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1 avide
avide [avid]adjective( = cupide) [personne, yeux] greedy ; ( = passionné) [lecteur] avid• avide de [plaisir, sensation] eager for ; [+ argent] greedy for ; [+ pouvoir, honneurs, connaissances] hungry for* * *avid* * *avid adj1) (sans nuance péjorative) eager2) péjoratif greedy, grasping* * *avide adj ( vorace) [mangeur, yeux] greedy; [lecteur] avid; ( cupide) greedy; avide de avid for [pouvoir]; eager for [plaisirs, affection, honneurs, nouvelles, connaissances, vengeance]; avide de faire eager to do; tendre une oreille avide to listen eagerly; avide de sang bloodthirsty; économie avide de pétrole oil-guzzling economy.[avid] adjectifécouter d'une oreille avide to listen eagerly ou avidlyavide de nouveauté eager ou avid for noveltyavide de savoir eager to learn, thirsty for knowledgeavide de connaître le monde eager ou anxious ou impatient to discover the world -
2 amateur
amateur, -trice [amatœʀ, tʀɪs]masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = non-professionnel) amateurb. ( = connaisseur) amateur de lover of• amateur d'art/de musique art/music lover• le jazz, je ne suis pas amateur I'm not a jazz fan• il reste des carottes, il y a des amateurs ? there are some carrots left, are there any takers?• avis aux amateurs ! if anyone's interested* * *amatœʀ
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adjectif invariable amateurradio amateur — radio ham (colloq)
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nom masculin1) ( connaisseur) (en sport, photographie) enthusiast; ( en vin) connoisseur2) ( collectionneur)3) ( non-professionnel) amateur* * *amatœʀ nm1) (= non professionnel) amateurIl fait de la photo en amateur. — He's an amateur photographer., He takes photos as a hobby.
2) péjoratif (pas sérieux) amateurC'est un amateur. — He's an amateur.
C'est un amateur de musique. — He's a music lover.
* * *A adj inv [catégorie, sport, photographe, cinéma] amateur; radio amateur radio ham○, amateur radio operator.B nm1 ( connaisseur) (en moto, tennis, photographie) enthusiast; ( en vin) connoisseur; amateur d'opéra/de jazz opera/jazz lover; c'est un grand amateur de cigares/cuisine japonaise he's a great lover of cigars/Japanese cooking; pour les amateurs de sensations fortes for thrill-seekers; elle est très amateur de chocolat she loves chocolate;2 ( collectionneur) amateur d'art/d'antiquités art/antiques collector;3 ( non-professionnel) amateur; faire du cinéma en amateur to be an amateur filmmaker; match entre amateurs amateur match; c'est du travail d'amateur it's the work of an amateur;4 ( acheteur éventuel) potential buyer; il vend sa voiture, vous êtes amateur? he's selling his car, are you interested?; avis aux amateurs, je vends mon vélo I'm selling my bike, if anyone's interested; avis aux amateurs de botanique/catch calling all botany lovers/wrestling fans.[amatɶr] adjectif2. [friand, adepte]————————[amatɶr] nom masculin et féminin3. [connaisseur]amateur d'art art lover ou enthusiast4. (familier) [preneur] takerje ne suis pas amateur I'm not interested, I don't go in for that sort of thing————————d'amateur locution adjectivaleen amateur locution adverbiale -
3 se passionner
pasjɔne vpr/vise passionner pour [sujet, période, auteur] — to have a passion for, to take an avid interest in
Harry se passionne pour les perroquets. — Harry has a passion for parrots.
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