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1 gay
gay [geɪ](a) (cheerful, lively → appearance, party, atmosphere) gai, joyeux; (→ laughter) enjoué, joyeux; (→ music, rhythm) gai, entraînant, allègre;∎ to have a gay old time prendre du bon temps;∎ with gay abandon avec insouciance, sans retenue(b) (bright → colours, lights) gai, vif, éclatant;∎ the streets were gay with coloured flags/flowers les rues étaient égayées de drapeaux/de fleurs aux couleurs vives(c) (homosexual) gay, homosexuel2 nounhomosexuel(elle) m,f, gay mf(club, disco, magazine) pour homosexuels►► the gay community la communauté homosexuelle ou gay;the Gay Gordons = quadrille écossais;the Gay Liberation Movement, familiar Gay Lib = mouvement de libération des homosexuels;familiar pejorative gay plague sida□ m;gay rights les droits mpl des homosexuels -
2 gay
gay [geɪ]1. adjectiveb. ( = cheerful) (old-fashioned) [person, company, occasion] joyeux ; [music, party, appearance, colour] gai ; [costume] aux couleurs gaies2. noun* * *[geɪ] 1.(colloq) noun homosexuel/-elle m/f, gay mf2.1) ( homosexual) homosexuel/-elle; [club, magazine] gay2) ( lively) gai; [laughter] joyeux/-euse; [street] animé3) ( carefree) joyeux/-euse -
3 abandon
B vtr abandonner, délaisser [person] ; abandonner [animal, car, hope, game, plan, trial, town] (to à) ; renoncer à [activity, claim, prosecution, idea] ; arrêter [strike] ; to abandon the attempt to do renoncer à faire ; abandon ship! abandonnez le navire! ; to abandon play Sport interrompre la partie. -
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gay ○A n homosexuel/-elle m/f, gay mf.B adj1 [person, centre, culture] homosexuel/-elle ; [couple, community] gay, homosexuel/-elle ; [club, magazine, area] gay ; gay rights les droits des homosexuels ;2 (lively, bright) [person, atmosphere, colour, music] gai ; [laughter] joyeux/-euse ; [street, café] animé ;3 ( carefree) joyeux/-euse ; she likes the gay life elle aime mener joyeuse vie ; to do sth with gay abandon faire qch le cœur léger. -
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abandon [əˈbændən]abandonner ; [+ property, right] renoncer à2. nounabandon m* * *[ə'bændən] 1.noun abandon m2.transitive verb ( leave) abandonner [person, hope]; (drop, stop) renoncer à [activity, attempt, claim]; arrêter [strike] -
6 abandon
abandon [ə'bændən]∎ Nautical to abandon ship abandonner ou quitter le navire;∎ we had to abandon the car in the snow nous avons dû abandonner la voiture dans la neige;∎ they were abandoned to their fate on les abandonna à leur sort;∎ figurative to abandon oneself to despair se laisser aller ou s'abandonner au désespoir(b) (give up → search) abandonner, renoncer à; (→ studies, struggle) renoncer à; (→ idea, cause) laisser tomber; Computing (file, routine) abandonner;∎ we abandoned the struggle nous avons renoncé à lutter;∎ several runners abandoned the race plusieurs coureurs ont abandonné;∎ the match was abandoned because of bad weather on a interrompu le match en raison du mauvais temps;∎ to abandon all hope (of doing something) abandonner tout espoir (de faire qch);∎ Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here laissez tout espoir vous qui entrez (phrase tirée de l'Enfer de Dante, parfois utilisée ironiquement pour signaler un lieu prétendu dangereux)∎ they abandoned the car to the insurance company ils ont cédé la voiture à la compagnie d'assurances2 noun∎ in a state of abandon laissé à l'abandon(b) (lack of inhibition) désinvolture f, laisser-aller m;∎ they leapt about with wild or gay abandon ils sautaient de joie sans aucune retenue
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