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1 best
best [best]1. adjective• the best thing about Spain is... ce qu'il y a de mieux en Espagne, c'est...• the best thing about her is... sa plus grande qualité c'est...• best before... (on product) à consommer de préférence avant...2. noun• do the best you can! faites de votre mieux !• to get the best out of sb/sth tirer le maximum de qn/qch• the best of it is that... le plus beau de l'affaire c'est que...• to the best of my ability/knowledge/recollection autant que je puisse/que je sache/que je me souvienne• he's not very patient at the best of times but... il n'est jamais particulièrement patient mais...3. adverb• I like apples best ce que je préfère, ce sont les pommes4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Choisi parmi les amis ou les proches parents du marié, le best man est à la fois le témoin et le garçon d'honneur. Responsable du bon déroulement de la journée, il lui revient de lire les messages de félicitations, d'annoncer les orateurs, de prononcer le discours humoristique d'usage et de porter un toast aux nouveaux mariés.* * *[best] 1.1)the best — le/la meilleur/-e m/f
to sound the best — avoir le meilleur son, sonner le mieux
it's not her best — (of book, play) ce n'est pas le/la meilleur/-e qu'elle ait écrit/-e
only the best is good enough for me/my son — je veux ce qu'il y a de mieux pour moi/mon fils
she is the best at physics/at tennis — c'est la meilleure en physique/au tennis
it's for the best — ( recommending course of action) c'est la meilleure solution; ( of something done) c'est tant mieux
2) ( most favourable)to get the best of — avoir la part du lion dans [deal, bargain]; gagner dans [arrangement]
3) (peak, apogee)4) ( greatest personal effort)to do one's best to do — faire de son mieux or faire (tout) son possible pour faire
to get the best out of — obtenir le meilleur de [pupil, worker]
to bring out the best in somebody — [crisis, suffering] inciter quelqu'un à donner le meilleur de lui-même
5) ( good wishes)all the best! — ( good luck) bonne chance!; ( cheers) à ta santé!
2.all the best, Ellie — ( in letter) amitiés, Ellie
adjective (superl of good)1) ( most excellent) meilleurthe best thing about something/about doing — ce qu'il y a de mieux dans quelque chose/lorsqu'on fait
‘best before end May’ — ‘à consommer de préférence avant fin mai’
2) ( most competent) [teacher, poet, actor] meilleurto be best at — être le/la meilleur/-e en [subject]; être le/la meilleur/-e à [instrument, game, sport]
3) ( most suitable) [tool, way, time, idea] meilleur3.the best thing would be to do, it would be best to do — le mieux serait de faire
adverb (superl of well) le mieuxto behave/fit best — se comporter/aller le mieux
4.to like something best — aimer quelque chose le mieux or le plus
transitive verb littér ( in argument) avoir le dessus sur [person]; ( in struggle) vaincre [opponent]•• -
2 reputation
reputation n réputation f ; to have a good/bad reputation avoir bonne/mauvaise réputation ; she has a reputation as a good lawyer elle a la réputation d'être un bon avocat ; your reputation as ta réputation de [lawyer, poet etc] ; he has a reputation for honesty/arriving late il a la réputation d'être honnête/d'arriver en retard ; to have the reputation of being avoir la réputation d'être ; by reputation de réputation ; to live up to one's reputation être à la hauteur de sa réputation.
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