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silly season N Brit JOURN

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silly season

période f creuse (où il y a une pénurie d'informations et la presse se contente de frivolités)

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I.silly [Brit ˈsɪli, Am ˈsɪli] N inf, child language

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idiot/-e m/f

II.silly [Brit ˈsɪli, Am ˈsɪli] ADJ

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silly person

silly question, mistake, story, game

silly behaviour, clothes

silly price

don't be silly

ne dis pas de bêtises

you are a silly boy!

you silly fool!

espèce d'idiot/-e!

what a silly thing to do!

quelle bêtise!

he made me feel really silly!

à cause de lui je me suis senti complètement idiot!

to do something silly

faire une bêtise

to make sb look silly

faire passer qn pour un/-e idiot/-e

III.silly [Brit ˈsɪli, Am ˈsɪli] ADV (senseless)

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I.season [Brit ˈsiːz(ə)n, Am ˈsizən] N

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1. season (time of year):

in the dry/rainy season

pendant la saison sèche/des pluies

the growing/planting season

la saison de croissance/des semis

the mating or breeding season

la saison des amours

it's the season for tulips

c'est la saison des tulipes

strawberries are in/out of season

c'est/ce n'est pas la saison des fraises

when do melons come into season?

quelle est la saison des melons?

2. season (in sport, fashion, tourism):

the football/hunting season

la saison de football/de la chasse

hotels are full during the season

les hôtels sont complets pendant la saison

the town is quiet out of season

la ville est calme hors saison or pendant la basse saison

early in the tourist season

au début de la saison touristique

late in the season

dans l'arrière-saison

the holiday season

la période des vacances

the new season's fashions

les nouvelles tendances de la saison

5. season VET:

to be in season animal:

être en chaleur

6. season (period of social activity):

season dated

her first season

ses débuts dans le monde

7. season (suitable moment):

there is a season for everything liter

il y a un temps pour tout

a word in season dated

un mot opportun

II.season [Brit ˈsiːz(ə)n, Am ˈsizən] VB trans

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2. season (prepare):

season timber

season cask

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I.silly <-ier, -iest> [ˈsɪli] ADJ

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II.silly [ˈsɪli] N

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silly → silly billy

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silly billy N inf

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silly billy

I.season [ˈsi:zən] N

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2. season (fertile period):

3. season SPORTS:

4. season of concerts, films Brit:

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1. season (add salt and pepper):

2. season (dry out):

season wood

III.season [ˈsi:zən] VB intr

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season wood:

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In many languages, the name for the silly season references cucumbers (more precisely: gherkins or pickled cucumbers). en.wikipedia.org

Summertime is what we in the journalism business call silly season. www.theglobeandmail.com

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