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bright [braɪt]1. adjectivea. [colour, light] vif ; [room] clair ; [clothes, flowers] de couleur(s) vive(s) ; [star, eyes] brillantb. [day, weather] radieux ; [sunshine, sun] éclatant• to become brighter [weather] s'éclaircirc. ( = clever) intelligentd. ( = cheerful) joviale. [future, outlook, prospects] brillant• you're up bright and early this morning! tu es bien matinal aujourd'hui !2. compounds• the bright lights of New York les lumières fpl de New York ► bright spark (inf) noun petit (e) futé(e) (inf) m(f)* * *[braɪt] 1.1) ( vivid) [blue, red] vif/vive; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives2) ( clear) [sunshine] éclatant; [room, day] clair; [weather] radieux/-ieuse; [sky] lumineux/-euse3) ( shiny) [star, eye, coin, metal] brillant; [jewel] étincelant4) ( clever) intelligent5) ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse6) ( promising) [future] brillant2.adverb [shine, burn] d'un vif éclat -
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A adj1 ( vivid) [colour, blue, red] vif/vive ; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive ; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives ; he went bright red il est devenu tout rouge ;2 ( clear) [sun, sunshine] éclatant ; [room, location, day] clair ; [weather] radieux/-ieuse ; [sky] lumineux/-euse ; bright spell éclaircie f ; it will become brighter later le temps doit s'éclaircir plus tard ;4 ( clever) intelligent ; that wasn't very bright (of you) ce n'était pas très malin (de ta part) ; a bright idea une idée lumineuse ;5 ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse ; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse ; [greeting] chaleureux/-euse ; to look on the bright side voir le bon côté des choses ;6 ( promising) [future, prospect, outlook, picture] brillant ( never predic) ; one of our brightest hopes in athletics l'un de nos meilleurs espoirs en athlétisme ; in brighter days en des jours meilleurs. -
3 dry
(a) (climate, season, clothing, skin) sec (sèche);∎ a dry spell une période sèche;∎ tomorrow will be dry and bright demain sera une journée sans pluie et ensoleillée;∎ to go or to run dry (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir;∎ to pump a well dry épuiser un puits;∎ to keep sth dry garder qch au sec;∎ keep dry (on packaging) conserver à l'abri de l'humidité;∎ shampoo for dry hair shampoing m (pour) cheveux secs;∎ her mouth had gone or turned dry with fear elle avait la bouche sèche de peur;∎ to be (as) dry as a bone, to be bone dry (washing, earth etc) être très sec (sèche);∎ humorous there wasn't a dry eye in the house tout le monde pleurait∎ medium dry (wine) demi-sec(c) (where alcohol is banned) où l'alcool est prohibé; (where alcohol is not sold) où on ne vend pas d'alcool;∎ to go dry (prohibit alcohol) prohiber la consommation des boissons alcoolisées;∎ he's been dry for two years ça fait deux ans qu'il ne boit plus;∎ we've run dry (at party) il n'y a plus rien à boire(d) (boring → book, lecture) aride;∎ dry as dust ennuyeux comme la pluie(e) (wit, sense of humour) pince-sans-rire (inv)(f) British familiar Politics (hardline) = en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti Conservateur2 noun(a) British familiar Politics (hardliner) = conservateur en faveur de la politique extrémiste du Parti∎ come into the dry viens te mettre au sec(d) (with towel, cloth)∎ to give sth a dry essuyer qch;∎ give your hair a dry sèche tes cheveux(clothes, fruit, leaves) (faire) sécher; (dishes) essuyer;∎ to dry one's eyes se sécher les yeux, sécher ses yeux;∎ to dry one's tears sécher ses larmes;∎ to dry one's hair se sécher les cheveux;∎ to dry oneself se sécher, s'essuyer(a) (clothes, hair, fruit, leaves) sécher;∎ to put sth out to dry mettre qch à sécher dehors;∎ you wash, I'll dry (dishes) tu laves et moi j'essuie►► dry battery pile f sèche;American dry bulk vrac m sec;dry cell pile f sèche;dry cleaner (person) teinturier(ère) m,f;dry cleaner's (shop) teinturerie f, pressing m;∎ to be in or at the dry cleaner's être chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;∎ to take sth to the dry cleaner's porter qch chez le teinturier ou à la teinturerie ou au pressing;Nautical dry dock cale f sèche;∎ in dry dock en cale sèche;Agriculture dry farming culture f sèche, dry-farming m;dry ginger = boisson gazeuse aux extraits de gingembre;Commerce dry goods British marchandises fpl sèches; American tissus mpl et articles mpl de bonneterie;dry ice neige f carbonique;dry ice machine machine f à neige carbonique;dry land terre f ferme;dry martini martini m dry;dry measure = unité de mesure des matières sèches;dry nurse nourrice f sèche;dry riser colonne f sèche;dry rot (UNCOUNT) (in wood, potatoes) pourriture f sèche;∎ to give sth a dry run tester qch;∎ to have a dry run faire un essai;dry ski slope piste f de ski artificielle;American dry state = État ayant adopté les lois de la prohibition;dry suit combinaison f de plongée➲ dry offsécher;∎ to dry oneself off se sécher➲ dry out(b) (alcoholic) se faire désintoxiquer, faire une cure de désintoxication(alcoholic) désintoxiquer(a) (well, river) s'assécher, se tarir; (puddle, street) sécher; (inspiration) se tarir; (cow) se tarir(b) (dry the dishes) essuyer la vaisselle∎ dry up, will you? ferme-la ou boucle-la, tu veux?
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