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Qui ne contient ni saleté, ni substance nocive, ni matière d'une autre sorte.

En anglais simple : Containing no dirt, harmful substances, or material of another kind.

• The ring is made of pure gold.
• The patient was given pure oxygen.
• They tested the water to check that it was pure.

Synonymes : unmixed, uncontaminated

Contraires : impure, contaminated

Expressions courantes : pure gold, pure oxygen, pure water, pure alcohol

pur, propre

Qui est propre, sans saleté ni élément dangereux.

En anglais simple : Clean and free from dirt or anything harmful.

• The water is pure.
• We enjoyed the pure mountain air.
• This filter keeps our drinking water pure.

Synonymes : clean, unpolluted

Contraires : dirty, polluted

Expressions courantes : pure water, pure air, pure drinking water

pur, sans tache

Parfaitement bon ou beau, sans défaut ni mauvais côté.

En anglais simple : Perfectly good or beautiful, without any fault or anything bad.

• She has a pure heart.
• His love for her remained pure.
• The poem describes a soul that is perfectly pure.

Synonymes : unblemished, unsullied, innocent

Contraires : corrupt

Expressions courantes : pure heart, pure soul, pure love, pure intentions

très, extrêmement

Dans certaines régions anglophones, sert à exprimer un degré très élevé.

En anglais simple : Very or extremely, used in some regional varieties of English.

• I am pure tired today.
• She was pure excited about the trip.
• We were pure freezing while we waited for the bus.

Synonymes : very, really, extremely

Expressions courantes : pure busy, pure tired, pure excited

frapper parfaitement

Frapper une balle avec un contact net et précis, surtout au golf.

En anglais simple : To hit a ball very cleanly and accurately, especially in golf.

• Try to pure the ball.
• She pured her drive down the fairway.
• He pures his iron shots when his swing feels relaxed.

Synonymes : strike cleanly

Expressions courantes : pure a shot, pure the ball, pure a drive