fair copy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fair copy in the English»French Dictionary

fair copy N

fair copy

version f au propre

to make a fair copy of sth

recopier qc au propre

Translations for fair copy in the French»English Dictionary

mettre qc au propre

to make a fair copy of sth

propre

fair copy

relire un rapport avant sa mise au propre

to reread a report before making a fair copy of it

Translations for fair copy in the English»French Dictionary

I.copy [Brit ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑpi] N

1. copy (reproduction, imitation):

copy

copie f (of de)

to make a copy

faire une copie

certified copy

copie f certifiée conforme

2. copy (issue, edition):

copy (of book, newspaper, record, report)

exemplaire m

3. copy (journalist's, advertiser's text):

copy

copie f

to be or make good copy

être un bon sujet d'article

to file (one's) copy

présenter sa copie or son papier inf

II.copy [Brit ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑpi] VB trans

1. copy (imitate):

copy person, style, design, system

copier (from sur)

2. copy (duplicate):

copy document, letter, disk, file

copier

to copy sth onto a disk

copier qc sur disquette

to copy onto paper

sortir qc sur papier

to have sth copied

faire faire une copie de qc

3. copy (write out by hand):

copy exercise, answers, inscription, text

recopier (from sur)

to copy sth into one's book

recopier qc sur son cahier

III.copy [Brit ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑpi] VB intr

copy person, candidate, pupil:

copy

copier (from sur)

to copy in a test

copier à un examen

I.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] N

1. fair:

fair (funfair, market)

foire f

fair (for charity)

kermesse f

2. fair COMM (exhibition):

fair

salon m

II.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] ADJ

1. fair (just, reasonable):

fair arrangement, person, punishment, ruling, share, trial, wage

équitable (to envers)

fair comment, decision, point

juste

it's only fair that he should go/that she should be first

ce n'est que justice qu'il parte/qu'elle soit la première

to give sb a fair deal or shake Am

être tout à fait honnête envers qn

I give you fair warning

je te previens

I give you fair warning

je te previens gentiment inf

it's fair to say that …

il est juste de dire que …

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 is or seems only fair to do

ce serait la moindre des choses de faire

fair's fair

il faut être juste

it (just) isn't fair!

ce n'est pas juste!

fair enough!

bon d'accord!

a plea of fair comment LAW

une invocation en défense (du droit de commenter un fait d'intérêt général)

that's a fair comment

c'est vrai

2. fair (moderately good) chance, condition, performance, skill:

fair

assez bon/bonne

fair SCHOOL

passable

it's a fair bet inf that …

il est assez probable que …

3. fair (quite large):

fair amount, number, size

important

we were going at a fair old inf pace or speed

nous allions bon train

he's had a fair bit inf of luck/trouble

il a eu pas mal de chance/d'ennuis inf

I've travelled around a fair amount

j'ai pas mal voyagé inf

the car was still a fair way off

la voiture était encore à bonne distance

4. fair METEO (fine):

fair weather

beau/belle

fair forecast

bon/bonne

fair wind

favorable

to be set fair weather, barometer:

être au beau fixe

to be set fair fig arrangements:

être en ordre

5. fair (light-coloured):

fair hair

blond

fair complexion, skin

clair

6. fair (beautiful) liter:

fair lady, maid, city, promises, words

beau/belle

with her own fair hands hum

de ses belles mains

the fair sex hum

le beau sexe

III.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] ADV

fair play:

fair

franc jeu

IV.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr]

to be fair game for sb

être une proie rêvée pour qn

to be in a fair way to do sth

avoir de bonnes chances de faire qc

fair dos inf

à chacun son dû

you can't say fairer than that inf

on ne saurait mieux dire

fair and square

indiscutablement

to win fair and square

remporter une victoire indiscutable

fair copy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fair copy in the English»French Dictionary

fair copy <-pies> N

fair copy

copie f au propre

to make a fair copy of sth

mettre qc au propre

Translations for fair copy in the English»French Dictionary

I.copy <-pies> [ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑ:pi] N

1. copy (facsimile):

copy

copie f

to make a copy of sth

photocopier qc

2. copy PHOTO:

copy

épreuve f

3. copy ART:

copy

reproduction f

4. copy JOURN:

copy of a book

exemplaire m

carbon copy

carbone m

a true copy

une copie conforme

5. copy (text to be published):

copy

article m

6. copy (topic for an article):

copy

sujet m d'article

7. copy COMPUT:

copy

copie f

hard copy COMPUT

impression d'un fichier informatique

Phrases:

to be a carbon copy of sb

être le sosie de qn

II.copy <-ie-> [ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑ:pi] VB trans a. fig

copy

copier

to copy a file onto a disk

copier un fichier sur une disquette

III.copy [ˈkɒpi, Am ˈkɑ:pi] VB intr pej (cheat)

copy

copier

to copy from sb

copier sur qn

I.fair¹ [feəʳ, Am fer] ADJ

1. fair (just and equal for all):

fair price, society, trial, wage

juste

fair deal

équitable

fair competition

loyal(e)

he had his fair share

il a eu sa part

2. fair:

fair (reasonable) comment, point, question

légitime

fair (in accordance with rules) fight, contest

en règle

to be fair with sb

être juste avec qn

it's not fair that

ce n'est pas juste que +subj

fair enough (OK)

d'accord

that was fair enough

c'était légitime

it's only fair to tell her

il faut lui dire

it's only fair that

c'est normal que +subj

I think it's fair to say that ...

je crois qu'il convient de dire que ...

to be fair, ...

il faut être juste, ...

3. fair (quite large):

fair amount, number, size

assez grand(e)

it cost a fair bit

ça a coûté pas mal

4. fair (reasonably good):

fair chance, possibility, prospect

bon(ne)

to have a fair idea of sth

savoir à peu près qc

5. fair (average):

fair (to middling)

moyen(ne)

6. fair (light or blond in colour):

fair hair

blond(e)

fair skin, complexion

clair(e)

7. fair METEO (pleasant and dry):

fair weather

agréable

to be set fair Brit

être au beau fixe

Phrases:

to give sb a fair crack of the whip [or a fair shake Am inf]

donner toutes ses chances à qn

fair dinkum Aus inf (honest, real)

honnête

fair dinkum (honestly, really)

comme il faut

by fair means or foul

par tous les moyens

fair's fair inf

sois juste

II.fair¹ [feəʳ, Am fer] ADV

fair (in an honest way):

to play fair

jouer franc jeu

Phrases:

fair and square

dans les règles

fair and square (in the centre of the target)

en plein dans le mille

fair² [feəʳ, Am fer] N

1. fair (funfair):

fair

fête f foraine

2. fair ECON:

fair

salon m

the Frankfurt (book) fair

le salon du livre de Francfort

trade fair

salon professionnel

a local craft fair

une exposition-vente artisanale

3. fair AGR:

fair

foire f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bowers stated similarly that the editor's task is to approximate as nearly as possible an inferential authorial fair copy.

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It was made in ink and consisted of a fair copy of the entire opera, with all the voices and instruments properly notated according to standard practice.

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The book was folded from 12 sheets of paper which he bought at the end of the war in 1648 to write a fair copy of his notes.

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In each case several pages of the fair copy were replaced with newly written ones.

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Once the composition of a play was finished, a transcript or fair copy of the foul papers was prepared, by the author or by a scribe.

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It is not even a fair copy, it is something he was drafting as he was mid-composition.

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The fate of the fair copy is unknown.

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