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père

American  
[per, pair] / pɛr, pɛər /

noun

French.

plural

pères
  1. father.

  2. senior.

    Dumas père.


père British  
/ pɛr, pɛə /

noun

  1. an addition to a French surname to specify the father rather than the son of the same name Compare fils 1

    Dumas père

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Striker Roberto Fernandez got in behind Barca's high line, one-on-one, but Garcia blocked his shot and then improvised brilliantly by shoving team-mate Gerard Martin into the way of Pere Milla's follow-up.

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Barcelona manager Pere Romeu admitted it was a "very different" Chelsea to the one they beat comfortably in last season's last-four tie.

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"It was a good game," said Barcelona manager Pere Romeu.

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Spanish coach Pere Riba left Gauff's team shortly after her New York triumph, while Brad Gilbert - a towering character who led Andre Agassi to six major titles - departed at the end of last season.

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One of his own last posts was in memoriam of David Thomas, leader of the avant-garde Pere Ubu, twinned with “kindred spirit” Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who died the same day.

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