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1 rare
rare [ʀαʀ]adjectivea. ( = peu commun) [objet, mot, édition] rareb. ( = peu nombreux) [cas, exemples, visites] rare ; [passants, voitures] few• les rares fois où... on the rare occasions when...• il est l'un des rares qui... he's one of the few people who...• se faire rare [argent, légumes] to become scarced. ( = exceptionnel) [talent, qualité, sentiment, beauté] rare ; [homme, énergie] exceptional ; [saveur, moment] exquisitee. [gaz] rare* * *ʀɑʀ1) ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarcedevenir or se faire rare — to be ou become scarce
2) ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] fewil est rare de faire/qu'il fasse — it is unusual to do/for him to do
3) ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular4) ( clairsemé) [cheveux, barbe, végétation] sparse; [air] thin* * *ʀɒʀ adj1) (= inhabituel) rareil est rare que — it's rare that, it's unusual that
2) (main-d'œuvre, denrées) scarcese faire rare — to become scarce, fig, [personne] to make oneself scarce
3) (cheveux, herbe) sparse* * *rare adj1 ( peu commun) [personne, objet, animal, plante] rare; [matière première, denrée, main-d'œuvre, produit] scarce; [minerai] rare, scarce; être l'un des rares qui to be one of the few (people) who;2 ( peu fréquent) [cas, mot, maladie] rare; [moment] rare; [visites] infrequent; [occasion] rare, unusual; [emploi, utilisation] unusual, uncommon; [voyages, trains] infrequent; [voitures, passants, clients, amis] few; les clients sont rares à cette époque-ci de l'année we have very few customers at this time of year; devenir or se faire rare [argent, produit, denrée] to be ou become scarce; vous vous faites rare ces temps-ci you are not around much these days; il se fait de plus en plus rare dans le village he comes to the village less and less (frequently); quelques rares visiteurs a few occasional visitors; rares étaient ceux qui faisaient there were few who did; il est rare de faire it is unusual to do; il n'est pas rare de faire it isn't uncommon ou unusual to do; il est rare qu'il vienne en train it's unusual for him to come by train; il n'est pas rare qu'il reste pour dîner it's not unusual for him to stay for dinner; cela n'a rien de rare there's nothing unusual about it; à de rares exceptions près with few exceptions;3 ( exceptionnel) [qualité, beauté, talent] rare; [maîtrise, intelligence, énergie, courage] exceptional; [bêtise, impudence, inconséquence] singular; combat d'une rare violence exceptionally violent fight ou fighting; être d'une bêtise rare or d'une rare bêtise to be singularly ou exceptionally stupid; être d'une intelligence rare to be exceptionally intelligent; il est l'exemple rare de he is a rare example of;[rar] adjectifplantes/timbres rares rare plants/stamps2. [peu fréquent] rareon le voyait chez nous à de rares intervalles once in a (very long) while, he'd turn up at our houseil est rare qu'elle veuille bien venir avec moi she rarely ou seldom agrees to come with meil n'est pas rare de le voir ici it's not uncommon ou unusual to see him heretu te fais rare ces derniers temps (familier) you've become quite a stranger lately, where have you been hiding lately?3. [peu nombreux] fewà de rares exceptions près with only ou apart from a few exceptionselle est une des rares personnes que je connaisse à aimer le jazz she's one of the very few people I know who enjoys jazz[peu abondant] scarce -
2 département
département [depaʀtəmɑ̃]masculine noundepartment ; ( = division du territoire) département━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━France is divided into 95 metropolitan départements and four overseas départements. Each is run by its own local council, the « conseil général ». Every département has a code number which appears as the first two figures of postcodes and the last two figures on vehicle registration plates. → ARRONDISSEMENT CANTON COMMUNE RÉGION DOM-TOM* * *An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles* * *depaʀtəmɑ̃ nm1) (dans une entreprise, une université) department2) ADMINISTRATION département* * *département nm1 Admin (administrative) department;2 (d'organisme, d'université, d'administration) department; ce n'est pas mon département lit fig that's not my department;3 ( ministère) department.ⓘ Département An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles.[departəmɑ̃] nom masculinle Département d'État the State Department, the Department of StateOne of the three main administrative divisions in France. There are a hundred in all, four of which are overseas. Each is run by a conseil général, which has its headquarters in the principal town of the département.Départements are numbered in alphabetical order (with a few exceptions in Île de France). The number is often used to refer to the department, particularly for the Paris area, and it is not uncommon to hear people say j'habite dans le 91 meaning j'habite dans l'Essonne. -
3 reluire
v. intrans.1. To 'come', to experience an orgasm. (The verb is more often than not encountered with faire, but expressions such as un micheton qu'a bien relui, c'est un client pour l'avenir! are not uncommon.)2. Ça m'a fait reluire de le savoir en taule! It pleased me no end to hear that he was doing porridge!3. Passer la brosse à reluire: To flatter in a 'crawling' manner. (The 'apple-polishing' imagery is also present in the French expression.) -
4 fréquent
fréquent, e [fʀekɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective• il est fréquent de voir... it is not uncommon to see...* * *fréquente fʀekɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( dans le temps) frequent2) ( répandu) [maladie, attitude] common* * *fʀekɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj fréquent, -e* * *1 ( dans le temps) [train, événement] frequent; faire un usage fréquent de qch to use sth frequently; il est fréquent que cela arrive it happens frequently;2 ( répandu) [maladie, attitude] common.[répété] frequent -
5 deuche
n. f. (abbr. deux-chevaux): Citroen 2 CV motor car. (A not uncommon misconception is that this famous 'sit-up-and-beg' French motoring contraption is powered only by a 2 hp engine. In fact, for taxation purposes in France, road fund licences are issued for vehicles on the basis of 'chevaux fiscaux'. These units bear no relation to the traditional concept of brake horse-power.) -
6 love
n. m. 'Loot', 'brass', money. (This manouche word is generally found in the plural, but expressions such as ne pas manquer de lové: to be O.K. for money, are not uncommon.) -
7 inusité
inusité, e [inyzite]adjective[mot] uncommon* * *inusitée inyzite adjectif Linguistique ( non utilisé) not used (jamais épith); ( rare) uncommon, not in common use (jamais épith)* * *inyzite adj inusité, -e* * *1 Ling ( inexistant) not used ( jamais épith); ( rare) uncommon, not in common use ( jamais épith); les formes du passé sont inusitées the past tense forms are not used;2 ( inhabituel) [bruit, chaleur, démarche] unusual. -
8 trainer
v. intrans.1. To 'mooch', to loaf about. Il traîne du matin au soir depuis qu'il est au chômage! Since going on the dole, he just loafs around all day!2. Ça traîne les rues! (fig.): There's a lot of it about! — It's not an uncommon thing!
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uncommon — UK [ʌnˈkɒmən] / US [ʌnˈkɑmən] adjective unusual, rare, or not happening often Doris is a very uncommon name nowadays. not uncommon (= happening to a lot of people): Anxiety about taking tests is not uncommon. Surprisingly, it is not uncommon for… … English dictionary
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uncommon — 1540s, not possessed in common, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + COMMON (Cf. common) (adj.). Meaning not commonly occurring, unusual, rare is recorded from 1610s. Related: Uncommonly … Etymology dictionary
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