PLAIN DEALING - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

plain dealing N

plain dealing

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. dealing [Brit ˈdiːlɪŋ, Am ˈdilɪŋ] N

1. dealing COMM:

dealing

vente f

dealing (on stock exchange)

opération f

foreign exchange dealing

les opérations de change

dealing resumed this morning

les transactions ont repris ce matin

dealing is slow on the London Stock Exchange

la Bourse de Londres est calme

there's heavy dealing in oil shares

les actions pétrolières sont très actives

the company has a reputation for fair dealing

la compagnie a la réputation d'être honnête en affaires

dealing in luxury goods is profitable

le commerce de luxe est rentable

dealing in luxury goods is profitable attr cost, firm, service

commercial

2. dealing GAMES:

dealing

donne f

3. dealing (trafficking):

dealing

trafic m

arms/drugs dealing

le trafic d'armes/de drogue

II. dealings N

dealings npl (gen):

dealings

relations fpl (with avec)

dealings COMM

relations fpl commerciales (with avec)

to have dealings with sb

traiter avec qn

we've had business dealings with him for five years

nous traitons avec lui depuis cinq ans

I don't want any further dealings with her

je ne veux plus rien avoir à faire avec elle

I. deal [Brit diːl, Am dil] N

1. deal (agreement):

deal (gen)

accord m

deal (in commerce, finance)

affaire f

deal (with friend, criminal)

marché m

the pay/OPEC deal

l'accord salarial/de l'OPEC

to make or strike a deal with sb (gen)

passer un accord avec qn

to make or strike a deal with sb (in business)

conclure une affaire avec qn

to do a deal with friend, kidnapper, criminal

faire un marché avec

to do a deal with client, company

négocier une affaire avec

to do a deal (in business)

conclure une affaire

to do a deal (with friend, colleague)

s'arranger

to do a deal (with criminal)

faire un marché

to pull off a deal

mener à bien une affaire

it's a deal!

marché conclu!

the deal's off

le marché est rompu

it's no deal!

pas question!

a good deal

une bonne affaire

to get the best of a deal

se tirer au mieux d'une affaire

it's all part of the deal (part of the arrangement)

ça fait partie du marché

it's all part of the deal (part of the price, package)

c'est inclus dans le reste

to be in on the deal

être dans le coup inf

2. deal (sale):

deal

vente f

cash/credit deal

vente au comptant/à crédit

property/arms deal

vente immobilière/d'armes

3. deal (special offer, bargain):

for the best deal(s) in or on electrical goods come to Electrotech

pour les meilleurs prix or les prix les plus bas en électroménager venez à Electrotech

I got a good deal on a used Fiat

j'ai fait une bonne affaire en achetant une Fiat d'occasion

4. deal (amount):

a great or good deal

beaucoup (of de)

he's a good deal older than me

il est beaucoup plus âgé que moi

they have a great deal in common

ils ont beaucoup de choses en commun

she travels a great deal

elle voyage beaucoup

she means a great deal to me

je l'aime beaucoup

this job means a great deal to me

ce travail est très important pour moi

5. deal (treatment):

to get a good/bad deal (from sb)

être bien/mal traité (par qn)

to give sb a fair deal

agir loyalement envers qn

he got a raw or rotten deal

il s'est fait avoir inf

6. deal GAMES (in cards):

deal

donne f

it's my deal

c'est à moi de donner

7. deal (timber):

deal

bois m blanc

II. deal <pret, pp dealt> [Brit diːl, Am dil] VB trans

1. deal (gen):

to deal a blow to sb/sth [or to deal sb/sth a blow] lit, fig

porter un coup à qn/qc (with avec)

2. deal GAMES:

deal, a. deal out cards

distribuer

deal, a. deal out hand

donner

III. deal <pret, pp dealt> [Brit diːl, Am dil] VB intr

deal COMM, FIN (carry on business) person, firm:

être en activité

deal (operate on stock exchange)

faire des opérations boursières

to deal in commodity, product, shares

être dans le commerce de

we deal in software

nous sommes dans le commerce des logiciels

we don't deal in blackmail fig

le chantage n'est pas notre affaire

IV. deal [Brit diːl, Am dil]

big deal inf! iron

la belle affaire! iron

it's no big deal (modestly) inf

il n'y a pas de quoi en faire un plat inf

if I lose it's no big deal inf

si je perds ce n'est pas dramatique

to make a big deal out of sth inf

faire tout un plat de qc inf

so, what's the deal? inf

alors, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

what's the deal with you and that guy? inf

qu'est-ce qui se passe entre toi et ce type? inf

I. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] N

1. plain GEOG:

plain

plaine f

on the plain

dans la plaine

the (Great) Plains Am

les Grandes Plaines

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain

un rang à l'endroit

II. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, food, living, language

simple

plain building, furniture

sobre

plain cooking

cuisine f simple

she's a good plain cook

elle fait une bonne cuisine simple

a plain man

un homme simple

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric

uni

plain envelope

sans inscription

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded)

une feuille de papier libre

a sheet of plain paper (unlined)

une feuille de papier non reglé

a plain blue dress

une robe toute bleue

under plain cover (of a letter)

sous pli discret

3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman

quelconque

she's rather plain

elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté

4. plain (clear):

plain line, marking

net/nette

in plain view of sb

sous les yeux de qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain

évident, clair

it was plain to everyone that he was lying

il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait

it's a plain fact that …

il est bien clair que …

it is plain from this report that …

il est clair d'après ce rapport que …

she's jealous, it's plain to see

elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux

her suffering was plain to see

on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance

to make it plain to sb that …

faire comprendre clairement à qn que …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going

que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas

do I make myself plain?

suis-je bien clair?

she made her irritation quite plain

elle n'a pas caché son irritation

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language

franc/franche

can't you speak in plain English?

tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples?

in plain English, this means that …

en clair, ceci veut dire que …

the plain truth of the matter is that …

la vérité est que …

7. plain (downright):

plain tjrs attr common sense

simple

plain attr ignorance, laziness

pur et simple

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer

je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt, crisps, rice

nature

10. plain (in knitting):

plain

à l'endroit

III. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

tout bonnement, tout simplement

plain lazy

tout bonnement paresseux

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that

je ne peux pas être plus clair

IV. plain [Brit pleɪn, Am pleɪn]

to be as plain as day

être clair comme l'eau de roche

to be plain sailing project, task etc:

marcher comme sur des roulettes

in the PONS Dictionary

deal¹ [di:l] N no pl

a (great) deal

beaucoup

a great deal of work

beaucoup de travail

a good deal of money/stress

pas mal d'argent/de stress

dealing N

dealing

transactions fpl

dealing of drugs

trafic m

I. deal² <dealt, dealt> [di:l] N

1. deal (agreement):

deal

marché m

2. deal (bargain):

deal

affaire f

to make sb a deal

faire faire une affaire à qn

3. deal (pass out cards):

deal

donne f

Phrases:

what's the big deal? Am inf

où est le problème?

to get a raw deal

se faire avoir

what's the deal with sth? Am inf

qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec qc?

what's your deal? inf

qu'est-ce que tu proposes?

II. deal² <dealt, dealt> [di:l] VB intr

1. deal (make business):

deal

faire des affaires

to deal in sth

faire du commerce de qc

2. deal (sell drugs):

deal

dealer

3. deal (pass out cards):

deal

distribuer

III. deal² <dealt, dealt> [di:l] VB trans

1. deal (pass out):

deal cards

distribuer

2. deal (give):

deal

donner

to deal sb a blow

porter un coup à qn

3. deal (sell):

deal drugs

revendre

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain

uni(e)

2. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

nature

plain chocolate

chocolat m noir

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothes, cookery

très simple

a plain wooden table

une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

clair(e)

in plain language

en langage clair

it's plain that ...

il est clair que ...

to be plain enough

être assez clair

to make sth plain

ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb

se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb

être clair avec qn

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

sans attraits

Phrases:

to be as plain as the nose on your face

se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain

clairement

2. plain inf (downright):

plain

vraiment

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain

plaine f

the plains

la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f

in the PONS Dictionary

dealing N

1. dealing (way of behaving):

dealing

façon f d'être

2. dealing (act of selling):

dealing of drugs

trafic m

I. deal [dil] N

1. deal (agreement):

deal

marché m

2. deal (bargain):

deal

affaire f

to make sb a deal

faire faire une affaire à qn

3. deal:

a (great) deal

beaucoup

a great deal of work

beaucoup de travail

a good deal of money/stress

pas mal d'argent/de stress

4. deal (passing out of cards):

deal

donne f

Phrases:

what's the big deal? inf

où est le problème?

to get a raw deal

se faire avoir

what's the deal with that? inf

c'est quoi ce truc?

II. deal <dealt, dealt> [dil] VB intr

1. deal (make business):

deal

faire des affaires

to deal in sth

faire du commerce de qc

2. deal (sell drugs):

deal

dealer

3. deal (pass out cards):

deal

distribuer

III. deal <dealt, dealt> [dil] VB trans

1. deal (pass out):

deal cards

distribuer

2. deal (give):

deal

donner

to deal sb a blow

porter un coup à qn

3. deal (sell):

deal drugs

revendre

I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

clair(e)

in plain language

en langage clair

it's plain (to see) that ...

il est clair que ...

to be plain enough

être assez clair

to make sth plain

ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb

se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb

être clair avec qn

2. plain (unflavored):

plain yogurt, bagel

nature inv

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothing, envelope

très simple

a plain wooden table

une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

4. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

5. plain (one color):

plain fabric

uni(e)

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

sans attrait

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (clearly):

plain

clairement

2. plain inf (downright):

plain

vraiment

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain

plaine f

the plains

la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f

Present

I	deal
you	deal
he/she/it	deals
we	deal
you	deal
they	deal

Past

I	dealt
you	dealt
he/she/it	dealt
we	dealt
you	dealt
they	dealt

Present Perfect

I	have	dealt
you	have	dealt
he/she/it	has	dealt
we	have	dealt
you	have	dealt
they	have	dealt

Past Perfect

I	had	dealt
you	had	dealt
he/she/it	had	dealt
we	had	dealt
you	had	dealt
they	had	dealt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

It was reported that a deal with unionized labor could not be reached after a year of negotiations.

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From the religious point of the view, the bootleggers have not been cut out of the deal, the government has become the bootlegger.

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The stories deal with characters in different human government organizations, dealing with adventures, gadgetry and subterfuge both internal and external.

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The vein runs north-south and, although showing some cobalt, was found to contain a great deal more arsenic.

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The song evolves into a slow blues epic, featuring lyrics which deal with homesickness and loneliness.

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