English-French translations for throne

trôneNous avons été intéressés d'entendre le gouvernement canadien déclarer, lors du discours du trône le 3 mars, qu'il soutenait totalement l'accord de Copenhague sur le changement climatique. We were interested that, in the Speech from the Throne on 3 March, the Canadian Government stated that it fully supports the Copenhagen climate change accord. Or le grand juriste britannique Dicey avait prévenu: les juges doivent être des lions, mais des lions sous le trône, prenant garde à ne faire échec à aucun point de souveraineté. As the great British legal expert, Dicey, said: judges must be lions, but lions under the throne, being circumspect that they do not check or oppose any points of sovereignty.

An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions
Leadership, ''particularly'the position of a monarch
The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope
Other seats, ''particularly''
A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne

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