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allure [alyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = vitesse) speed ; [de piéton] pace• à cette allure, nous n'aurons jamais fini at this rate we'll never be finished* * *alyʀ1) ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speedmodérer or ralentir son allure — to slow down
à toute allure — [conduire] at top speed; [marcher, réciter, manger] really fast
2) ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspectprendre l'allure or des allures de — [changement, révolte] to begin to look like
3) ( distinction) style* * *alyʀ nf1) (= vitesse) speed, (à pied) paceà toute allure — at top speed, at full speed
2) (= aspect, air) look, (= maintien) bearingavoir de l'allure — to have style, to have a certain elegance
* * *allure nf1 ( de marcheur) pace; ( de véhicule) speed; rouler à vive or grande/faible allure to drive at high/low speed; l'entreprise s'est développée à grande allure the company expanded at a tremendous pace; modérer or ralentir son allure to slow down; presser l'allure ( à pied) to quicken one's pace; ( en véhicule) to speed up; à toute allure (conduire, marcher) at top speed; (réciter, manger, noter) really fast; partir à toute allure to speed off; à cette allure nous allons être en retard at this rate we're going to be late;2 ( apparence) ( de personne) appearance; ( de vêtement) look; ( d'événement) aspect; avoir des allures de to look like; il a une drôle d'allure he's a funny-looking chap; tu as une allure or de l'allure avec ce chapeau! you look really daft in that hat!; ses vêtements lui donnent l'allure d'un bandit his clothes make him look like a gangster; prendre l'allure or les allures de [changement, révolte] to begin to look like; [personne] to make oneself out to be;3 ( distinction) style; elle a beaucoup d'allure she's got a lot of style; avoir belle allure to look very stylish; une personne de belle allure a distinguished-looking person; le salon a de l'allure the sitting room is stylish; avoir fière allure to cut a fine figure;4 Naut sailing trim;5 ( d'animal) gait.[alyr] nom féminin1. [vitesse d'un véhicule] speedà grande/faible allure at (a) high/low speedrouler à petite allure ou à une allure réduite to drive at a slow pace ou slowlyaller ou rouler à toute allure to go at (top ou full) speed2. [vitesse d'un marcheur] paceà cette allure, tu n'auras pas fini avant demain (figuré) at that speed ou rate, you won't have finished before tomorrowavoir de l'allure ou grande allure to have styleil a une drôle d'allure he looks odd ou weirdun personnage à l'allure ou d'allure suspecte a suspicious-looking character
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