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Record 1 1986-08-22

English

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  • General Vocabulary
  • Proper Usage

French

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  • Vocabulaire général
  • Bon usage
DEF

(...) avoir l'air bien portant.

CONT

Sa santé s'améliore, il paraissait bien à la réunion de ce matin.

OBS

On donne à cette locution, au Canada, le sens de "paraître à son avantage", "avoir belle apparence", sens emprunté à la locution anglaise to look well.

OBS

(Faute) : Il paraissait bien dans son uniforme de marin. (Correct) : Il avait belle allure dans son uniforme de marin. (Faute) : C'est le soir qu'elle paraît le mieux. (Correct) : C'est le soit qu'elle paraît à son avantage/est le plus en beauté.

Spanish

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