elegant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for elegant in the English»French Dictionary

elegant [Brit ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt, Am ˈɛləɡənt] ADJ

1. elegant (refined, graceful):

elegant person, gesture

élégant

elegant manners

distingué

elegant clothes

élégant, chic

elegant inv restaurant

chic

2. elegant (neat):

elegant solution, proof

élégant

elegant novel, essay

plein d'élégance

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classically elegant

d'une élégance classique

her elegant prose style

sa prose élégante

to have a confident/elegant stride

avoir une démarche assurée/élégante

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

Translations for elegant in the French»English Dictionary

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élégant (élégante) (très habillé)

elegant

élégant (élégante) écriture, style

elegant, polished

élégant (élégante) vêtement

elegant, stylish

élégant (élégante) solution

neat, elegant

élégant (élégante)

dandy/elegant lady

racé (racée)

of classically elegant lines

d'une grande élégance personne, vêtement

extremely elegant

elle est l'arbitre des élégances

she's the arbiter of all things elegant

il tourne mal ses phrases

he doesn't have a very elegant turn of phrase

elegant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for elegant in the English»French Dictionary

elegant [ˈelɪgənt, Am ˈ-ə-] ADJ

elegant

élégant(e)

Translations for elegant in the French»English Dictionary

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élégant(e)

elegant

ça fait très distingué

that's very elegant

rien de fin ni de distingué

nothing elegant or distinguished

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His peers of fencing said of him that he was very elegant and toucheur.

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She liked the name because it went well with her simple and elegant cooking style.

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The partial-width portico results in a less massive and perhaps more elegant appearance.

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Her grave goods included a simple and elegant crown.

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In doing so, he enjoys finding mathematically elegant solutions to problems.

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A weather vane with initials of the wind direction added a few more inches to the height of this elegant monument.

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Windows too may be slightly more elegant than those of other buildings.

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They are huge, powerful, black and elegant, with a white lightning-bolt marking on their shoulder.

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Of those that are still intact, show elegant and graceful design.

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Now, the car has square lines but still elegant proportions.

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