brand new

tout neuf, flambant neuf

Entièrement neuf, jamais utilisé, ou tout juste fabriqué ou acheté.

En anglais simple : Completely new and not used before, or only just made or bought.

• My bike is brand new.
• She bought a brand-new phone yesterday.
• These shoes still look brand new after a month.

Synonymes : new, unused

Contraires : used, old

Expressions courantes : a brand-new car, brand-new shoes, something brand new

changé, prétentieux

Se comporter autrement que d'habitude, souvent en faisant semblant de ne pas connaître des gens ou des choses familières.

En anglais simple : Behaving differently from usual, often pretending not to know familiar people or things.

• Why are you acting brand new?
• He started acting brand new after he became famous.
• Don't act brand new; you've known us for years.

Comment l'utiliser : act brand new (Don't act brand new just because your rich friends are here.)

Synonymes : act differently, put on airs

Expressions courantes : act brand new, acting brand new

tout neuf, flambant neuf

Entièrement neuf, jamais utilisé ou tout juste fabriqué ou acheté.

En anglais simple : Completely new, with no previous use, or recently made or bought.

• The computer is brand new.
• I bought a brand-new coat for winter.
• Is that bag brand new, or have you had it for years?

Synonymes : new, unused

Contraires : used, old

Expressions courantes : something brand new, a brand-new bike, brand-new clothes