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at a fair clip,
at a fast clip adv | figurative (rapidly) | a toda marcha loc adv |
bid fair to do [sth],
bid fair to be [sth] v expr | UK, literary (seem likely) | ser muy probable que loc verb |
| book fair n | (fair for selling books) | feria del libro nf + loc adj |
| | There is a large book fair in the main square of La Habana. |
| | Hay una feria del libro grande en la plaza principal de La Havana. |
| career fair n | (recruitment event) | feria del empleo loc nom f |
| | (CR) | feria de trabajo loc nom f |
| country fair n | (outdoor event, festival) | feria nf |
| | Every year the village holds a country fair with market stalls and games. |
| | Todos los años el pueblo organiza una feria con puestos y juegos. |
| | | kermés nf |
| | Todos los años el pueblo organiza una kermés con puestos y juegos. |
| county fair n | (annual locality festival) | feria del condado nf + loc adj |
| craft fair n | (handicraft market) | feria artesanal loc nom f |
| | Betty sells her crochet items at craft fairs. |
| fair and impartial trial n | (law: without prejudice) | juicio justo e imparcial nm + loc adj |
fair and square,
fairly and squarely adv | (win: without cheating) | con todas las de la ley loc adv |
| | | sin hacer trampa loc adv |
| | My nine-year-old daughter played a great game of chess; she beat me fair and square. |
| fair comment n | (law: type of defense) | comentario imparcial nm + adj inv |
| | | crítica sana nf + adj |
| fair copy n | (corrected draft) | copia en limpio loc nom f |
| fair damsel n | archaic (beautiful young woman) | bella damisela nf |
| | Hark, I hear the cry of a fair damsel in distress. |
| | | hermosa doncella nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Soñaba con esa hermosa doncella prisionera en la torre, su mayor deseo era poder salvarla. |
| fair dice n | (die: every number has equal chance) | dado no trucado nm + loc adj |
| fair dinkum adj | AU, NZ, informal (honest, sincere) | sincero/a adj |
| | | honesto/a adj |
| | If Mr. |
| | Stern is fair dinkum about heeding the voice of the people, he will vote against the tax tomorrow. |
| fair dinkum interj | AU, NZ, informal (confirmation or emphasis) | es verdad loc interj |
| | | cierto interj |
| fair dismissal n | (law: of employee) | despido procedente nm + adj inv |
| fair enough interj | informal (that is reasonable) (AR) | está bien interj |
| | If that's really what you want, fair enough. |
| | Si es lo que realmente querés, está bien. |
| | | me parece justo interj |
| | Si es lo que realmente quieres, me parece justo. |
| | | muy bien, me parece bien interj |
| | Si es lo que realmente quieres, muy bien. |
| fair game n | figurative (justified as a target) | blanco nm |
| | (figurado) | presa fácil loc nom f |
| | The comedian saw everything and everyone as fair game for his jokes. |
| | El humorista consideraba que todas las cosas y las personas eran blanco de sus chistes. |
| fair hair n | (blond or light-coloured hair) | pelo rubio, pelo claro nm + adj |
| | People with fair hair are most susceptible to sunburn. |
| | Louise has fair hair and a pale complexion. |
| | La gente de pelo rubio es más susceptible a las quemaduras de sol. |
| fair hearing n | (law: impartial proceeding) | audiencia imparcial nf + adj inv |
| | | vista imparcial nf + adj inv |
| | | juicio justo nm + adj |
| | | audiencia justa nf + adj |
| fair housing n | (freedom from housing discrimination) | vivienda justa loc nom f |
| fair market value n | (business: price) | valor justo de mercado grupo nom |
| | | valor normal de mercado grupo nom |
| | If you're selling your home, you will probably want to receive the fair market value for it. |
| fair play n | (sportsmanship, fairness) | juego limpio loc nom m |
| | The concept of fair play is very important in the Olympics. |
| | Technically I win by default, but in the spirit of fair play I'll reschedule the match. |
| | El concepto de juego limpio es muy importante en los juegos olímpicos. |
| fair price n | (reasonable cost) | buen precio grupo nom |
| | I paid £2,000 for my car - it seemed like a fair price at the time. |
| | Pagué 2.000 libras por mi auto. En ese momento parecía un buen precio. |
| | | precio razonable grupo nom |
| | Pagué 2.000 libras por mi auto. En ese momento parecía un precio razonable. |
| | | precio justo grupo nom |
| | Pagué 2.000 libras por mi auto. En ese momento parecía un precio justo. |
the fair sex,
the fairer sex,
the gentle sex,
the gentler sex n | dated, offensive (women, girls) | sexo débil nm + adj mf |
| | | bello sexo adj + nm |
| | It's a myth that the fair sex aren't as cool-headed as men. |
| | Es un mito que el sexo débil no pueda mantener la cabeza fría como los hombres. |
| | | mujeres, damas nfpl |
| | Es un mito que las mujeres no son tan frías como los hombres. |
| a fair shake n | US, informal (equal opportunity, just treatment) | trato justo nm + adj |
| fair share n | (equitable amount) | parte equitativa, porción equitativa, cuota equitativa nf + adj |
| | | parte justa, porción justa, cuota justa nf + adj |
| | They are not receiving a fair share of the profits. |
| | No están recibiendo una porción equitativa de los beneficios. |
| [sb]'s fair share n | (large or excessive amount) | buena parte adj + nf |
| | | gran parte adj + nf |
| | Leave some of the cake for the rest of us! You've had your fair share. |
| fair skin n | (pale complexion) | tez clara nf + adj |
| | | piel clara, piel blanca nf + adj |
| | She had to wear sun cream as her fair skin burnt easily. |
| | Fair skin is prone to freckles and sunburn. |
| | Tenía que usar protector solar porque su tez clara se quemaba fácilmente. |
| fair to middling expr | informal (so-so) | mediocre adj mf |
| fair trade n | (legal or ethical commerce) | comercio justo loc nom m |
| | Fair trade combines good prices for farmers with strict environmental standards. |
| | El comercio justo combina buenos precios para los granjeros con estrictos estándares ambientales. |
| fair trade n | informal (satisfactory exchange) | trato justo nm + adj |
| | | intercambio justo, intercambio equitativo nm + adj |
| | 20 Canadian dollars for 20 US dollars is not a fair trade. |
| | 20 dólares canadienses por 20 dólares norteamericanos no es un trato justo. |
fair trade,
fairtrade,
fair-trade n as adj | (ethical) | de comercio justo loc adj |
| | | ético adj |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the modifier precedes the noun |
| | James buys fair trade products whenever he can. |
| | James compra productos de comercio justo siempre que puede. |
| fair trial n | (law: neutral, given due process) | juicio justo nm + adj |
| | | juicio imparcial nm + adj inv |
| fair value n | (free market worth) | valor de mercado nm |
| | En tres años, el valor de mercado de estos productos se duplicó. |
| | | valor justo nm |
| fair-haired adj | (blond, blonde) | rubio/a adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | güero/a adj |
| | She was fair-haired and freckled. |
| | Era rubia y pecosa. |
| | | de pelo rubio loc adj |
| | | de cabello claro loc adj |
| | Era una chica de pelo rubio y pecosa. |
| fair-haired adj | figurative (person: favored) (ES, coloquial) | enchufado/a nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | mascota nf |
| | He was the boss's fair-haired boy until he was caught embezzling funds. |
| | Era el enchufado del jefe hasta que lo encontraron malversando fondos. |
| | | mimado/a adj |
| | | protegido/a adj |
| | | consentido/a adj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ganchudo adj |
| | Era el niño mimado del jefe hasta que lo encontraron malversando fondos. |
| fair-mindedness n | (being reasonable, unbiased) | imparcialidad nf |
| fair-sized adj | (of reasonably large size) | de tamaño considerable loc adj |
| | | bastante grande loc adj |
| fair-skinned adj | (light complexion) | de piel clara loc adj |
| | | de tez clara loc adj |
| | I don't enjoy going to the beach because I'm fair-skinned and sunburn easily. |
| fair-weather n as adj | (for use in good weather) | para el buen tiempo loc adj |
| fair-weather n as adj | (cyclist, etc: only in good weather) | que solo sale cuando hay buen tiempo loc adj |
| fair-weather n as adj | figurative (unreliable in difficulty) | que solo está cuando todo anda bien loc adj |
| | | que desaparece en momentos difíciles loc adj |
| fair-weather friend n | ([sb] not supportive in difficult times) | amigo que solo está cuando todo anda bien, amiga que solo está cuando todo anda bien nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | amigo que desaparece en momentos difíciles, amiga que desaparece en momentos difíciles nm, nf + loc adj |
| | I haven't heard from Julie since I got my diagnosis; she's always been a fair-weather friend. |
fairminded (US),
fair-minded (UK) adj | (impartial, judging a situation fairly) | justo/a adj |
| | | razonable adj mf |
| | | equitativo/a adj |
funfair,
fun fair n | UK (fairground, amusement park) | feria nf |
| | | parque de diversiones loc nom m |
| | | parque de atracciones loc nom m |
| | At the funfair, the children bought fairy floss and rode the Ferris wheel. |
| | En la feria, los chicos compraron algodón de azúcar y subieron a la vuelta al mundo. |
| in a fair manner adv | (justly, in a just way) | de manera justa, de forma justa loc adv |
| | | con justicia loc adv |
| | | equitativamente adv |
| | The judge decided upon the punishment in a fair manner. |
| | El juez decidió el castigo de manera justa. |
| It's a fair bet expr | (it is probable) | es probable que expr |
| | It's a fair bet my parents are asleep now; I don't want to wake them by phoning. |
| It's a fair distance expr | informal (It's quite a long way.) | es bastante lejos loc verb |
| | | está bastante lejos loc verb |
| | | hay un buen trecho loc verb |
| job fair n | (recruitment event) | feria de empleo, feria de trabajo grupo nom |
| | You don't have to be unemployed to attend a job fair. |
| | No tienes que estar en el paro para ir a una feria de empleo. |
| play fair vi | (games: be sporting) | jugar limpio vi + adv |
| | | jugar limpiamente vi + adv |
| | It's the referee's job to ensure that both teams play fair. |
| | El trabajo de un árbitro es asegurarse de que ambos equipos jueguen limpio. |
| play fair vi | figurative (behave by the rules) | jugar limpio vi + adv |
| | | jugar limpiamente vi + adv |
| | (formal) | obedecer las reglas loc verb |
| | Hey, play fair! Take that ace out of your sleeve right now! |
| | ¡Juega limpio! ¡Quítate ese as de la manga! |
| science fair n | (scientific exhibition) (educación) | feria de ciencias nf + loc adj |
| | The science fair is open to students in grades 5 through 12. |
| | La feria de ciencias está abierta para estudiantes desde el grado 5 al 12. |
trade fair,
trade show n | (exhibition by a particular industry) | feria del comercio nf + loc adj |
| | | feria comercial nf + adj mf |
| | | feria industrial nf + adj mf |
| | | exposición, exhibición nf |
| | Company reps demonstrated the new software at the trade fair. |
| | Los representantes de la compañía mostraron el nuevo software en la feria de comercio. |
vanity fair,
Vanity Fair n | literary (vain frivolity) | feria de las vanidades loc nom f |
| | | mundo social loc nom m |
| | The fashionable set's occupations seemed to me to be nothing but vanity fair. |
vanity fair,
Vanity Fair n | literary (place full of showiness) | mundo social loc nom m |
| | That evening, the party was a veritable Vanity Fair. |
| Vanity Fair n | (novel by Thackeray) | La feria de las vanidades n propio f |
world's fair,
world fair n | (international event) (evento internacional) | feria mundial nf + adj |