spirit

spirit
spirit [ˈspɪrɪt]
1. noun
   a. ( = soul) esprit m
• he was there in spirit il était présent en esprit
   b. ( = supernatural being) esprit m
• evil spirit esprit m malin
   c. ( = person) esprit m
• a free spirit un esprit libre
   d. [of proposal, regulations] esprit m
• he's got the right spirit il a l'attitude qu'il faut
• in a spirit of forgiveness dans un esprit de pardon
• he has great fighting spirit il ne se laisse jamais abattre
• to take sth in the right spirit prendre qch en bonne part
• you must enter into the spirit of the thing il faut y participer de bon cœur
• the spirit of the age l'esprit m du temps
   e. ( = courage) courage m ; ( = energy) énergie f ; ( = vitality) entrain m
• man of spirit homme m énergique
   f. ( = alcohol) alcool m
2. plural noun
spirits
   a. ( = frame of mind) to be in good spirits avoir le moral
• in high spirits enjoué
• to keep one's spirits up garder le moral
   b. ( = drink) spiritueux mpl
3. transitive verb
• the documents were mysteriously spirited off his desk les documents ont mystérieusement disparu de son bureau
4. compounds
► spirit level noun niveau m à bulle
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['spɪrɪt] 1.
noun
1) (essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m

it's not in the spirit of the agreement — ce n'est pas conforme à l'esprit de l'accord

2) (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de)

in a spirit of friendship — dans un esprit amical

a spirit of forgiveness — une intention d'indulgence

a spirit of optimism — une tendance à l'optimisme

to do something in the right/wrong spirit — faire quelque chose de façon positive/négative

to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit — bien/mal prendre une remarque

to enter into the spirit of something — se conformer à l'esprit de quelque chose

that's the spirit! — (colloq) c'est ça!

3) (courage, determination) courage m

to show spirit — se montrer courageux/-euse

to break somebody's spirit — briser la résistance de quelqu'un

a performance full of spirit — une interprétation pleine de brio

with spirit — [play, defend] avec détermination

4) (soul) gen, Mythology, Religion esprit m

the life of the spirit — la vie spirituelle

the Holy Spirit — le Saint-Esprit

5) (person) esprit m
6) (drink) alcool m fort

wines and spirits — Commerce vins et spiritueux mpl

7) Chemistry alcool m
2.
spirits plural noun

to be in good/poor spirits — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

to be in high spirits — être d'excellente humeur

to keep one's spirits up — garder le moral

to raise somebody's spirits — remonter le moral de quelqu'un

my spirits rose/sank — j'ai repris/perdu courage

3.
noun modifier [lamp, stove] à alcool
4.
transitive verb

to spirit something/somebody away — faire disparaître quelque chose/quelqu'un

to spirit something in/out — introduire/sortir discrètement quelque chose


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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