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acquiescence |
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acquiescence noun agreement, yielding, approval, acceptance, consent, harmony, giving in, submission, compliance, obedience, conformity, assent, accession, concord, concurrence She smiled her acquiescence and resumed her seat. Translations acquiescence [ˌækwiˈɛsəns] n → assentiment m acquiescence in sth → assentiment à qch acquiescence to sth → consentement m à qch acquiescence n → Einwilligung f (→ in in +acc); (submissive) → Fügung f (→ in in +acc); with an air of acquiescence → mit zustimmender Miene How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "I cannot truthfully describe my mental attitude as acquiescence and far less cheerful acquiescence," grumbled Summerlee over his pipe. Now there was left with him, at least, a philosophic acquiescence to the existing order--only a desire to be permitted to exist, with now and then a little whiff of genuine life, such as he was breathing now. Poor old fellow, he had not uttered one word of surprise, complaint, fear, or even acquiescence from the very beginning of our troubles till now, when we had laid him down in the log-house to die. |
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