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spirit [ˈspɪrɪt]1. nouna. ( = soul) esprit mb. ( = supernatural being) esprit mc. ( = person) esprit md. [of proposal, regulations] esprit mf. ( = alcohol) alcool m2. plural nouna. ( = frame of mind) to be in good spirits avoir le moralb. ( = drink) spiritueux mpl• the documents were mysteriously spirited off his desk les documents ont mystérieusement disparu de son bureau4. compounds* * *['spɪrɪt] 1.1) ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m2) (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de)to do something in the right/wrong spirit — faire quelque chose de façon positive/négative
to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit — bien/mal prendre une remarque
that's the spirit! — (colloq) c'est ça!
3) (courage, determination) courage mto show spirit — se montrer courageux/-euse
with spirit — [play, defend] avec détermination
4) ( soul) gen, Mythology, Religion esprit m5) ( person) esprit m6) ( drink) alcool m fortwines and spirits — Commerce vins et spiritueux mpl
7) Chemistry alcool m2.spirits plural nounto be in good/poor spirits — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
3. 4.my spirits rose/sank — j'ai repris/perdu courage
transitive verbto spirit something/somebody away — faire disparaître quelque chose/quelqu'un
to spirit something in/out — introduire/sortir discrètement quelque chose
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A n1 ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m ; the spirit of the original l'esprit de l'original ; it's not in the spirit of the agreement ce n'est pas conforme à l'esprit de l'accord ;2 (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de) ; community/team spirit esprit communautaire/d'équipe ; in a spirit of friendship dans un esprit amical ; a spirit of forgiveness/of reconciliation une intention d'indulgence/de réconciliation ; a spirit of optimism une tendance à l'optimisme ; I am in a party spirit je me sens prêt à faire la fête ; there is a party spirit about il y a une atmosphère de fête ; to do sth in the right/wrong spirit faire qch de façon positive/négative ; to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit bien/mal prendre une remarque ; to enter into the spirit of sth se conformer à l'esprit de qch ; there was a great ou good spirit among the men il y avait un excellent état d'esprit entre les hommes ; that's the spirit ○ ! c'est ça! ;3 (courage, determination) courage m, énergie f ; to show spirit se montrer courageux/-euse ; to break sb's spirit briser la résistance or la volonté de qn ; a performance full of spirit une interprétation pleine de brio ; with spirit [play, defend] avec détermination ;4 ( soul) gen, Mythol, Relig esprit m ; the life of the spirit la vie spirituelle ; evil spirit esprit du mal ; the Holy Spirit le Saint-Esprit ;5 ( person) esprit m ; he was a courageous spirit c'était un esprit courageux ; a leading spirit in the movement l'âme f du mouvement ;B spirits npl to be in good/poor spirits être de bonne/mauvaise humeur ; to be in high spirits être d'excellente humeur ; to keep one's spirits up garder le moral ; to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral de qn ; my spirits rose/sank j'ai repris/perdu courage.D vtr to spirit sth/sb away faire disparaître qch/qn ; to spirit sth in/out introduire/sortir discrètement qch.
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