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1 complexion
1 ( skin colour) teint m ; to have a clear/bad complexion avoir une peau nette/à problèmes ; to have a fair/dark complexion avoir un teint clair/mat ;2 ( nature) aspect m ; to change the complexion of sth, to put a new complexion on sth présenter qch sous un jour nouveau ; of a different complexion d'une autre nature. -
2 fresh
fresh [freʃ](a) (recently made or produced) frais (fraîche);∎ fresh bread/butter pain m/beurre m frais;∎ I'll make some fresh coffee je vais refaire du café;∎ fresh flowers fleurs fpl fraîches;∎ the bread was fresh from the oven le pain sortait du four;∎ the vegetables are fresh from the garden les légumes viennent directement du jardin;∎ there were fresh tracks in the snow il y avait des traces toutes fraîches dans la neige;∎ fresh from or out of university (tout) frais émoulu de l'université(b) (new → idea, problem) nouveau(elle), original; (→ news, paint) frais (fraîche); (→ impression) frais (fraîche);∎ a fresh approach une approche nouvelle;∎ fresh capital nouveaux capitaux mpl;∎ they have agreed to fresh talks ils ont accepté de reprendre leurs négociations;∎ to make a fresh start prendre un nouveau départ;∎ he put on a fresh shirt il mit une chemise propre;∎ a fresh change of clothes/socks des habits mpl/chaussettes fpl de rechange;∎ start on a fresh page prenez une nouvelle page;∎ the incident was still fresh in his mind le souvenir de l'incident était encore tout frais dans sa mémoire;∎ the memory of her loss was still fresh le souvenir de sa mort était encore tout frais∎ I felt fresher after a shower une douche m'a rafraîchi;∎ she looked fresh and relaxed elle avait l'air fraîche et reposée;∎ as fresh as a daisy frais comme un gardon∎ I need some fresh air j'ai besoin de prendre l'air;∎ in the fresh air au grand air, en plein air;∎ to let fresh air into a room aérer une pièce;∎ it's fresh this morning il fait frais ce matin;∎ a fresh complexion un teint frais;∎ the fresh scent of lemons le parfum frais des citrons;∎ fresh colours des couleurs fpl fraîches∎ (on Beaufort scale) fresh breeze bonne brise f;∎ fresh gale coup m de vent(f) (not salt → water) doux (douce)∎ don't you get fresh with me, young man! pas d'insolence avec moi, jeune homme!∎ he started to get fresh so she hit him il a commencé à prendre des libertés avec elle alors elle l'a frappé2 adverbfraîchement;∎ fresh cut flowers des fleurs fpl fraîchement cueillies;∎ familiar to be fresh out of sth être en panne de qch
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