fair in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] N

II.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] ADJ

1. fair (just, reasonable):

fair arrangement, person, punishment, ruling, share, trial, wage
équitable (to envers)
fair comment, decision, point
juste
it's only fair that he should go/that she should be first
ce n'est que justice qu'il parte/qu'elle soit la première
to give sb a fair deal or shake Am
être tout à fait honnête envers qn
I give you fair warning
je te previens
I give you fair warning
je te previens gentiment inf
it's fair to say that …
il est juste de dire que …
that's a fair question
c'est une question raisonnable
a fair sample
un échantillon représentatif
to be fair he did try to pay
il faut dire à sa décharge qu'il a essayé de payer
it is or seems only fair to do
ce serait la moindre des choses de faire
fair's fair
il faut être juste
it (just) isn't fair!
ce n'est pas juste!
fair enough!
bon d'accord!
a plea of fair comment LAW
une invocation en défense (du droit de commenter un fait d'intérêt général)
that's a fair comment
c'est vrai

III.fair [Brit fɛː, Am fɛr] ADV

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antiques fair [Brit anˈtiːks fɛː], antique fair N

fair-minded [Brit fɛːˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˌfɛrˈmaɪndəd] ADJ

fair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fair in the English»French Dictionary

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II.fair1 [feəʳ, Am fer] ADV

fair Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have one's (fair) share of sth a. iron hum
avoir sa part de qc
to have more than one's (fair) share
avoir plus que sa part de qc
it's only fair to tell her
il faut lui dire
I think it's fair to say that ...
je crois qu'il convient de dire que ...
it cost a fair bit
ça a coûté pas mal
to have a fair idea of sth
savoir à peu près qc
by fair means or foul
par tous les moyens
fair's fair inf
sois juste
at a (fair/fast/good) clip
à toute vitesse
to make a fair copy of sth
mettre qc au propre
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.
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Red can also be a euphemism for fair-skinned people in order not to call their color white and allow it to be associated with vitiligo.
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Bodies of villagers begin turning up, making the village leaders nervous just ahead of an organic food fair expected be a financial windfall.
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We need to see the employers and unions getting and negotiate a fair and sustainable pay settlement.
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He rings his own door bell and is met by a tall, fair, handsome stranger.
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It is made from broad bean or soybean paste, and usually contain a fair amount of chili.
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Active consumers care of their ethical and ecological print, supporting fair trade.
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The last one is a real kludge -- quite complex, but ultimately fair.
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In addition, he headed the technical company's service department and trade fair management.
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Some contemporaneous accounts indicate that many vendors were frustrated by the fair's refusal to award such prizes.
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