Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The nightingale.
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Examples
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"Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude."
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The first, Stravinsky's "Le chant du rossignol" -- a suite fashioned from his opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale "The Nightingale" -- is set at the court of the Chinese emperor.
Xian Zhang leads lyrical Gil Shaham, richly intricate National Symphony Anne Midgette 2010
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"Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude."
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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"Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude."
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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At Olargues, everyone inside the noisy restaurant is watching Barcelona play Real Madrid, while outside, the rossignol assails the night air.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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At Olargues, everyone inside the noisy restaurant is watching Barcelona play Real Madrid, while outside, the rossignol assails the night air.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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"Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude."
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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"Un poète est un rossignol qui, assis dans l'obscurité, chante pour égayer de doux sons sa propre solitude."
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Of course, my comrades Rossignol (rossignol. cream.org) and Walker (botherer. cream.org) who I nothing but love and respect for.
Videogame Journalism 2006
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Laustic means rossignol means nightingale and this is a Breton lai.
Even in a little thing gillpolack 2006
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