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avantageux, -euse [avɑ̃taʒø, øz]adjectivea. ( = profitable) [affaire] worthwhile ; [prix] attractive• ce serait plus avantageux de... it would be more worthwhile to...• en grands paquets, c'est plus avantageux large packets are better valueb. ( = présomptueux) il a une idée assez avantageuse de lui-même he has a very high opinion of himselfc. ( = flatteur) [portrait, robe] flattering• prendre des poses avantageuses to show o.s. off to one's best advantage* * *- euse avɑ̃taʒø, øz adjectif1) ( intéressant) [condition, offre, solution, marché] favourable [BrE], advantageous ( pour quelqu'un to somebody); [taux, prix, placement] attractive; [produit] good value (jamais épith)2) ( flatteur) [opinion, aspect] favourable [BrE]; [description, termes, vêtement] flattering; [physique] superiorsous un jour avantageux — in a favourable [BrE] light
* * *avɑ̃taʒø, øz adj (-euse)1) (= intéressant) (proposition) attractive, (du point de vue du prix) attractively pricedconditions avantageuses — favourable terms Grande-Bretagne favorable terms USA
2) (= flatteur) (portrait, coiffure) flattering* * *avantageux, - euse adj1 ( intéressant) [condition, offre, solution, marché] favourableGB, advantageous; [taux, prix, placement] attractive; [produit, article] good value ( jamais épith); il est avantageux de faire it is advantageous to do; trouver avantageux de faire to find it advantageous to do; être avantageux pour qn to be advantageous to sb; au tarif le plus avantageux at a most attractive rate; tirer un parti avantageux de qch to profit from sth; le grand paquet est plus avantageux the large packet is more economical; l'achat en gros est plus avantageux it's cheaper to buy wholesale;2 ( flatteur) [opinion, aspect] favourableGB; [description, termes, vêtement] flattering; [physique] superior; présenter qch sous un jour avantageux to present sth in a favourableGB light; en termes très avantageux in very flattering terms; il se fait une idée trop avantageuse de lui-même he has an over-inflated opinion of himself;3 ( vaniteux) liter [air, ton, attitude] conceited; prendre un air avantageux to assume an air of superiority.( féminin avantageuse) [avɑ̃taʒø, øz] adjectif1. [contrat, affaire] profitable[prix] attractive[condition, situation] favourable2. [flatteur - pose, décolleté, uniforme] flattering -
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I.or1 [ɔʀ]1. masculine noun2. compounds► or noir ( = pétrole) black goldII.or2 [ɔʀ]a. (mise en relief) or, ce jour-là, il n'était pas là now, on that particular day, he wasn't there• il m'a téléphoné hier, or je pensais justement à lui he phoned me yesterday, and it just so happened that I'd been thinking about himb. (opposition) but• nous l'attendions, or il n'est pas venu we waited for him but he didn't come* * *
I ɔʀ1) ( indiquant une opposition) and yettu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas — you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there
les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi — museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday
3) ( pour récapituler)or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus — now, it was night and we were lost
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1. ɔʀadjectif invariable [couleur] gold; [cheveux] golden
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nom masculin1) ( métal) gold [U]en or — [dent, bague] gold (épith); [patron, mari] marvellous [BrE]; [occasion] golden
avoir un cœur d'or or en or — to have a heart of gold
2) Architecture, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding [U]3) ( couleur)•Phrasal Verbs:- or blanc- or jaune- or noir••la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or — Proverbe speech is silver, silence is golden Proverbe
rouler sur l' or — to be rolling in it (colloq) ou in money
* * *ɔʀ1. nm1) (= métal) goldl'or blanc fig — snow
2) (emplois figurés, en locution)en or; une occasion en or — a golden opportunity
une affaire en or (occasion) — a real bargain, (commerce) a gold mine
2. conj1) (avec valeur d'opposition) yet, butIl était sûr de gagner, or il a perdu. — He was sure he would win, and yet he lost.
Il s'était établi en Normandie. Or, à cette époque... — He settled in Normandy. Now, at that time...
* * *I.orB nm1 ( métal) gold ¢; or pur/fin/massif pure/fine/solid gold; gravé à l'or fin engraved in fine gold; or (à) 18/24 carats 18-/24-carat gold; or en feuille sheet gold; fil d'or gold thread; or en barres gold bullion; or en lingots gold ingots (pl); en or [dent, bague] gold ( épith); [patron, mari] marvellousGB; [occasion] golden; avoir un cœur d'or or en or fig to have a heart of gold; avoir un caractère en or fig to be pure gold; tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or all that glitters is not gold; ⇒ poule;2 Archit, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding ¢; les ors d'une icône the gilding of an icon;3 ( couleur) cheveux d'or golden hair; l'or de tes cheveux your golden hair; les ors de l'automne/des champs the golden tints of autumn GB ou fall US/of the fields;4 Hérald or.or blanc white gold; or dentaire dental gold; or gris = or blanc; or jaune yellow gold; or natif native gold; or noir black gold, oil; or rouge red gold.la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or Prov speech is silver, silence is golden; je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world ou all the tea in China; rouler sur l' or, être cousu d'or to be rolling in it○ ou in money; elle parle d'or what she says is so true!II.or conj1 ( indiquant une opposition) and yet; il dit avoir passé la soirée au cinéma, or personne ne peut le confirmer he says he spent the evening at the cinema and yet nobody can confirm it; tu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there; or ça, jeune homme, où vous croyez-vous? hum now then, young man, where do you think you are?;2 ( introduisant un nouvel élément) les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday; or, ce jour-là, il était sorti sans son parapluie now, on that particular day, he went out without his umbrella; il a commencé à me parler du livre, or je l'avais lu une semaine plus tôt he started talking about the book and as it happened I'd read it a week before; on lui avait offert une bouteille d'alcool, or Grovagnard était un ancien alcoolique… he'd been given a bottle of spirits as a present; now Grovagnard was a former alcoholic…; tous les hommes sont mortels, or je suis un homme, donc je suis mortel all men are mortal, I am a man, therefore I am mortal;3 ( pour récapituler) or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus now, it was night and we were lost.I[ɔr] conjonctionil faut tenir les délais; or, ce n'est pas toujours possible deadlines must be met; now this is not always possibleje devais y aller, or au dernier moment j'ai eu un empêchement I was supposed to go, but then at the last moment something came upII[ɔr] nom masculin1. [métal] goldor monnayé/au titre/sans titre coined/essayed/unessayed goldl'or blanc [les sports d'hiver] the winter sports bonanzala valeur or value in gold, gold exchange value————————[ɔr] adjectif invariable————————d'or locution adjectivale3. (locution)en or locution adjectivale2. [excellent]a. [occasion] a real bargainb. [entreprise] a goldmine
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