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1 beauty
beauty [ˈbju:tɪ]1. nouna. beauté f• the beauty of it is that... (inf) le plus beau, c'est que...2. compounds► beauty salon noun = beauty parlour* * *['bjuːtɪ] 1.noun beauté f2.the beauty of the system is that... — ce qu'il y a de bien dans ce système, c'est que...
••age before beauty — ≈ c'est le bénéfice de l'âge
beauty is in the eye of the beholder — Prov rien n'est laid pour celui qui aime
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2 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 -
3 contest
1. nouna. ( = call into question) contesterb. ( = compete for) disputer• to contest a seat [candidate] disputer un siège━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque contest est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈkɒntest, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: kənˈtest.* * *1. ['kɒntest]1) ( competition) concours mfishing contest — concours m de pêche
sports contest — rencontre f sportive
it's no contest — c'est couru (colloq) d'avance
2) ( struggle) lutte f2. [kən'test]transitive verb1) ( object to) contester2) ( compete for) Sport disputer [match]strongly contested — Politics âprement disputé
to contest an election — Politics se présenter à une élection
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4 contest
(a) (competition) concours m;∎ beauty contest concours m de beauté(b) (struggle) combat m, lutte f;∎ a contest for/between un combat pour/entre∎ a contest with/between un combat contre/entre∎ no contest pas de témoins à charge(a) (dispute → idea, statement) contester, discuter;∎ he contested my right to be at the meeting il m'a contesté le droit d'assister à la réunion;∎ to contest a will contester un testament∎ a keenly contested game une partie très disputée►► Finance contested debt créance f litigieuse -
5 beauty
A n2 ( woman) beauté f ;4 ( advantage) the beauty of the system is that… ce qu'il y a de bien dans ce système, c'est que… ; that's the beauty of it c'est ce que cela a de bien ;5 ( perfect example) a beauty of a goal/car un but/une voiture superbe ; that's a real beauty hum c'est un modèle du genre!age before beauty ≈ c'est le bénéfice de l'âge ; beauty is in the eye of the beholder Prov rien n'est laid pour celui qui aime ; Beauty and the Beast la Belle et la Bête. -
6 beauty queen
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7 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) juger2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) être juge (à)3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) juger, apprécier4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) juger2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juge2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juge3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) connaisseur/-euse•- judgement- judgment - judging from / to judge from - pass judgement on - pass judgement -
8 cattle
cattle ['kætəl](UNCOUNT) bétail m, bestiaux mpl, bovins mpl;∎ horned cattle bêtes fpl à cornes, bovins mpl;∎ we were herded onto trucks like cattle on nous a entassés dans des camions comme du bétail►► British cattle breeder éleveur m (de bétail);cattle breeding élevage m (du bétail);Agriculture cattle cake tourteau m;cattle car fourgon m à bestiaux;Ornithology cattle egret héron m garde-bœufs;cattle grid, American cattle guard = grille destinée à empêcher le passage du bétail mais non des voitures;cattle market marché m ou foire f aux bestiaux;∎ British familiar pejorative this beauty contest is just a cattle market ce concours de beauté n'est qu'un marché aux bestiaux;cattle prod aiguillon m électrique;cattle ranch ranch m (pour l'élevage du bétail);cattle rustler voleur m de bétail;cattle shed étable f;cattle show concours m agricole;cattle truck fourgon m à bestiaux -
9 competition
competition [‚kɒmpɪˈtɪ∫ən]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] The translation for [b]competition is not always compétition.* * *[ˌkɒmpə'tɪʃn]1) [U] gen, Commerce concurrence f, compétition f ( between entre)in competition with — en concurrence or compétition avec ( for pour)
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10 competition
competition [‚kɒmpɪ'tɪʃən]∎ competition for the position is fierce il y a beaucoup de concurrence pour le poste, on se dispute âprement le poste;∎ to be in competition (with sb) être en compétition ou concurrence (avec qn);∎ to enter into competition with sb concurrencer ou faire concurrence à qn∎ unfair competition concurrence f déloyale;∎ what's the competition doing? que fait la concurrence?, que font nos rivaux ou concurrents?;∎ the company has to stay ahead of the competition l'entreprise doit rester plus compétitive que les autres∎ you're up against some tough competition (in race) vous êtes en face d'adversaires de taille; (for job, university) la concurrence est rude∎ beauty/fishing competition concours m de beauté/de pêche;∎ competition winner gagnant(e) m,f;∎ to enter a competition se présenter à un concours;∎ the candidate will be chosen by competition le candidat sera choisi par concours;∎ that's him out of the competition le voilà hors compétition;∎ competition car voiture f de compétitionUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > competition
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