cheer

cheer
cheer [t∫ɪər]
1. noun
• cheers acclamations fpl hourras mpl
• three cheers for ...! un ban pour ... !
• cheers! (inf) (British) ( = your health!) à la vôtre (inf) (or à la tienne (inf)) ! ; ( = goodbye) salut ! ; ( = thanks) merci !
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ person] remonter le moral à
• it cheered him to think that ... cela lui a remonté le moral de penser que ...
   b. ( = applaud) acclamer
3. intransitive verb
( = applaud) pousser des vivats or des hourras
► cheer on separable transitive verb
[+ person, team] encourager
► cheer up
1. intransitive verb
reprendre courage
• cheer up! courage !
2. separable transitive verb
remonter le moral à
• it really cheered me up ça m'a vraiment remonté le moral
* * *
['tʃɪə(r)] 1.
noun acclamation f

to give a cheer — pousser une acclamation or un hourra

to get a cheer — être acclamé

to give three cheers for — faire un ban à

three cheers! — un ban!, hourra!

2.
cheers exclamation
1) (toast) à la vôtre! (colloq); (to close friend) à la tienne! (colloq)
2) (colloq) GB (thanks) merci!
3) (colloq) GB (goodbye) salut!
3.
transitive verb, intransitive verb applaudir
Phrasal Verbs:

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