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smart [smα:t]1. adjectivea. ( = not shabby) [hotel, restaurant, club, neighbourhood] chic inv ; [person, clothes, appearance] élégant ; [house, car] beau ( belle f)b. ( = fashionable) à la modec. ( = clever) (inf) intelligent• don't get smart with me! ne joue pas au malin avec moi ! (inf)e. ( = brisk) vif[cut, graze] brûler ; [iodine] piquer3. compounds* * *[smɑːt] 1.1) ( elegant) élégant2) (colloq) ( intelligent) [child, decision] malin; [politician, journalist] habile3) [restaurant, hotel, street] chic inv4) ( stinging) [blow] vif/vive; [rebuke] cinglant5) ( brisk)6) Computing intelligent2.1) ( sting) brûler2) fig ( emotionally) être piqué au vifthey are smarting over ou from their defeat — ils sont sous le coup de leur défaite
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A adj1 ( elegant) élégant ; to look smart avoir l'air élégant ; you're looking very smart today tu es très élégant aujourd'hui ;2 ○ ( intelligent) [child, decision] malin, futé ; ( shrewd) [politician, journalist] habile ; to be smart at doing être habile à faire ; it was definitely the smart choice c'est certainement ce qu'il fallait choisir ; he's a smart kid ○ c'est un enfant futé ; would he be smart enough to spot the error? serait-il assez futé ○ pour repérer l'erreur? ; if you're smart you'll book in advance ce serait futé ○ de ta part de réserver à l'avance ; are you trying to be smart? tu veux faire le malin? ; you think it's smart to smoke tu penses que c'est malin de fumer ; he thinks he's so smart il se croit malin ;3 [restaurant, hotel, street] chic inv ; the smart set le beau monde ;5 ( brisk) to set off/walk at a smart pace partir/marcher à vive allure ; that was smart work! ça a été vite fait! ;6 Comput [system, terminal] intelligent.B vi1 [graze, cut, cheeks] brûler ; his eyes were smarting from the smoke la fumée lui brûlait les yeux ; her cheek smarted from the slap elle avait la joue brûlante sous l'effet de la gifle ;2 fig ( emotionally) être piqué au vif ; he smarted under ou at the insult il a été piqué au vif par l'insulte, l'insulte l'a piqué au vif ; they are smarting over ou from their defeat ils sont sous le coup de leur défaite. -
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1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) élégant2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) dégourdi3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) vif, sec2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) irriter2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) être piqué au vif3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) douleur cuisante- smarten- smartly - smartness - smart bomb - smart card -
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stinger ['stɪŋə(r)](b) (police device) = pointes que la police dispose sur la route afin de crever les pneus d'une voiture qu'elle veut arrêter -
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tingle ['tɪŋgəl](a) (with heat, cold → ears, cheeks, hands) fourmiller, picoter;∎ the cold wind made my face/blood tingle le vent froid me piquait le visage/me fouettait le sang;∎ his cheeks were tingling les joues lui picotaient;∎ my whole body was tingling j'avais des picotements ou des fourmis dans tout le corps;∎ my face still tingled from the blow le visage me cuisait encore à cause du coup que j'avais reçu;∎ it makes my tongue tingle ça me pique la langue(b) (with excitement, pleasure) frissonner, frémir;∎ she was tingling with excitement elle tremblait d'excitation;∎ the insult left me tingling with indignation l'insulte me fit frémir d'indignation2 noun(a) (stinging) picotements mpl, fourmillements mpl∎ he felt a tingle of excitement il sentit un frisson d'excitation le parcourir
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