fair

fair
I feə adjective
1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) rubio, claro, blanco
2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo, equitativo
3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bueno
4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) regular
5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) considerable
6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bello
- fairly
- fair play

II feə noun
1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feria
2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) mercado, feria
3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feria
fair1 adj
1. justo
it's not fair! ¡no es justo!
2. rubio / blanco
fair hair pelo rubio
fair skin piel blanca
fair2 n feria / parque de atracciones
let's go to the fair! ¡vamos a la feria!
fair
tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (just) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (impartial) imparcial; (reasonable) razonable
it's not fair no es justo, no hay derecho
that's a fair question es una pregunta razonable
they gave him a fair trial tuvo un juicio justo
2 (considerable) considerable
there were a fair number of people había bastante gente
3 (idea, guess, etc) bastante bueno,-a, más o menos acertado,-a
I had a fair idea of what was going on tenía bastante idea de lo que sucedía
4 (average) regular
5 (weather) bueno,-a
6 (hair) rubio,-a; (skin) blanco,-a
7 formal use bello,-a
the fair sex el bello sexo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a fair crack of the whip una buena oportunidad
by fair means or foul por las buenas o por las malas
by one's own fair hand con las propias manos
fair and square (sincerely) sinceramente, francamente 2 (directly) directamente, claramente 3 (correctly) honradamente
fair enough (okay) de acuerdo, vale 2 (true) muy bien
fair to middling regular
fair's fair! ¡por favor!, ¡ya está bien!
to have (more than) one's fair share of something tener (más de) lo que le corresponde a uno,-a
to play fair jugar limpio
fair copy copia en limpio
fair game presa fácil, blanco de burlas
fair play juego limpio
fair rent alquiler nombre masculino razonable
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fair
tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (market) mercado, feria
2 (show) feria; (funfair) parque nombre masculino de atracciones
fair ['fær] adj
1) attractive, beautiful: bello, hermoso, atractivo
2) (relating to weather) : bueno, despejado
fair weather: tiempo despejado
3) just: justo, imparcial
4) allowable: permisible
5) blond, light: rubio (dícese del pelo), blanco (dícese de la tez)
6) adequate: bastante, adecuado
fair to middling: mediano, regular
7)
fair game : presa f fácil
8)
to play fair : jugar limpio
fair n
: feria f
fair
adj.
bello, -a adj.
bueno, -a adj.
enderezado, -a adj.
equitativo, -a adj.
honesto, -a adj.
honrado, -a adj.
imparcial adj.
justiciero, -a adj.
justo, -a adj.
probo, -a adj.
razonable adj.
rubio, -a adj.
adv.
directamente adv.
justamente adv.
n.
feria s.f.

I fer, feə(r)
adjective -er, -est
1) (just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

by fair means or foul — por las buenas o por las malas

fair enough — bueno, está bien

I've had my fair share of problems recently — ya he tenido bastantes problemas últimamente

to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

2) <hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); <skin> blanco
3) (beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

4)
a) (quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

we have a fair chance of winning — tenemos bastantes posibilidades de ganar

doctors say her condition is fair — los médicos opinan que su estado es satisfactorio

fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

b) (considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno
5) (Meteo) (of weather)

the weather tomorrow will be fair — mañana va a hacer buen tiempo


II
adverb (impartially) <play> limpio, limpiamente

III
noun
1) (market) feria f; (trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; (bazaar) feria f (con fines benéficos)
2) (funfair) (BrE) feria f

I [fɛǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar fairer) (superl fairest)
1) (=just) [person, treatment, wage, exchange] justo; [decision, report, hearing] imparcial; [comment] razonable, válido; [sample] representativo; [price] justo, razonable; [deal] justo, equitativo; [fight, election] limpio; [competition] leal

that's fair comment — esa es una observación razonable or válida

it's not fair! — ¡no es justo!, ¡no hay derecho!

it's not fair to expect you to wash up — no es justo pretender que friegues

it's fair to say that ... — es cierto que ..., lo cierto es que ...

be fair, darling, it's not their fault — sé justo or razonable, cariño, no es culpa suya

to be fair ... — (=truth to tell) a decir verdad ..., en honor a la verdad ...; (=not to be unjust) para ser justo ...

fair enough! — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

fair's fair, it's my turn now — vale ya or ya basta, ahora me toca a mí

fair game — (fig) blanco m legítimo

it's not fair on the old — es injusto or no es justo para (con) los ancianos

it's only fair that ... — lo más justo sería que ...

as is only fair — como es justo

fair play(in game) juego m limpio

sense of fair play — (fig) sentido m de la justicia

she's had more than her fair share of problems in life — ha pasado mucho or lo suyo en la vida

they are not paying their fair share — no están pagando la cantidad que les corresponde or que les toca

to be fair to sb — ser justo con algn

that's not true, you're not being fair to him — eso no es verdad, no estás siendo justo con él

fair trade — comercio m justo

2) (=reasonable, average) [work] pasable, regular

she has a fair chance — tiene bastantes posibilidades

you've got to give him a fair chance — le tienes que dar una oportunidad con todas las de la ley

I have a fair idea of what to expect — sé más o menos qué esperar

fair to middling — regular

"how are you?" - "fair to middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular

he's been given fair warning — no puede decir que no se le ha avisado

3) (=quite large) [sum, speed] considerable

a fair amount of — bastante

this happens in a fair number of cases — esto sucede en bastantes casos

we've still got a fair way to go — aún nos queda un buen trecho que recorrer

4) (=pale, light-coloured) [hair, person] rubio, güero (Mex); [complexion, skin] blanco, güero (Mex)
5) (=fine, good) [weather] bueno

if it's fair tomorrow — si hace buen tiempo mañana

fair copy — copia f en limpio

to make a fair copy of sth — hacer una copia en limpio de algo, pasar algo en limpio

his legal career seemed set fair — su carrera como abogado parecía tener el éxito asegurado

6) liter (=beautiful) bello, hermoso

this fair city of ours — esta bella ciudad nuestra

the fair sex — el bello sexo

2. ADV
1)

to play fair — jugar limpio

to win fair and square — ganar con todas las de la ley

it hit the target fair and square — dio justo en el centro del blanco

2) * (=positively) verdaderamente

we were fair terrified — estábamos verdaderamente asustados

it fair took my breath away — te/os juro que me dejó sin habla *


II
[fɛǝ(r)]
N
1) (=market) feria f

antiques/craft fair — feria f de antigüedades/artesanía

book fair — feria f del libro

trade 4.
2) (Brit) (=funfair) parque m de atracciones
STATE FAIR En todos los estados de EE.UU. se celebra una feria en otoño llamada state fair a la que acude gran cantidad de gente de todo el estado. Estas ferias son generalmente agrícolas y en ellas se celebran concursos de animales y productos del campo, de gastronomía y de artesanía. También se organizan juegos y se instalan stands en los que fabricantes y comerciantes hacen demostraciones de sus productos. La feria más grande de todo el país es la Feria de Texas, que se celebra cada octubre en Dallas.
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I [fer, feə(r)]
adjective -er, -est
1) (just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

by fair means or foul — por las buenas o por las malas

fair enough — bueno, está bien

I've had my fair share of problems recently — ya he tenido bastantes problemas últimamente

to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

2) <hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); <skin> blanco
3) (beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

4)
a) (quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

we have a fair chance of winning — tenemos bastantes posibilidades de ganar

doctors say her condition is fair — los médicos opinan que su estado es satisfactorio

fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

b) (considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno
5) (Meteo) (of weather)

the weather tomorrow will be fair — mañana va a hacer buen tiempo


II
adverb (impartially) <play> limpio, limpiamente

III
noun
1) (market) feria f; (trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; (bazaar) feria f (con fines benéficos)
2) (funfair) (BrE) feria f

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