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1 chic
chic [∫ik]1. masculine noun( = élégance) [de toilette, chapeau] stylishness ; [de personne] style2. invariable adjectivea. ( = élégant, de la bonne société) smart3. exclamation* * *ʃik
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1) ( élégant) [personne, vêtement] smart GB, chic2) (colloq) ( sophistiqué) [école, personne, hôtel, quartier] chic3) (colloq) ( gentil) nice
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nom masculin chic
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adverbe [s'habiller] smartly GB, stylishly* * *ʃik1. adj inv1) (appartement, robe) chic, smart2) (= généreux) niceC'est chic de ta part de m'avoir invité. — It was nice of you to invite me.
2. nm1) (= élégance) styleIl a le chic pour faire des gaffes. — He's got a knack of saying the wrong thing.
chic! — great!, terrific!
* * *A adj2 ○( sophistiqué) [magasin, école, personne, hôtel, quartier] chic; il est chic de faire it's chic GB ou fashionable to do; être bon chic bon genre to be chic and conservative;3 ○( gentil) nice; c'est chic de ta part that's nice of you.B nm chic; avoir le chic pour faire to have a knack for doing; avec chic with style; avoir du chic to have style; le dernier chic est de faire the in thing○ is to do; c'est du dernier chic it's the height of sophistication.C adv [s'habiller] smartly GB, stylishly.D excl great![ʃik] adjectif invariablepour faire chic in order to look smart ou classy2. [distingué] smartil paraît que ça fait chic de... it's considered smart (these days) to...3. [sympathique] nicesois chic, donne-le-moi! be an angel, give it to me!————————[ʃik] nom masculinavoir du chic to have style, to be chic2. (familier & locution)avoir le chic pour: il a le chic pour dire ce qu'il ne faut pas he has a gift for ou a knack of saying the wrong thing————————[ʃik] interjection(familier & vieilli) -
2 tenue
tenue2 [t(ə)ny]1. feminine nouna. ( = habillement, apparence) dress• ce n'est pas une tenue pour aller au golf ! that's no way to dress to play golf!• « tenue correcte exigée » "strict dress code"b. ( = maintien) posturec. ( = conduite) bonne tenue en classe good behaviour in class• allons ! un peu de tenue ! come on, behave yourself!d. ( = qualité) [de journal] standarde. [de maison, magasin] running ; [de séance] holding2. compounds• « tenue de soirée de rigueur » ≈ "black tie" ► tenue de sport sports clothes* * *təny1) ( vêtements)tenue (vestimentaire) — dress [U], clothes (pl)
tenue d'hiver — gén winter clothes (pl); (de soldat, policier) winter uniform
être en tenue légère — ( peu vêtu) to be scantily dressed; ( avec vêtements légers) to be in light clothing
se mettre en grande tenue — gén to put on ceremonial dress; Armée to put on full dress uniform
2) ( manières)3) ( posture) posture [U]4) Finance ( comportement) performance•Phrasal Verbs:* * *t(ə)ny nf1) (action de tenir) [commerce] running, [registre, comptes] keeping, [réunion] holding2) (= vêtements) outfitElle portait une tenue très élégante. — She was very elegantly dressed., She was wearing a very elegant outfit.
Il faudra prévoir une tenue bien chaude. — You should dress warmly.
tenue de sport — sports gear no pl
3) (= allure vestimentaire) dress no pl appearanceSa tenue laissait à désirer. — His appearance left a lot to be desired.
4) (= comportement) manners pl behaviour Grande-Bretagne behavior USAavoir de la tenue [personne] — to have good manners, [journal] to have a high standard
Il n'a aucune tenue. — He has no manners.
* * *[təny] nom fémininA.1. [d'une séance, d'un rassemblement]ils ont interdit la tenue de la réunion dans nos locaux they banned the meeting from being held on our premises2. [gestion - d'une maison, d'un établissement] running3. AUTOMOBILEla bonne/mauvaise tenue des valeurs the strong/poor performance of the stock market5. COMMERCE6. ÉQUITATION [d'un cheval] staminaB.2. [comportement, conduite] behaviourvoyons, un peu de tenue! come now, behave yourself!3. [aspect extérieur d'une personne] appearance4. [habits - généralement] clothes, outfit, dress ; [ - de policier, de militaire, de pompier] uniformune tenue de sport sports gear ou kit‘tenue correcte exigée’ ‘dress code’tenue de cérémonie, grande tenue full-dress ou dress uniform5. [rigueur intellectuelle] quality6. ÉQUITATION [d'un cavalier] seaten grande tenue locution adjectivaleMILITAIRE in full dress ou dress uniformen petite tenue locution adjectivale————————en tenue locution adjectivale[militaire, policier] uniformedce jour-là, je n'étais pas en tenuea. [militaire] I was in civilian clothes that dayb. [policier] I was in plain clothes that day————————→ link=enen petite tenue
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