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familiar

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1 familiar

familiar [fə'mɪljə(r)]

1 adjective

(a) (well-known) familier;

∎ a familiar face un visage familier ou connu;

∎ his name is familiar j'ai déjà entendu son nom (quelque part), son nom me dit quelque chose;

∎ she's a familiar sight about town tout le monde la connaît de vue en ville;

∎ there's something familiar about the place il me semble connaître cet endroit;

∎ a familiar feeling un sentiment bien connu;

∎ an all too familiar story of drug addiction and homelessness (c'est) toujours ce même problème de drogue et de sans-abris;

∎ figurative we're on familiar territory nous voilà en terrain de connaissance

(b) (acquainted)

∎ to be familiar with sth bien connaître qch;

∎ she's familiar with the situation elle est au courant ou au fait de la situation;

∎ to become familiar with sth se familiariser avec qch

(c) (informal) familier, intime;

∎ to be on familiar terms with sb entretenir des rapports amicaux avec qn;

∎ familiar language/tone langage m/ton m familier

(d) pejorative (presumptuous → socially) familier; (→ sexually) trop entreprenant;

∎ don't let him get too familiar (with you) ne le laissez pas devenir trop entreprenant

2 noun

(a) (friend) familier m, ami(e) m,f

(b) (in witchcraft → spirit) démon m familier

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2 familiar

familiar [fəˈmɪljə^r]

adjective

   a. ( = well-known) familier ; [complaint] habituel

• these problems are all too familiar ces problèmes sont, hélas, bien connus

• his face is familiar son visage me dit quelque chose

   b. ( = conversant) to be familiar with sth bien connaître qch

   c. ( = intimate) to be on familiar terms with sb bien connaître qn

• he got much too familiar il s'est permis des familiarités

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[fə'mɪlɪə(r)] 1.
noun ( animal spirit) démon m familier
2.
adjective gen familier/-ière (to à); ( customary) habituel

her face looked familiar to me — son visage m'était familier

that name has a familiar ring to it —

that name sounds familiar — ce nom me dit quelque chose

it's a familiar story — c'est un scénario connu

to be on familiar ground — être en terrain connu

to be familiar with somebody/something — bien connaître quelqu'un/quelque chose

to make oneself familiar with something — se familiariser avec quelque chose

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3 familiar

familiar

A n

1 ( animal spirit) démon m familier ;

2 ( friend) intime mf.

B adj

1 ( well-known) [landmark, phrase, sight, shape, sound] familier/-ière (to à) ; [face, figure, name, story, voice] bien connu (to de) ; her face looked familiar to me il me semblait que je l'avais déjà vue quelque part ; that name has a familiar ring to it, that name sounds familiar ce nom me dit quelque chose ; I thought her voice sounded familiar il me semblait que j'avais déjà entendu sa voix quelque part, il me semblait reconnaître sa voix ; to be on familiar ground fig être en terrain connu ;

2 ( customary) [argument, complaint, excuse, feeling] habituel/-elle ;

3 ( acquainted) to be familiar with sb/sth bien connaître qn/qch ; to make oneself familiar with sth se familiariser avec qch ;

4 ( intimate) [language, manner, tone] familier/-ière ; to be on familiar terms with sb être assez intime avec qn ; to be too familiar with sb se montrer trop familier/-ière avec qn.

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4 familiar

[fə'miljə]
adjective

1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familier

2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familier (avec)

3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) familier

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- familiarly
- familiarity - familiarize - familiarise - familiarization - familiarisation

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