fettle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fettle in the English»French Dictionary

fettle [Brit ˈfɛt(ə)l, Am ˈfɛdl] N

in fine or good fettle

en excellente forme

fettle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fettle in the English»French Dictionary

fettle [ˈfetl, Am ˈfet̬-] N no pl inf

to be in fine fettle

être en bonne forme

fettle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in fine fettle

être en bonne forme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I've seldom seen tender plants in such fine fettle this late, but the year's on the move and winter lurks in the wings.

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Despite his age and position he has never been in better fettle, never had more enthusiasm for it all.

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He'll be bitterly disappointed to miss out on a crucial game when he's in such fine fettle.

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Baker was in a buoyant mood before his departure happy in the knowledge that the star gallopers are in fine fettle.

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The foliage is spectacular, standing in splendid fettle long after the strange cobra-headed inflorescences have melted away.

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On the face of it, both are leaving with their businesses in good fettle -- at least if you disregard the threat from global media firms.

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That unmistakable voice, too, was still in fine fettle.

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From the din generated by some in his camp it sounds as if he is in fine fettle, which is what everybody wants to see.

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But she's in particularly fine fettle these days.

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For 83, she is in fine fettle, bar a little hearing difficulty and a cataract a few years back.

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