tour peloton from finishing.
A few Tour de France casualties come to Paris to greet the returning troops 2010
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Dot Abbott, UCI commissaire and president of the race jury, declined to comment on the record.
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Foremost among the restrictive regulations previously in place were those that governed the position of commissaire-priseur, the French equivalent of an auctioneer.
Stephanie Adamowicz: The Evolution of Paris as a Major Art Market 2009
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Including the pompous local police commissaire; the unflappable intelligence officer from France; the slimy representative of the international oil cartel; and the personages - intelligence, governmental, and clerical of the remnants of the civilian oligarchy; as well as many others, including the Doctor's lover, a Hapsburg
We Have All Been Disgraced By Corruption, A Review of Eric Ambler's Doctor Frigo 2009
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According to the previous rules, there were very tight restrictions on both who was qualified to hold the position and the number of people who could become a commissaire-priseur at any one time.
Stephanie Adamowicz: The Evolution of Paris as a Major Art Market 2009
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Including the pompous local police commissaire; the unflappable intelligence officer from France; the slimy representative of the international oil cartel; and the personages - intelligence, governmental, and clerical - of the remnants of the civilian oligarchy.
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The 43-year-old commissaire realised it was time to leave, but that was not possible: they set his car ablaze.
Archive 2007-12-01 GayandRight 2007
bilby commented on the word commissaire
"As Allan Davis celebrated his Tour Down Under glory — the Queenslander's first victory in a stage race and one he rated as the highlight of his career — a dejected Robbie McEwen bemoaned a second mucked-up attempt at a stage win that was beyond his control. McEwen unleashed his frustration on a commissaire immediately after yesterday's 81-kilometre tour finale around Adelaide's city streets, and blamed compatriot Graeme Brown (Rabobank), who he said had been overly aggressive, for ruining his chances at the final charge to the line."
- Samantha Lane, 'Davis' win the 'highlight' of career', theage.com.au, 26 Jan 2009.
January 26, 2009
yarb commented on the word commissaire
ha ha! My heart bleeds for Road Rage Robbie; when he starts whinging about another rider being "overly aggressive" I'm afraid it's time he called it a day.
January 26, 2009
sionnach commented on the word commissaire
Omigod! I forgot that bilby lives in the future. There must be a way to derive a financial advantage from this. A lottery scam? betting on the gee-gees?
Didn't Falco (may his soul rest in perpetual bliss) have a song about the commy-czar?
January 26, 2009
bilby commented on the word commissaire
Dreh dich nicht um - oh, oh, oh
Der Kommissar geht um - oh, oh, oh
Er wird dich anschauen, und du weisst warum
Die Lebenslust bringt dich um
Alles klar Herr Kommissar?
(Hey man, wanna buy some stuff man?
Did you ever rap that thing Jack, so rap it to the beat)
Wir treffen Jill und Joe und dessen Bruder hip,
Und auch den Rest der koolen gang
Sie rappen hin, sie rappen her
Dazwischen kratzen's ab die Waend'
Dieser Fall ist klar lieber Herr Kommissar
Auch wenn sie anderer Meinung sind
Den Schnee auf dem wir alle talwaerts fahren
Kennt heute jedes Kind
Jetzt das Kinderlied
January 26, 2009
sionnach commented on the word commissaire
It's odd that 'jemanden umbringen', which translates literally as 'to bring someone around', actually means 'to kill someone'.
Well, I find it odd.
January 26, 2009