fair

fair
fair [fεər]
1. noun
( = fête) foire f ; (British) ( = funfair) fête f foraine
• the Book Fair le Salon du livre
2. adjective
   a. ( = just) juste ; [competition, fight, player] loyal
• be fair sois juste
• it's not fair ce n'est pas juste
• to be fair to him, he thought he had paid for it soyons justes, il croyait l'avoir payé
• this isn't fair on either of us ce n'est juste ni pour toi ni pour moi
• it's fair to say that ... il est juste de dire que ...
• that's a fair point c'est juste
• to give sb a fair deal agir équitablement envers qn
• fair enough! d'accord !
• all this is fair enough, but ... d'accord mais ...
• he was fair game for the critics c'était une proie rêvée pour les critiques
• fair's fair! ce n'est que justice !
• all's fair in love and war en amour comme à la guerre, tous les coups sont permis
• by fair means or foul par tous les moyens
• he got his fair share of the money il a eu l'argent qui lui revenait
• he's had his fair share of trouble (inf) il a eu sa part de soucis
• it was all fair and square tout était correct
• to get a fair trial bénéficier d'un procès équitable
• to give sb fair warning of sth prévenir qn de qch
   b. [sum, number] considérable ; [size] respectable
• there's a fair amount of money left il reste pas mal d'argent
• he's travelled a fair amount il a pas mal voyagé
   c. ( = average) passable
• "fair" « passable »
• in fair condition en assez bon état
   d. ( = reasonable) [guess] juste
• he has a fair chance of success il a des chances de réussir
• I had a fair idea of what to expect je savais à quoi m'attendre
   e. ( = light-coloured) [hair] blond ; [complexion, skin] clair
• she's fair elle est blonde
   f. ( = fine) [weather] beau (belle f)
• this fair city of ours notre belle ville
3. adverb
• to play fair jouer franc jeu
• he won fair and square il a gagné sans tricher
4. compounds
► fair-haired adjective aux cheveux blonds
► fair-minded adjective impartial
► fair play noun fair-play m
► fair-sized adjective assez grand
► fair-skinned adjective à la peau claire
► fair trade noun commerce m équitable
► fair-weather friends plural noun amis mpl des beaux jours
* * *
[feə(r)] 1.
noun (funfair, market) foire f; (for charity) kermesse f

book fair — gen foire f du livre; (in Paris, Montreal) salon m du livre

2.
adjective
1) (just, reasonable) [arrangement, person, trial, wage] équitable (to envers); [comment, decision, point] juste

it's only fair that she should be first — ce n'est que justice qu'elle soit la première

to give somebody a fair deal ou shake US — être tout à fait honnête envers quelqu'un

that's a fair question — c'est une question raisonnable

a fair sample — un échantillon représentatif

to be fair he did try to pay — il faut dire à sa décharge qu'il a essayé de payer

it (just) isn't fair! — ce n'est pas juste!

fair enough! — bon d'accord!

2) (moderately good) [chance, condition, performance] assez bon/bonne; School passable
3) (quite large)

a fair number of — un bon nombre de

to go at a fair pace ou speed — aller bon train

he's had a fair amount of luck — il a eu pas mal de chance

the house was a fair size — la maison était de bonne taille

to be a fair way off — être à bonne distance

4) Meteorology (fine) [weather] beau/belle; [forecast] bon/bonne; [wind] favorable
5) (light-coloured) [hair] blond; [complexion, skin] clair
6) littér (beautiful) [lady, city] beau/belle

with her own fair hands — hum de ses belles mains

the fair sex — hum le beau sexe

3.
adverb [play] franc jeu
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to be fair game for somebody — être une proie rêvée pour quelqu'un

fair and square — indiscutablement

to win fair and square — remporter une victoire indiscutable


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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