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Dreyfus
[ drey-fuhs, drahy-; French drey-fys ]
noun
- ´¡±ô·´Ú°ù±ð»å [al, -frid, a, l-, fred], 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.
Dreyfus
/ drɛfys; ˈdreɪfəs /
noun
- DreyfusAlfred18591935MFrenchMILITARY: army officer Alfred (alfrɛd). 1859–1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason (1894) raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release (1906)
Example Sentences
In a statement on Thursday, Netanyahu said: "The antisemitic decision of the international court in The Hague is a modern Dreyfus trial, and it will end the same way."
The Oakland recall against Thao, meanwhile, was heavily funded by hedge fund executive Philip Dreyfuss, who lives in Piedmont, a picturesque city surrounded by Oakland’s borders.
On Wednesday, the Thao campaign released an “open letter†to the executive, Philip Dreyfuss, accusing him of “trying to buy our city government.â€
Frazzled housewives were a specialty: She was Richard Dreyfuss’ alarmed spouse in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,†John Denver’s disbelieving wife in “Oh, God!†and a workaholic mother opposite Michael Keaton in “Mr. Mom.â€
As for Louis Dreyfus, Haddad said “She brings joy to everything she does,†using the top buzzword of the Harris campaign.
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