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nine [naɪn]* * *[naɪn]noun, adjective neuf (m) inv••to be dressed up to the nines — (colloq) être sur son trente et un (colloq)
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A n neuf m inv.B adj neuf inv ; nine times out of ten neuf fois sur dix, généralement ; nine-hole golf course parcours m de neuf trous ; to dial 999 GB appeler police secours ; a 999 call GB un appel d'urgence.a nine day(s') wonder la merveille d'un jour ; to have nine lives avoir neuf vies ; to be dressed up to the nines ○ être sur son trente et un ○. -
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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;
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nine-day wonder — nine day/seven day/one day/wonder phrase someone or something that people are interested in and excited about for a short time only The news of their affair was only a nine day wonder. Thesaurus: something that is popular only for a short… … Useful english dictionary
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wonder — [[t]wʌ̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ wonders, wondering, wondered 1) VERB If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. [V wh] I wondered … English dictionary
wonder — I UK [ˈwʌndə(r)] / US [ˈwʌndər] verb Word forms wonder : present tense I/you/we/they wonder he/she/it wonders present participle wondering past tense wondered past participle wondered *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to think about something… … English dictionary
nine days' wonder — noun : an object or event that creates a short lived sensation those political explosions … that make a nine days wonder till something fresh comes along Mary Deasy a nine days wonder, fated to sink swiftly into obscurity Times Literary… … Useful english dictionary
wonder — /ˈwʌndə / (say wunduh) verb (i) 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about a thing. 2. (sometimes followed by at) to be affected with wonder; marvel. –verb (t) 3. to be curious about; be curious to know: to wonder what happened. 4. to be …