pure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pure in the French»English Dictionary

I.pur (pure) [pyʀ] ADJ

1. pur:

pur (pure) (sans mélange) substance, laine, héroïne, race

pure

pur (pure) (non dilué) whisky, pastis

straight

c'est de l'or pur

it's pure gold

un métal à l'état pur

metal in its pure state

boire son vin pur

to drink one's wine undiluted

une confiture pur sucre

a jam with no artificial sweetening

une confiture pur fruit

a real fruit jam

fromages pur chèvre/vache

pure goat's/cow's milk cheese

pur porc saucisson

pure pork attr

2. pur (non altéré):

pur (pure) eau, air

pure

pur (pure) diamant

flawless

pur (pure) ciel

clear

pur (pure) son, voix

pure, clear

respirer l'air pur

to breathe the pure air

3. pur (sans fioritures):

pur (pure) ligne, style

pure

pur (pure) beauté

unsullied

4. pur (total):

pur (pure) méchanceté, fantasme, vérité

pure

pur (pure) coïncidence, plaisir, ignorance, folie, inconscience

sheer

c'est du pur masochisme

it's sheer ou pure masochism

en pure perte

to no avail

de pure forme

token attr

question/propos de pure forme

token question/words

pur et simple mensonge, refus, ignorance, élimination

outright

on envisage le retrait pur et simple des troupes

they simply envisage the withdrawal of the troops

c'est de la paresse/fiction pure et simple

it's laziness/fiction, pure and simple

pur et dur

hardline

le militarisme pur et dur

hardline militarism

un militant pur et dur

a hardline militant

5. pur (théorique):

pur (pure) sciences, recherche, mathématiques

pure

6. pur (d'origine):

pur (pure) tradition

true

dans la pure tradition populaire

in the true popular tradition

un pur produit de qc lit, fig

a typical product of sth

un Parisien de pure souche

a Parisian born and bred

à l'état pur génie, bêtise

sheer

c'est de la bêtise à l'état pur

it's sheer stupidity

7. pur (sans défaut moral):

pur (pure) personne, cœur

pure

II.pur (pure) [pyʀ] N m (f)

1. pur (personne irréprochable):

pur (pure)

virtuous person

2. pur (fidèle à un parti):

pur (pure)

hardliner

les purs et durs

the hardliners

pur-sang <pl pur-sang> [pyʀsɑ̃] N m

pur-sang

thoroughbred, purebred

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thoroughbred

pur-sang m

thoroughbred

de pure race

pure line ZOOL, BOT

lignée f pure

full-blooded socialism, monetarism

pur et dur

full-blooded person

de race pure

full-blooded horse

pur sang

well-bred animal

de pure race

well-bred horse

pur sang

the nitty-gritty

la réalité pure et dure

nitty-gritty

pur et dur

purebred

pur-sang m inv

purebred

de race, pur-sang

pure gold, oxygen, air, water

pur

pure silk, cotton, wool

pur

pure alcohol CHEM

alcool m absolu or pur

a pure voice

une voix pure

pure person, life

pur

pure happiness, nonsense, malice

pur after n

out of pure curiosity

par pure curiosité

by pure chance

par pur hasard

pure and simple

pur et simple

pure mathematics, science

pur

of the first water fig

de l'espèce la plus pure

pure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pure in the French»English Dictionary

pur(e) [pyʀ] ADJ

1. pur (non altéré):

pur(e) air, eau

pure

2. pur (non mélangé):

pur(e)

neat

3. pur (authentique):

pur(e) vérité

plain

pur(e) hasard, méchanceté

sheer

mais c'est de la folie pure!

but it's sheer madness!

4. pur (↔ appliqué):

pur(e) recherche, science, mathématiques

pure

5. pur (innocent):

pur(e) cœur, amour

innocent

pur(e) regard

clear

pur(e) jeune fille

pure

pur(e) intentions

honorable

6. pur (harmonieux):

pur(e) ligne, son

flowing

pur(e) profil

flawless

pur(e) langue, style

pure

Phrases:

pur et simple

pure and simple

un “non” pur et simple

a straight “no”

pur-sang <pur(s)-sang(s)> [pyʀsɑ̃] N m

pur-sang

thoroughbred

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pure

pur(e)

unadulterated substance

pur(e)

unadulterated nonsense

pur(e)

unalloyed metal

pur(e)

downright

pur(e)

chaste

pure

a rhetorical question

une question de pure forme

by sheer willpower

par pure force de caractère

utter madness

pure folie f

an utter waste of time

une pure perte de temps

pure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

être un pur cérébral

to be a purely cerebral type

pur porc

pure pork

mais c'est de la folie pure!

but it's sheer madness!

pur et simple

pure and simple

un “non” pur et simple

a straight “no”

en pure perte

fruitlessly

pur m et dur

hardliner

(whisky m) pur malt m

malt whisky

indique la proportion d'alcool pur dans les spiritueux

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