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1 orner
adorn, embellish -
2 parer
parer [paʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = orner) to adornb. ( = préparer) to dressc. ( = se protéger de) [+ coup, attaque] to parry* * *paʀe
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1) ( esquiver) to ward off [coup, attaque]2) ( protéger) to protect3) ( orner) [objet] to adorn [chose, personne]; [personne] to adorn [chose, personne] (de with)
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parer à verbe transitif indirectparer à — ( prévenir) to guard against; ( remédier à) to deal with
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se parer verbe pronominal1) ( se protéger) to take precautions ( contre against)2) ( se vêtir) to adorn oneself3) ( être recouvert) to be bedecked (de with)* * *paʀe1. vt1) (= orner) to adorn2) CUISINE to dress, to trim3) (= éviter) to ward off2. vi(= se préparer)parer à [danger] — to ward off, [inconvénient] to deal with
* * *parer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( esquiver) to ward off, to parry [coup]; to ward off, to fend off [attaque, danger]; (en boxe, escrime) to parry; Naut to steer clear of [grain, navire];2 ( protéger) to protect (contre against); je suis paré, j'ai ma trousse à pharmacie I'm well prepared, I've got my first-aid kit;3 ( orner) [objet] to adorn [chose, personne]; [personne] to adorn, to array [chose, personne] (de with);4 ( attribuer) parer qn/qch de qch to attribute sth to sb/sth;5 Naut to get [sth] ready; parer à virer to prepare to go about;6 (en boucherie, peausserie) to dress.B parer à vtr ind ( prévenir) to guard against; ( remédier à) to deal with; parer à toute éventualité to be prepared for all contingencies; parer au plus pressé to deal with the most urgent matters first; parer au grain to prepare to meet a squall.C se parer vpr1 ( se protéger) to take precautions (contre against);2 ( se vêtir) to array oneself; elle s'est parée de fourrures/de bijoux she arrayed herself in furs/with jewels;3 ( être recouvert) to be bedecked (de with);4 ( s'attribuer) se parer de to invest oneself with; il se pare de tous les talents he claims to be ou makes himself out to be very clever. ⇒ paon.[pare] verbe transitif1. (littéraire) [embellir - pièce] to decorate, to deck out (separable), to adorn ; [ - personne] to deck out (separable), to adornhabit richement paré richly ornamented ou decorated garment[vêtir] to dress2. (soutenu) [attribuer à]3. [préparer - ancre] to clear[rôti] to trim5. TECHNOLOGIE [cuir] to dress[sur le bord] to pare7. [éviter - coup, danger] to ward ou to fend ou to stave off (separable) ; [ - attaque] to stave off (separable), to parry8. [protéger]parer quelqu'un contre quelque chose to shield ou to protect somebody against something————————parer à verbe plus prépositionparer à toute éventualité to prepare for ou to guard against any contingencyparer au plus pressé [en voyageant, en emménageant] to deal with basic necessities (first)parons au plus pressé et reconstruisons l'hôpital first things first, we must rebuild the hospital2. [se défendre contre - tir, attaque] to ward off————————se parer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)a. [bijoux, fourrures] to adorn oneself withb. [titres, honneurs] to assume————————se parer contre verbe pronominal plus préposition -
3 orner
orner [ɔʀne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbto decorate (de with)* * *ɔʀne1) ( décorer) [personne] to decorate [maison] (de with); to trim [vêtement] (de with)2) ( embellir) [ornement] to adorn [maison, vêtement]; [personne] to embellish [style, texte] (de with)* * *ɔʀne vtto decorate, to adornorner qch de — to decorate sth with, to adorn sth with
* * *orner verb table: aimer vtr1 ( décorer) [personne] to decorate [maison, jardin] (de with); to trim [vêtement, chapeau] (de with);2 ( embellir) [ornement] to adorn [maison, jardin, vêtement, chapeau]; [personne] to embellish [style, texte] (de with); de belles gravures ornaient les murs the walls were hung with beautiful prints.[ɔrne] verbe transitif1. [décorer - suj: personne] to decorateorner avec ou de to decorate with -
4 agrémenter
agrémenter [agʀemɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• agrémenter qch de ( = décorer) to embellish sth with* * *agʀemɑ̃teverbe transitif to liven up [texte, histoire] (de with); to cheer up [réunion] (de with); to brighten up [jardin, existence] (de with); to supplement [repas, plat] (de with)un ensemble immobilier agrémenté de nombreux services — a property development offering many facilities
* * *aɡʀemɑ̃te vt[fleurs, décorations] [jardin, intérieur] to brighten up, [saveurs] [plat] to liven up, [bâtiment, façade] [frise, sculpture] to adornagrémenter qch de [jardin, intérieur] — to brighten sth up with, [plat] to liven sth up with, [bâtiment, façade] to adorn sth with, [récit] to embellish sth with
* * *agrémenter verb table: aimerA vtr to liven up [texte, histoire] (de with); to cheer up [réunion] (de with); to brighten up [jardin] (de with); to supplement [repas, plat] (de with); les petits plaisirs qui agrémentent l'existence the little things that brighten up one's life; un ensemble immobilier agrémenté de nombreux services a property development offering many facilities; un texte agrémenté d'illustrations a text with illustrations; un chapeau agrémenté d'une voilette a hat trimmed with a veil; une pièce agrémentée de tableaux a room decorated with pictures.B s'agrémenter vpr s'agrémenter de [chapeau, vêtement] to be trimmed with; [pièce] to be decorated with; [conversation] to be laced with.[agremɑ̃te] verbe transitifune lettre agrémentée de quelques expressions à l'ancienne a letter graced ou adorned with a few quaint old phrases -
5 chamarrer
chamarrer verb table: aimer vtr to adorn (de with).[ʃamare] verbe transitif -
6 décorer
décorer [dekɔʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verbto decorate (de with)* * *dekɔʀe1) ( orner) to decorate (de with); ( en couture) to trim (de with)2) ( médailler) to decorate* * *dekɔʀe vt1) [intérieur, mur, table] to decorate2) [soldat] to decorateLe capitaine de l'équipe d'Angleterre a été décoré de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique par Élisabeth II. — The captain of the England team has been awarded the Order of the British Empire by the Queen.
* * *décorer verb table: aimer vtr2 Mil to decorate; il a été décoré de la médaille militaire he has been awarded the military medal.[dekɔre] verbe transitif2. [personne] to decorate -
7 embellir
embellir [ɑ̃beliʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb[+ personne, jardin, ville] to make more attractive ; [+ vérité, récit] to embellish2. intransitive verb[femme, fille] to get more attractive ; [homme, garçon] to get better-looking* * *ɑ̃bɛliʀ
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1) to improve [ville]; to make [somebody] more attractive [personne]2) to embellish [récit, vérité]
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verbe intransitif to become more attractive* * *ɑ̃beliʀ1. vt1) [maison, ville] to do up, to make more attractive2) [histoire] to embellish2. vito grow lovelier, to grow more attractive* * *embellir verb table: finirA vtrB vi to become more attractive.[ɑ̃belir] verbe transitifembellir une femme to make a woman prettier ou more beautiful————————[ɑ̃belir] verbe intransitif(auxiliaire avoir ou être) to grow prettier ou more beautiful -
8 enjoliver
enjoliver [ɑ̃ʒɔlive]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɑ̃ʒɔliveverbe transitif to embellish* * *ɑ̃ʒɔlive vt* * *enjoliver verb table: aimer vtr to embellish.[ɑ̃ʒɔlive] verbe transitif -
9 enrubanner
ɑ̃ʀybane1) ( pour décorer) to decorate [something] with ribbon2) ( pour attacher) to tie [something] up with ribbons* * *enrubanner verb table: aimer vtr[ɑ̃rybane] verbe transitifto decorate ou to adorn with ribbons -
10 festonner
[fɛstɔne] verbe transitif3. COUTURE -
11 ornementer
ornementer [ɔʀnəmɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɔʀnəmɑ̃teverbe transitif to decorate (de with)* * *ɔʀnəmɑ̃te vt* * *ornementer verb table: aimer vtr to decorate (de with), to adorn (de with).[ɔrnəmɑ̃te] verbe transitifornementer quelque chose de ou avec to ornament ou to decorate something with -
12 Sainte-Catherine
Proper name, Coiffer la Sainte-Catherine (of woman): To have reached the age of 25 in a state of spinsterhood. ( Sainte-Catherine is the patroness of virgins and on her name-day, the 25th November, it is customary to adorn her statue with a new headdress.)
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