ferme

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Tenez ferme, mes enfants! "said an old officer, dismounting and walking coolly out beyond the line of trees.

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  • It is a long race and we have to see how the car is after checking it in parc ferme, what shape it is for tomorrow. —  Grandprix.com Current News
  • All of the Formula One Racing cars are obliged to enter parc ferme (closed parking) at certain stages of a race weekend. —  de.lirio.us
  • Tenez ferme, mes enfants!" —  Lorraine A romance
  • One pretty tower is still to be seen at the corner of the Rue du Camp-ferme, which seems to have formed part of a very elegant building, to judge by its lightness and grace; it has sunk considerably in the earth, but from its height a fine prospect may be obtained. —  Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre
  • There were all sorts and kinds--some men in dress coats and white gloves, some very rough specimens in corduroys and thick-nailed shoes, having begun life as garçons de ferme (ploughboys). —  Chateau and Country Life in France
 

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