well-to-do in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for well-to-do in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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cossu (cossue) [kɔsy] ADJ

I.foin [fwɛ̃] N m

II.foin [fwɛ̃] INTERJ arch

III.foin [fwɛ̃]

IV.foin [fwɛ̃]

See also bête

I.bête [bɛt] ADJ

II.bête [bɛt] N f

III.bête [bɛt]

bête à bon Dieu ZOOL
ladybird Brit
bête à bon Dieu ZOOL
ladybug Am
bête à concours inf
exam fiend inf
bête à cornes ZOOL
horned animal
bête curieuse
freak
regarder qn comme une bête curieuse
to look at sb as if he/she were a freak
bête féroce ZOOL
ferocious animal
bête noire
bête noire Brit
bête noire
pet hate
bête noire
pet peeve Am
être la bête noire de qn personne, sujet, problème:
to be sb's bête noire Brit
être la bête noire de qn personne, sujet, problème:
to be sb's pet hate
bête sauvage ZOOL
wild animal
bête de somme ZOOL
beast of burden

IV.bête [bɛt]

well-to-do in the PONS Dictionary

well-to-do Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be well-advised to do sth
avoir tout intérêt à faire qc
American English

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The preponderance of the migrants were well-to-do gentry and skilled craftsmen.
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It is now common for the educated and the well-to-do parents to perform the marriages of their children in the formal way.
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There was even a metal utensil cover known as the couvre-feu, normally only found in houses of the well-to-do.
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Summer homes were built by well-to-do farmers and commercial figures.
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Historically, this area was an enclave for well-to-do families.
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The phenomenon is not restricted to the well-to-do.
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In that time not the citizens but some well-to-do families got the right to participation in policy and government.
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The well-to-do little suburb is squeezed between the rocky shore and a steep mountain, and measures about 200m by 2 km.
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The well-to-do were literally buried or burned along with most of their wealth.
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Through the analysis of everyday life for a well-to-do family of the time, it brings 19th-century society to life.
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