dandy

formidable, excellent

Très bon ou très agréable.

En anglais simple : Very good or pleasing.

• That's a dandy idea.
• This is a dandy little tool for opening jars.
• They did a dandy job repairing the fence.

Synonymes : great, excellent, splendid

Contraires : terrible, awful

Expressions courantes : dandy idea, dandy little tool, just dandy

bien, satisfaisant

Assez bon et acceptable, même s’il reste des problèmes ou des améliorations possibles.

En anglais simple : Good and satisfactory, although there may still be problems or room for improvement.

• Everything seems fine and dandy so far.
• That's fine and dandy, but who will pay?
• The plan sounds all fine and dandy until you look at the cost.

Synonymes : fine, satisfactory, acceptable

Contraires : unsatisfactory

Expressions courantes : fine and dandy, all fine and dandy

dandy, maniéré

Qui montre qu’un homme se soucie beaucoup de ses vêtements à la mode et de son apparence raffinée.

En anglais simple : Showing a man's great concern with fashionable clothes and elegant appearance.

• He copied his uncle's dandy style.
• His dandy appearance attracted attention in the village.
• The actor's dandy clothes matched his careful manners.

Synonymes : foppish, dandified

Expressions courantes : dandy style, dandy manners, dandy appearance

dandy, élégant

Homme qui accorde beaucoup d’importance à ses vêtements, à son apparence et à ses manières raffinées.

En anglais simple : A man who pays a great deal of attention to his clothes, appearance, and elegant manners.

• He was a dandy in a silk suit.
• The young dandies wore bright waistcoats.
• A fashionable dandy entered the café with a silver walking stick.

Synonymes : fop, beau

Expressions courantes : well-dressed dandy, fashionable dandy, young dandy

chaise à porteurs, litière

Siège ouvert suspendu à des barres, permettant de transporter une personne.

En anglais simple : An open seat hanging from poles, used to carry a person.

• Two porters carried her in a dandy.
• The dandy hung from long wooden poles.
• Travelers used dandies on the steep mountain paths.

Synonymes : sedan chair, litter

Expressions courantes : ride a dandy, carried by dandy, dandy bearers