well-kept in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for well-kept in the English»French Dictionary

well-kept ADJ

well-kept house, garden, village:

well-kept

bien entretenu, bien tenu

Translations for well-kept in the French»English Dictionary

I.coqu|et (coquette) [kɔkɛ, ɛt] ADJ

1. coquet personne:

coquet (coquette) (effet)

well turned-out

(attitude) être coquet

to be particular about one's appearance

2. coquet:

coquet (coquette) village

pretty

coquet (coquette) village

well-kept

coquet (coquette) village

cute Am

coquet (coquette) intérieur, chapeau

pretty

3. coquet inf:

coquet (coquette) revenu, somme

tidy inf attr

coquet (coquette) héritage

substantial

II.coquette N f

coquette f dated:

coquette

coquette dated

coquette

flirt

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bien/mal entretenu intérieur, plante

well-/badly-kept

maison impeccablement tenue

very well kept house

well-kept in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for well-kept in the English»French Dictionary

well kept ADJ

well kept

bien entretenu(e)

Translations for well-kept in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

entretenu(e) maison

well kept

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then made a minute search of the rooms, which furnished no evidence whatever: no suspicious document, no papier pelure (foreign notepaper) was found: nothing but well-kept accounts.

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A moment later he stepped into the aging but well-kept building, stamping the snow from his boots and pulling off his gloves.

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The house was just as well-kept inside as outside.

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But somewhere among the well-kept lawns and hedges lurks a slithering beast.

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Many well-kept secrets are difficult to believe, once revealed.

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Every farmstead had an extensive and well-kept garden, with not only a large amount of vegetables, but many flowers as well.

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Despite that, the clinic remains something of a well-kept secret, though that is bound to change.

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There will be cameras, good lighting, and well-kept landscaping.

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The ground is in great heart bounded and fenced by neat, well-kept hedgerow and stock-proof fencing with a guaranteed supply of water.

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Clean well-kept yards, sidewalks and streets, free of litter, will not only reflect well on us, it will enhance our own sense of pride.

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