set fair

prometteur, favorable

Avec de bonnes conditions qui rendent la réussite probable.

En anglais simple : Conditions are good, so something is likely to succeed.

• Our chances look set fair.
• The project is set fair for success.
• After the funding arrived, the business looked set fair to grow.

Comment l'utiliser : be set fair for something (The team is set fair for another victory.); be set fair to do something (Sales are set fair to rise this year.)

Synonymes : promising, favorable

Contraires : unpromising

Expressions courantes : set fair for success, look set fair

au beau fixe

Un temps clair et agréable qui devrait se maintenir.

En anglais simple : The weather is clear and pleasant and likely to stay that way.

• The weather is set fair.
• The forecast looks set fair for the weekend.
• With the skies set fair, we packed a picnic.

Synonymes : fine, settled

Contraires : unsettled

Expressions courantes : weather set fair, remain set fair

en bon état

Se dit d’une personne ou d’une chose dont l’état est bon.

En anglais simple : Someone or something is in a good condition or state.

• The ship was set fair.
• After the repairs, everything looked set fair.
• They left the farm set fair for the new owner.

Synonymes : in good shape, in good order

Expressions courantes : everything set fair, ship set fair

lisser le plâtre

Donner une finition lisse au plâtre frais après la première couche grossière.

En anglais simple : You give fresh plaster a smooth final surface after putting on the first rough layer.

• The builder set fair the plaster.
• We must set fair these walls before painting them.
• She set fair the ceiling with a steel trowel.

Comment l'utiliser : set fair something (The plasterer set fair the new wall.)

Synonymes : smooth, finish

Expressions courantes : set fair plaster, set fair walls

devenir favorable

Les conditions s’améliorent et deviennent propices à la réussite.

En anglais simple : Conditions become good and likely to help someone succeed.

• His prospects set fair after the agreement.
• Conditions have set fair for a successful harvest.
• With new orders arriving, the outlook began to set fair.

Synonymes : improve

Contraires : worsen

Expressions courantes : prospects set fair, conditions set fair

se mettre au beau

Le temps devient clair et agréable et semble devoir le rester.

En anglais simple : The weather becomes clear and pleasant and seems likely to stay that way.

• The weather began to set fair.
• After days of rain, the skies set fair.
• We waited for the weather to set fair before sailing.

Synonymes : clear up

Expressions courantes : weather set fair, set fair overnight

mettre en ordre

Ranger les choses et les disposer proprement.

En anglais simple : You arrange things neatly and put them in order.

• She set fair the room.
• He set fair his desk before leaving.
• We set fair the house for our guests.

Comment l'utiliser : set fair something (She set fair the room before the visitors arrived.)

Synonymes : tidy, put in order

Expressions courantes : set fair something, set fair everything