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1 gentleman
gentleman [ˈdʒentlmən]a. ( = man) monsieur m• "gentlemen" ( = toilets) « messieurs »b. ( = man of breeding) gentleman m• he's no gentleman! ce n'est pas un gentleman !* * *['dʒentlmən] -
2 gentleman
1 ( man) monsieur m ; this gentleman wants… ce monsieur voudrait… ; ‘gentlemen of the jury’ ‘messieurs les jurés’ ; a gentleman of leisure un rentier ;2 ( well-bred) gentleman m ; he's a perfect gentleman c'est un parfait gentleman ; he's no gentleman GB ce n'est pas un gentleman ; one of nature's gentlemen un gentleman-né ;to give sb a gentleman's C US ne pas avoir une très haute opinion de qn. -
3 perfect
(a) (flawless → person, performance etc) parfait;∎ a perfect circle un cercle parfait;∎ to be in perfect condition (engine, appliance) être en parfait état de marche; (painting, antique, teeth) être en parfait état;∎ in perfect health en excellente ou parfaite santé;∎ her hearing is still perfect elle entend encore parfaitement;∎ her English is perfect son anglais est impeccable ou parfait;∎ try it yourself, since you think you're (so) perfect! essaie toi-même, puisque tu te crois ou tu es si fort!;∎ nobody's perfect personne n'est parfait∎ there was perfect silence il y avait un silence total;∎ you have a perfect right to be here vous avez parfaitement ou tout à fait le droit d'être ici;∎ it makes perfect sense (to me) ça me semble tout à fait logique;∎ it was a perfect disaster! ce fut un véritable désastre!;∎ he's a perfect idiot c'est un parfait imbécile∎ it was a perfect day (weather) il faisait un temps magnifique; (activities) nous avons passé une excellente journée(d) (fitting, right → example) parfait, approprié;∎ the perfect gift le cadeau idéal;∎ the perfect opportunity l'occasion idéale ou rêvée;∎ tonight at 7? - that will be perfect ce soir à 7 heures? - c'est parfait;∎ Monday is perfect for me lundi me convient parfaitement;∎ the colour is perfect on you cette couleur te va à merveille ou à la perfection(e) (exemplary → gentleman, host) parfait, exemplaire∎ to have perfect pitch avoir l'oreille absolue2 noun['pɜ:fɪkt] Grammar parfait m;∎ in the perfect au parfait(a) (improve → knowledge, skill) perfectionner, parfaire(b) (bring to final form → plans, method) mettre au point(c) Typography imprimer en retiration►► Music perfect cadence cadence f parfaite;Economics perfect competition concurrence f parfaite;Music perfect fifth quinte f juste;Music perfect fourth quarte f juste;Mathematics perfect number nombre m parfait;Grammar perfect participle participe m passé;Grammar the perfect tense le parfait
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