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Villeneuve
[ veel-nœv ]
noun
- Pierre Charles Jean Bap·tiste Sil·ves·tre de [pye, r, sh, a, r, l zhah, n, b, a, -, teest, seel-, ves, -t, r, uh, d, uh], 1763–1806, French admiral.
Villeneuve
/ vilnœv /
noun
- VilleneuvePierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de17631806MFrenchMILITARY: admiral Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de (pjɛr ʃarl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstrə də). 1763–1806, French admiral, defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Example Sentences
Villeneuve’s Dune rejects translation in favor of giving us an abstract impression with its own hypnotic qualities.
It’s a choice that could easily pay off if and when Villeneuve makes a Part 2 and this film settles into its role as the prelude portion of a greater story.
Dune is sluggish in places—my eyes glazed over during one or two or maybe three of the battle scenes—but Villeneuve’s conviction counts for a lot.
Villeneuve presents this tale as an unapologetically poker-faced futuristic parable.
Soult then retired to his country estate at Villeneuve-l'tang, near Saint Cloud.
IT was not yet evening when the three happy people reached Villeneuve, and sat down to their repast.
This anticipates Napoleon's projected concentration under Villeneuve in the Channel.
Villeneuve, commanding the enemy, was a skilful seaman, and his plan of defence was as original as the plan of attack.
I tell the doddered asses Napoleon would have been over if Villeneuve had obeyed him to the letter.
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