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1 genuine
1 ( real) [bargain, reason, motive] vrai ; many poor families are in genuine difficulty beaucoup de familles pauvres sont vraiment dans le besoin ; in case of genuine emergency s'il y a vraiment urgence ;2 ( authentic) [work of art] authentique ; [jewel, substance] véritable ; it's the genuine article ○ c'est du vrai ○ ; he's the genuine article ○ c'est un vrai de vrai ○ ;3 ( sincere) [person, emotion, effort, interest] sincère ; [simplicity] vrai ; [inability] non feint (after n) ; [buyer] sérieux/-ieuse ; it was a genuine mistake c'était vraiment une erreur. -
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genuine [ˈdʒenjʊɪn]a. [refugee, antique] authentique ; [leather, silver] véritablec. [person, relationship] sincère* * *['dʒenjʊɪn]1) ( real) [reason, motive] vrai2) ( authentic) [work of art] authentique; [jewel, substance] véritableit's the genuine article — (colloq) c'est du vrai (colloq)
3) ( sincere) [person, effort, interest] sincère; [simplicity] vrai; [inability] non feint (after n); [buyer] sérieux/-ieuse -
3 genuine
genuine ['dʒenjʊɪn]∎ a genuine Van Gogh un Van Gogh authentique;∎ figurative he's the genuine article c'est un vrai de vrai(b) (sincere → person) sincère, franc (franche); (→ emotion) sincère, vrai; (→ smile, laugh) vrai, franc (franche);∎ I think he's being genuine je crois qu'il est sincère;∎ it is my genuine belief that he is innocent je suis intimement persuadé de son innocence;∎ her regret seemed genuine elle semblait sincèrement désolée(c) (real → mistake) fait de bonne foi(d) (not impersonated → repairman, official) vrai, véritable(e) (serious → buyer) sérieux;∎ genuine enquiries only (in advertisement) pas sérieux s'abstenir -
4 article
article ['ɑ:tɪkəl]1 noun∎ an article of clothing un vêtement;∎ articles of value des objets mpl de valeur;∎ familiar it's the genuine article! c'est du vrai de vrai!∎ the articles of a contract les stipulations fpl d'un contrat;∎ to do or to serve one's articles faire son apprentissage;∎ Religion the Thirty-Nine Articles = les trente-neuf articles de foi de l'Église anglicane∎ to article sb to a tradesman mettre qn en apprentissage chez un commerçant►► Law articles of apprenticeship contrat m d'apprentissage;Commerce articles of association statuts mpl (d'une société à responsabilité limitée);articles and conditions (of sale, contract) cahier m des charges;American History the Articles of Confederation = accords signés en 1781 par les 13 colonies des États-Unis, et qui servirent de loi fondamentale jusqu'à l'élaboration de la Constitution de 1788;Religion article of faith article m de foi; -
5 original
A n1 ( genuine article) original m ; this painting is an original ce tableau est un original ; to read sth in the original lire qch dans le texte original ;2 ( unusual person) original/-e m/f.B adj1 ( initial) [inhabitant, owner] premier/-ière ; [version] original ; [comment, question, site, strategy] originel/-elle ; [member] originaire ; I saw the film in the original version j'ai vu le film en version originale ;3 ( creative) [design, suggestion, work, writer] original ; an original thinker un esprit novateur ; -
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original [əˈrɪdʒɪnl]1. adjectivea. ( = earliest) [meaning] originel ; [inhabitant] premier ; [purpose, suggestion] initial ; [shape, colour] d'origineb. ( = not copied) [painting, idea, writer] originalc. ( = unconventional) original2. noun[of painting, document] original m3. compounds* * *[ə'rɪdʒənl] 1.noun ( genuine article) original m2.1) ( initial) [inhabitant, owner] premier/-ière; [version] original; [question, site, strategy] originel/-elle; [member] originaire2) ( not copied) [manuscript, painting] original; [invoice, receipt] d'origine3) ( creative) [design, suggestion] original4) ( eccentric) original -
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a2 [ə, stressed eɪ]ⓘ GRAM a devient an [ən, stressed æn] devant voyelle ou h muet(a) (before countable nouns) un (une);∎ a book un livre;∎ a car une voiture;∎ an hour [ən'aʊə(r)] une heure;∎ a unit [ə'ju:nɪt] une unité;∎ an uncle [ən'ʌŋkəl] un oncle;∎ an MP [ən'em'pi:] un député;∎ a man and (a) woman un homme et une femme;∎ a cup and saucer une tasse et sa soucoupe;∎ a wife and mother (same person) une épouse et mère;∎ I can't see a thing je ne vois rien;∎ he has a broken leg il a une jambe cassée;∎ would you like a coffee? voulez-vous un café?;∎ an expensive German wine un vin allemand cher(b) (before professions, nationalities)∎ she's a doctor elle est médecin;∎ he is an Englishman/a father il est anglais/père;∎ have you seen a doctor? as-tu vu un médecin?∎ a thousand dollars mille dollars;∎ a dozen eggs une douzaine d'œufs;∎ a third/fifth un tiers/cinquième;∎ a twentieth of a second un vingtième de seconde;∎ an hour and a half une heure et demie∎ £2 a dozen/a hundred grammes deux livres la douzaine/les cent grammes;∎ five francs a head cinq francs par tête;∎ three times a year trois fois par an;∎ fifty kilometres an hour cinquante kilomètres à l'heure(e) (before terms of quantity, amount)∎ a few weeks/months quelques semaines/mois;∎ a lot of money beaucoup d'argent;∎ a great many visitors de très nombreux visiteurs;∎ have a little more wine reprenez donc un peu de vin;∎ he raised a number of interesting points il a soulevé un certain nombre de questions intéressantes(f) (before periods of time) un (une);∎ I'm going for a week/month/year je pars (pour) une semaine/un mois/un an;∎ we talked for a while nous avons parlé un moment(g) (before days, months, festivals) un (une);∎ the meeting was on a Tuesday la réunion a eu lieu un mardi;∎ it was an exceptionally cold March ce fut un mois de mars particulièrement froid;∎ we had an unforgettable Christmas nous avons passé un Noël inoubliable∎ Caen, a large town in Normandy Caen, ville importante de Normandie;∎ forty years a sailor and he still gets seasick! il a beau être marin depuis quarante ans, il lui arrive toujours d'avoir le mal de mer∎ a triangle has three sides le triangle a trois côtés;∎ a cheetah can outrun a lion le guépard court plus vite que le lion;∎ a computer is a useful machine les ordinateurs sont des machines bien utiles∎ a wide knowledge of the subject une connaissance approfondie du sujet;∎ he felt a joy he could not conceal il éprouvait une joie qu'il ne pouvait dissimuler∎ there's been a general falling off in sales il y a eu une chute des ventes∎ to have a red nose avoir le nez rouge;∎ I have a sore throat/back/knee j'ai mal à la gorge/au dos/au genou;∎ to have a taste for sth avoir le goût de qch∎ a Miss Jones was asking for you une certaine Miss Jones vous a demandé;∎ he's been described as a new James Dean on le donne pour le nouveau James Dean;∎ her mother was a Sinclair sa mère était une Sinclair∎ it's a genuine Matisse c'est un Matisse authentique;∎ there's a new Stephen King/Spielberg out next month il y a un nouveau Stephen King/Spielberg qui sort le mois prochain(o) (after half, rather, such, what)∎ half a glass of wine un demi-verre de vin;∎ she's rather an interesting person c'est quelqu'un d'assez intéressant;∎ you're such an idiot! tu es tellement bête!;∎ what a lovely dress! quelle jolie robe!(p) (after as, how, so, too + adj)∎ that's too big a slice for me cette tranche est trop grosse pour moi;∎ how big a bit do you want? combien en veux-tu?;∎ she's as nice a girl as you could wish to meet c'est la fille la plus gentille du monde
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