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1 cadeau
masculine nounpresent, gift• faire un cadeau à qn to give sb a present or gift* * *
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pl cadeaux kado nom masculin present, giftje t'en fais cadeau — ( je te l'offre) I'm giving it to you; ( je ne veux pas d'argent) I'm making you a present of it; ( tu peux le garder) you can keep it
il ne fait pas de cadeaux — ( commerçant) he's not exactly cheap; (juge, examinateur) he's very strict
ils ne se font pas de cadeaux — they don't do each other favours [BrE]
et, en cadeau, un disque — and a record as a free gift
mon chef c'est pas un cadeau — (colloq) my boss is a pain (colloq)
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(-)cadeau (in compounds) giftPhrasal Verbs:* * *kadocadeaux pl nmpresent, gift* * *A nm present, gift (pour for); cadeau d'anniversaire/de Noël/de baptême birthday/Christmas/christening present; faire un cadeau à qn to give sb a present; elle m'a fait cadeau d'une montre she gave me a watch; je t'en fais cadeau ( je te l'offre) I'm giving it to you; ( je ne veux pas d'argent) I'm making you a present of it; ( tu peux le garder) you can keep it; achetez le canapé, et je vous fais cadeau de la housse buy the sofa, and I'll throw in the cover as well; vends-le au lieu d'en faire cadeau sell it instead of giving it away; je te fais cadeau de la monnaie you can keep the change; il ne fait pas de cadeaux [commerçant] he's not exactly cheap; [juge, examinateur, professeur] he's very strict; les politiciens ne se font pas de cadeaux politicians don' t do each other favoursGB; se faire un cadeau to treat oneself; les petits cadeaux entretiennent l'amitié small gifts keep a friendship going; et, en cadeau, un disque Comm and a record as a free gift; mon chef/le nouvel ordinateur, c'est pas un cadeau○ my boss/the new computer is a pain○.cadeau électoral electoral sweetener; cadeau empoisonné poisoned chalice; cadeau d'entreprise company gift (given to a customer); cadeau fiscal present from the taxman.faire cadeau de quelque chose à quelqu'un [le lui offrir] to make somebody a present of something, to give somebody something as a presenta. [dans une transaction, un match] he didn't do me any favoursb. [critique] he didn't spare mecadeau d'anniversaire/de Noël birthday/Christmas presentcadeau de noces ou de mariage wedding presentcadeau d'entreprise giveaway ou free gifta. (familier) [personne insupportable] he's a real pain!b. [personne bête] he's no bright spark!
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