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sur-optimiste
English
English
French
French
over-optimistic [Brit, Am ˌoʊvərˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk] ADJ
over-optimistic
exagérément optimiste
French
French
English
English
optimisme [ɔptimism] N m
optimisme
optimism
démentir l'optimisme des commentaires
to give the lie to the optimistic views expressed
faire preuve d'un optimisme prudent
to be cautiously optimistic
pécher par excès d'optimisme
to be over-optimistic
afficher un optimisme raisonnable
to appear reasonably optimistic
I. garder [ɡaʀde] VB trans
1. garder (conserver, préserver):
garder argent, objet
to keep
garder chapeau, vêtement
to keep [sth] on
garder employé, domestique
to keep [sb] on
garder qc pour soi secret, critiques
to keep sth to oneself
il me garde toujours une de ses meilleures bouteilles
he always keeps one of his best bottles for me
la formule a gardé tout son sens
the phrase has kept all its meaning
elle m'a gardé une heure dans son bureau/au téléphone
she kept me in her office/on the phone for an hour
elle a gardé ses enfants auprès d'elle
she kept her children with her
gardez à votre teint toute sa fraîcheur
keep your complexion fresh (en faisant by doing)
pour garder à votre collection toute sa qualité
to keep your collection in good condition
un secret bien gardé
a well-kept secret
ils gardent la suprématie en matière d'électronique
they retain the lead in electronics
ils nous ont gentiment gardés pour la nuit/à dîner
they kindly asked us to stay overnight/on for dinner
garder le meilleur pour la fin
to keep the best until last
garder le lit
to stay in bed
garder la chambre
to stay indoors
2. garder (surveiller, protéger) (gén):
garder soldat, policier, gardien:
to guard
garder personne: maison, enfant, animal, objet
to look after
qui garde votre maison/chat/fille?
who's looking after your house/cat/daughter?
faire garder ses enfants par qn
to have one's children looked after by sb
parking gardé
supervised ou attended car park
l'entrepôt est/n'est pas gardé
there's a/there's no security guard at the warehouse
II. se garder VB refl
1. se garder (éviter):
se garder de faire
to be careful not to do
il faut se garder de conclure trop vite
one should be careful not to jump to conclusions
il se garde bien de dire ce qu'il pense vraiment
he's careful not to say what he really thinks
elle s'est bien gardée de répondre directement
she was careful not to answer directly
ils se sont gardés de tout commentaire/d'un optimisme exagéré
they were wary of making any comment/of being over-optimistic
je me garde de toute interprétation hâtive
I'm wary of making any hasty interpretation
2. se garder (se conserver):
se garder aliment:
to keep
se garder un mois
to keep for a month
être d'un optimisme excessif
to be overoptimistic
that's a bit over optimistic
c'est un peu trop optimiste
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