mild-mannered in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mild-mannered in the English»French Dictionary

mild-mannered [Brit, Am ˈmaɪld ˌmænərd] ADJ

mild-mannered

modéré

I.manner [Brit ˈmanə, Am ˈmænər] N

1. manner (way, method):

manner

manière f

manner

façon f

in this manner

de cette manière or façon

in like manner , in the same manner

de la même manière

the manner in which they were treated

la manière or la façon dont on les a traités

to do sth in such a manner that …

faire qc de telle sorte que …

+ subj the manner of his going liter or of his death

la façon dont il est mort

in a manner of speaking

pour ainsi dire

2. manner (way of behaving):

manner

attitude f

don't be put off by her manner

ne sois pas rebuté par sa façon de faire or par son attitude

something in his manner disturbed her

quelque chose dans son comportement la troublait

she has a bad manner

elle a une attitude déplaisante

to have a good telephone manner

savoir parler au téléphone

3. manner (sort, kind):

manner liter

sorte f

manner liter

genre m

what manner of man is he?

quel genre d'homme est-ce?

what manner of man is he?

quelle manière d'homme est-ce? dated

all manner of delights

toutes sortes de plaisirs

by no manner of means

pas du tout

4. manner (style):

manner ART, LIT

manière f

in or after the manner of

à la manière de

II.manners N npl

1. manners (social behaviour):

manners

manières fpl

to have good/bad manners

avoir de bonnes/mauvaises manières

it's bad manners to do

il est mal élevé de faire

he has no manners

il n'a aucun savoir-vivre

he has no manners (child)

il ne sait pas se tenir

to have the manners to do

avoir la politesse de faire

aren't you forgetting your manners?, where are your manners?

en voilà une façon de se tenir!

I'll teach him some manners!

je vais lui apprendre les bonnes manières!

road manners

politesse f au volant

2. manners (social habits, customs):

manners

mœurs fpl

comedy of manners

comédie f de mœurs

III.-mannered COMP

ill/well-mannered

mal/bien élevé

mild-mannered

doux/douce, aux manières douces

IV.manner [Brit ˈmanə, Am ˈmænər]

to do sth as if to the manner born

faire qc comme si l'on était né pour cela

Translations for mild-mannered in the French»English Dictionary

I.père [pɛʀ] N m

1. père (géniteur):

père

father

devenir père

to become a father

il est marié et père de deux enfants

he is married with two children

de père en fils transmis, passer

from father to son

ils sont banquiers de père en fils

they have been bankers for generations

Dupont père

Dupont senior

2. père (d'animal):

père ZOOL, BIOL (gén)

male parent

père (de cheval, d'animal domestique)

sire

3. père REL (titre):

père

Father

le père Joseph

Father Joseph

mon père

Father

un père dominicain

a dominican friar

un père jésuite

a Jesuit priest

4. père (inventeur):

père fig

father

le père fondateur

the founding father

5. père (monsieur) inf:

le père Dupont

old Dupont inf

II.pères N mpl

pères mpl (ancêtres):

pères

forefathers

III.père [pɛʀ]

père abbé

abbot

père adoptif

adoptive father

père biologique

biological father

père blanc

White Father

père de famille

father

être père de famille

to have a family to look after

placement/valeur de père de famille

safe ou low-risk investment

en bon père de famille

as a responsible tenant

le père Noël

Father Christmas Brit

le père Noël

Santa Claus

père peinard inf

easy-going bloke Brit inf

père peinard inf

easy-going guy

père spirituel

spiritual father

père tranquille

mild-mannered fellow

Père de l'Église

Church Father, Father of the Church

See also avare

I.avare [avaʀ] ADJ

avare

mean with money Brit

avare

miserly

avare de qc

sparing with

être avare de son temps

to give one's time to people sparingly

être avare de paroles

to use words sparingly

il n'est pas avare de compliments

he's generous with his compliments

II.avare [avaʀ] N mf

avare

miser

III.avare [avaʀ]

à père avare, fils prodigue prov

a miser will father a spendthrift son

mild-mannered in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mild-mannered in the English»French Dictionary

mild-mannered ADJ

mild-mannered

calme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was a mild-mannered man who died friendless.

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He is friendly, mild-mannered, and kind, offsetting the somewhat caustic sense of humor that some of his friends share.

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He is typically mild-mannered, though often strange and illogical.

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Portrayed as mild-mannered and quiet, he tries to stay out of other peoples business.

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Yui is generally a nice, mild-mannered girl who will stop to feed any hungry animal she sees and even bring the animal home.

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He was gentle and mild-mannered, never a bully; he would defend the weak.

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He is a mild-mannered gentleman and speaks in a polite tone.

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The normally mild-mannered priest caused some sensation at a public meeting prior to the election by suggesting violence would result if state aid were lifted.

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He was an affable, meek and mild-mannered person.

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He is a well-meaning, mild-mannered character and is frequently heard using the word junk.

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