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1 nine
nine [naɪn]1 noun∎ he was dressed up to the nines il s'était mis sur son trente et un∎ the front nine l'aller m, les neuf premiers trous;∎ the back nine les neuf derniers trous2 pronounneufneuf;∎ a nine-hole golf course un (parcours de) neuf trous;∎ nine times out of ten neuf fois sur dix;∎ British a nine day wonder un feu de paille; -
2 dress
dress [dres]1 noun∎ a cotton/summer dress une robe de coton/d'été(b) (clothing) habillement m, tenue f(c) (style of dress) tenue f, toilette f;∎ formal/informal dress tenue f de cérémonie/de ville;∎ in Indian dress en tenue indienne;∎ to wear Western dress s'habiller à l'occidentale;∎ in full dress (of men) en grande tenue; (of women) en grande toilette; Military en grande tenue, en uniforme de parade;∎ to have good dress sense savoir s'habiller;∎ she's got no dress sense elle ne sait pas s'habiller∎ she dressed herself or got dressed elle s'est habillée;∎ to be dressed in black/silk être vêtu de noir/soie;∎ dressed in rags vêtu ou couvert de haillons;∎ dressed as a clown/a witch (for a party) déguisé en clown/en sorcière(b) (arrange → gen) orner, parer; (→ shop window) faire la vitrine de; (→ ship) pavoiser; (groom → horse) panser; (→ hair) coiffer∎ he dressed my wound il a fait mon pansement∎ dressed chicken poulet m prêt à cuire;∎ dressed crab crabe m tout préparé pour la table(e) (treat → cloth, skins) préparer, apprêter; (→ leather) corroyer; (→ stone) tailler, dresser; (→ metal) polir; (→ timber) dégrossir∎ to dress ranks se mettre en rangs(i) (neuter → animal) dresser(a) (get dressed, wear clothes) s'habiller;∎ she always dresses very smartly elle s'habille toujours avec beaucoup d'élégance;∎ to dress for dinner (gen) se mettre en tenue de soirée; (man) se mettre en smoking; (woman) se mettre en robe du soir;∎ do we have to dress for dinner? est-ce qu'il faut s'habiller pour le dîner?►► dress coat habit m, queue-de-pie f;dress code code m vestimentaire;Theatre dress circle premier balcon m, corbeille f;dress designer modéliste mf, dessinateur(trice) m,f de mode; (famous) couturier m;dress shield dessous-de-bras m inv;dress shirt chemise f de soirée;dress suit habit m, tenue f de soirée;Military dress uniform tenue f de cérémonies'habiller simplement➲ dress up(a) (put on best clothes) s'habiller, se mettre sur son trente et un;∎ he was all dressed up il était tout endimanché(b) (put on disguise) se déguiser, se costumer;∎ she dressed up as a clown elle s'est déguisée en clown;∎ children love dressing up les enfants adorent se déguiser(a) (put on best clothes) habiller;∎ to be all dressed up, to be dressed up to the nines être sur son trente et un;∎ familiar humorous she's all dressed up with nowhere to go elle s'est mise sur son trente et un mais elle n'a personne avec qui sortir(b) (disguise) déguiser;∎ his mother had dressed him up as a soldier sa mère l'avait déguisé en soldat(d) (embellish) orner;∎ you could dress up the outfit with a nice scarf tu pourrais rendre la tenue plus habillée avec un joli foulard;∎ it's the same old clichés dressed up as new ideas c'est toujours les mêmes clichés, mais présentés comme des idées novatrices
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