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1 marron
marron [maʀɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. ( = fruit) chestnutb. ( = couleur) brownc. ( = coup) (inf!) thump2. invariable adjective( = couleur) brown3. compounds* * *
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- onne maʀɔ̃, ɔn adjectif ( malhonnête) bent (colloq), crooked
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nom masculin1) Botaniquemarron (d'Inde) — horse chestnut; ( châtaigne) chestnut
2) ( couleur) brown3) (sl) ( coup) thump (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:••tirer les marrons du feu — ( faire son profit) to reap the benefits
je suis marron — (sl) ( dupé) I've been had (colloq); ( coincé) I'm stuck (colloq)
* * *maʀɔ̃, ɔn marron, -ne1. nm(= fruit) chestnut2. adj inv3. adj1) HISTOIRE (esclaves) runaway2) péjoratif (avocat, médecin) crooked* * *A adj1 ( malhonnête) [notaire, avocat] bent○, crooked; ( non qualifié) [courtier] unlicensed; [docteur] unqualified;2 Hist [esclave] runaway.C nm2 ( couleur) brown;3 ◑( coup) thump○, clout○; il m'a filé un marron he landed me one○.tirer les marrons du feu fig ( faire son profit) to reap the benefits; ( être la victime) to be a cat's paw; je suis marron◑ ( dupé) I've been had○; ( coincé) I'm stuck○.I[malhonnête] crookedII[marɔ̃] nom masculinmarron d'Inde horse chestnut, conkermarrons chauds roast ou roasted chestnutsmarrons glacés marrons glacés, crystallized ou candied chestnutstirer les marrons du feu pour quelqu'un to be somebody's cat's-paw, to do all the dirty work for somebody2. [couleur] brown————————[marɔ̃] adjectif invariable[brun] brown————————[marɔ̃] adjectifêtre (fait) marron [être dupé] to be taken inzut, voilà le contrôleur, on est marrons! [on est coincés] oh, no, we've had it now, here comes the ticket collector! -
2 assorti
assorti, e [asɔʀti]a. ( = en harmonie) un couple bien/mal assorti a well-/badly-matched coupleb. [bonbons] assorted• « hors-d'œuvre assortis » "assortment of hors d'œuvres"* * *assortie asɔʀti adjectif1) [couleurs, linge] matchingbien/mal assorti — well-/ill-matched
2) ( varié) [pâtisseries, bonbons] assorted* * *asɔʀti adj assorti, -e1) (couleurs, styles) matchingIl portait un chapeau brun assorti à sa veste. — He was wearing a brown hat that matched his jacket.
Son sac est assorti à ses chaussures. — Her bag matches her shoes.
2) (= mélangés) assortedassorti de [fruits, légumes] — accompanied with, [conditions, conseils] coupled with
* * *A pp ⇒ assortir.B pp adj1 ( en harmonie) [couleurs, vêtements, linge] matching; draps et serviettes assorties matching sheets and towels; un couple bien/mal assorti a well-/an ill-matched couple; un abat-jour assorti aux rideaux a lampshade that matches the curtains;1. [en harmonie]un couple mal assorti an ill-matched ou ill-assorted coupleles deux couleurs sont très bien assorties the two colours match (up) ou blend (in) perfectly2. [chocolats] assorted3. [approvisionné]
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