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fair [fεər]1. noun2. adjectivea. ( = just) juste ; [competition, fight, player] loyal• to be fair to him, he thought he had paid for it soyons justes, il croyait l'avoir payé• it's fair to say that... il est juste de dire que...• fair enough! d'accord !• all this is fair enough, but... d'accord mais...• fair's fair! ce n'est que justice !• all's fair in love and war en amour comme à la guerre, tous les coups sont permisb. [sum, number] considérable ; [size] respectablec. ( = average) passable• "fair" « passable »d. ( = reasonable) [guess] justee. ( = light-coloured) [hair] blond ; [complexion, skin] clair3. adverb4. compounds* * *[feə(r)] 1.2.book fair — gen foire f du livre; (in Paris, Montreal) salon m du livre
1) (just, reasonable) [arrangement, person, trial, wage] équitable (to envers); [comment, decision, point] juste2) ( moderately good) [chance, condition, performance] assez bon/bonne; School passable3) ( quite large)to go at a fair pace ou speed — aller bon train
4) Meteorology ( fine) [weather] beau/belle; [forecast] bon/bonne; [wind] favorable5) ( light-coloured) [hair] blond; [complexion, skin] clairwith her own fair hands — hum de ses belles mains
3.the fair sex — hum le beau sexe
adverb [play] franc jeu••
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