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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

plain dealing N

plain dealing: honnêteté f

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

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