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1 beauty
1 noun(a) (loveliness) beauté f;∎ a thing of beauty un objet d'une rare beauté;∎ to spoil the beauty of sth déparer qch;∎ proverb beauty is in the eye of the beholder ce qu'on aime est toujours beau;∎ proverb beauty is only skin-deep la beauté n'est pas tout;∎ humorous I need my beauty sleep j'ai besoin de mon compte de sommeil pour être frais le matin(b) (beautiful person) beauté f;∎ she's a/she's no beauty c'est une/ce n'est pas une beauté;∎ the beauties of nature les merveilles fpl de la nature∎ this new bike's a real beauty cette nouvelle bicyclette est une vraie merveille;∎ familiar that black eye is a real beauty quel beau coquard!∎ the beauty of the system is its simplicity ce qui est bien dans ce système, c'est sa simplicité;∎ that's the beauty of it c'est ça qui est formidable(cream, product, treatment) de beauté∎ (you) beauty! super!►► beauty competition, beauty contest concours m de beauté;beauty queen reine f de beauté;beauty salon institut m de beauté;American beauty shop institut m de beauté;beauty specialist esthéticien(enne) m,f;beauty therapist esthéticien(enne) m,f -
2 natural
natural ['nætʃərəl](a) (created by or existing in nature → scenery, environment, light, resources, process) naturel;∎ a natural harbour un port naturel;∎ in a natural state à l'état naturel;∎ the natural world la nature(b) (not artificial → wood, finish) naturel;∎ she's a natural redhead c'est une vraie rousse(c) (normal → explanation, desire, wish) naturel, normal;∎ it's only natural for her to be worried or that she should be worried il est tout à fait normal ou il est tout naturel qu'elle se fasse du souci;∎ I'm sure there's a perfectly natural explanation for it je suis sûr qu'on peut l'expliquer de façon tout à fait naturelle;∎ death from natural causes mort f naturelle;∎ in the natural course of events dans le cours normal des choses;∎ one's or the natural reaction is to… la réaction instinctive est de…;∎ as is (only) natural comme de juste(d) (unaffected → person, manner) naturel, simple(e) (innate → talent) inné, naturel;∎ she's a natural organizer c'est une organisatrice-née, elle a un sens inné de l'organisation(f) (free of additives) naturel(h) (real → parents) naturel∎ G natural sol bécarre(j) Mathematics naturel2 adverb∎ familiar try to act natural! soyez naturel!□3 noun∎ she's a natural elle a ça dans le sang;∎ he's a natural for the job il a le profil de l'emploi□ ;∎ she's a natural for the part elle est faite pour ce rôle□►► natural break (in film, text) coupure f qui va de soi;∎ they reached a natural break in the meeting ils arrivèrent à une étape de la réunion où il était naturel de faire une pause;natural childbirth accouchement m naturel;natural disaster catastrophe f naturelle;natural economy économie f non monétaire;natural family planning = contraception par des moyens naturels;Physics & Electricity natural frequency fréquence f propre;natural gas gaz m naturel;natural historian naturaliste mf;natural history histoire f naturelle;natural immunity immunité f naturelle;natural justice droits mpl naturels;natural language langage m naturel, langue f naturelle;natural language processing traitement m (automatique) du langage naturel;natural law loi f naturelle;∎ for the rest of his/her natural life (sentenced) à perpétuité;Mathematics natural logarithm logarithme m naturel ou népérien;natural medicine médecine f douce ou naturelle, physiothérapie f;natural number nombre m naturel;Law natural person personne f physique ou naturelle;old-fashioned Physics natural philosophy physique f;natural resources ressources fpl naturelles;natural science (UNCOUNT) sciences fpl naturelles;∎ botany is a natural science la botanique fait partie des sciences naturelles;natural selection sélection f naturelle;the Natural State = surnom donné à l'Arkansas;natural theology théologie f naturelle;natural yoghurt yaourt m nature
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