fair

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justo

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fair
[feə(r)]
sustantivo
1feria (f) (ambulante) (funfair) (británico)
2feria (f) (trade fair)
adjetivo
1justo(a) (just)
  • it's not fair -> no es justo
  • that's only fair, fair's fair -> hay que ser justos
  • fair enough! -> de acuerdo or vale, está bien (español de España)
  • it is only fair to say that? -> es justo decir que?
  • to be fair,? -> para ser justos,?
  • by fair means or foul -> como sea
  • all's fair in love and war (Prov) -> en la guerra y en el amor, no hay reglas
  • to get a fair crack of the whip (familiar) -> tener una oportunidad
  • to be fair game -> ser un blanco legítimo
  • fair play -> juego (m) limpio
  • they all got their fair share -> todos recibieron lo que les correspondía
  • we've had our fair share of problems -> hemos tenido bastantes problemas
2bastante bueno(a) (quite good)
  • a fair amount of? -> bastante(s)?
  • a fair idea -> una idea bastante buena
  • fair to middling -> normal, regular
3hermoso(a) (Literary) (attractive)
  • the fair(er) sex (Old-fashioned) -> el bello sexo
  • fair weather -> buen tiempo
4rubio(a) (light-colored) (hair), güero(a) (español de México); claro(a) (skin)
adverbio
5justamente (to act)
  • to play/fight fair (skin) -> jugar/pelear limpio
  • you can't say fairer than that -> no se puede pedir más
  • to beat somebody fair and square -> derrotar a alguien con todas las de la ley

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fair [fear]
adjetivo
1Claro, sereno, no oscurecido por nubes, favorable, próspero.
2Blanco, rubio; no moreno ni descolorido.
  • Fair complexion -> tez blanca
3Hermoso, perfecto, bello.
4Recto, justo, bueno, natural, sincero, honrado, razonable, abierto, franco, ingenuo.
5Suave, dulce, blando; cortés, liberal.
6Favorable, propicio, en buen estado; medianamente bueno o grueso, corriente, pasable, ordinario.
7Bien formado, distinto; legible.
  • To play fair -> jugar limpio
  • If the weather holds fair -> si el tiempo se mantiene despejado
  • The fair sex -> el bello sexo
  • A fair wind -> un viento favorable
  • A fair name -> un nombre honrado, sin tacha
  • You will make a fair copy of it -> lo pondrá Ud
  • To give one a fair hearing -> oír, escuchar con impar­cialidad
  • To be in a fair way to succeed -> estar en buen camino de prosperar
  • By fair means -> por medios rectos, honrados
  • A fair man -> a fair woman, un hombre rubio, una mujer rubia
  • Fair and square -> honrado a carta cabal
  • Fair-haired -> de cabellos blondos o rubios
  • Fair play -> buena conducta, proceder leal
adverbio
8Decentemente, cortésmente, felizmente.
en limpio. (Equivalente, light-haired). Fair-complexioned, de tez blanca.
sustantivo
1Belleza, beldad, hermosura; honradez. (Antiguo)
2Feria, la concurrencia de mercaderes y negociantes en un lugar y día señalados para vender y comprar.
3Exposición ocasional o periódica de objetos de arte o de capricho; o de productos de la agricultura, aves, caballos, perros, etc.

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fair [fɛəʳ]
adjective
fairer (comparative)fairest (superlative)
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 válida;or it's not fair! ¡no es justo!; ¡no hay derecho!
our producers can compete on the world stage against fair competition we believe in free and fair trade, we believe in fair competition, but they have some artificial and cultural barriers which are going to be very difficult to get down the country has promised to hold free and fair elections within the next year it is fair to say we are very happy with the results of the operation it's fair to say I was staggered by the outcome It is fair to say that my job has cost me my marriage it is fair to say she was not herself it's fair to say he isn't best pleased So it's fair to say that you didn't actually see me being born? it's fair to say some people will be deeply upset
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 ...
it's not fair to expect you to put them up
be fair, darling, it's not their faultbe sé justo razonable, cariño, no es culpa suya;or
to be fair ... (truth to tell) a decir verdad ...; en honor a la verdad ...; (not to be unjust) para ser justo ...
I was assured the pain would ease. And, to be fair, it did to be fair, the defence was also not allowed to discuss Patti's three abortions and cocaine using to be fair, Stewart could do little to avoid his misfortune
fair enough!enough ¡vale!; ¡muy bien!
"leave them here and I'll see she gets them" - "fair enough!" you say you're bored; fair enough, I can accept that, but ..."
fair's fair, it's my turn nowfair vale ya ya basta, ahora me toca a mí;or
fair gamegame blanco legítimo; (m)
politicians were always considered fair game by cartoonists anybody on the street with a gun is considered a bandit, and those people are fair game for the Marines
it's not fair on the oldon es injusto no es justo para (con) los ancianos;or
when they started insisting on exact fares on the buses, he thought it wasn't fair on old people they are both enormously popular shows and it's not fair on viewers to have to choose between them she always felt it wasn't fair on her husband to burden him with her problems
it's only fair that ...only lo más justo sería que ...
as is only fair como es justo
fair playplay (in game) juego limpio; (m)
sense of fair play sentido de la justicia; (m)
his fair [share] of
she's had more than her fair share of problems in lifeshare ha pasado mucho lo suyo en la vida;or
they are not paying their fair share no están pagando la cantidad que les corresponde que les toca;or
he'll get his fair share of the credit Gran Canaria has its fair share of good beaches and pretty villages the wealthy should pay their fair share of taxes
to be fair to sbto 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 tradetrade comercio justo; (m)
We believe in an open economy, we believe in free and fair trade, we believe in fair competition the Fair Trade Commission, which is responsible for consumer protection,is gaining ground in its fight against monopolistic price-fixing Rip-off' cds under fair trade probe
by fair means or foul por las buenas o por las malas
all's fair in love and war todo vale en el amor y la guerra
2 (reasonable, average) [+work] pasable; regular
she has a fair chancechance 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 expectidea sé más o menos qué esperar
fair to middlingmiddling regular
"how are you?" — "fair to middling" —¿qué tal estás? —regular
One official suggested `a very substantial majority of targets" had been destroyed, while Pentagon officials indicated only `fair to middling" results ...a fair-to-middling LP from a singer capable of far, far more The band don't want to be fair-to-middling or OK, they've always wanted to be special
he's been given fair warningwarning no puede decir que no se le ha avisado
I'm telling you Anne. I'm giving you fair warning, if I catch you at it with anyone else, I'll give the lads your head to kick-off with, I'll bung it on the centre spot next game fair [wear and tear]
3 (quite large) [+sum, speed] considerable
she inherited a fair sum from her mother all this could add up to a fair sum he was travelling at a fair speed when the crash occurred
a fair amount ofamount bastante
this happens in a fair number of casesnumber esto sucede en bastantes casos
the bill is supported by a fair number of conservative MPs
we've still got a fair way to goway aún nos queda un buen trecho que recorrer
4 (pale, light-coloured) [+hair, person] rubio; güero; (Méx) [+complexion, skin] blanco; güero; (Méx)
5 (fine, good) [+weather] bueno
if it's fair tomorrow si hace buen tiempo mañana
fair copycopy copia en limpio; (f)
to make a fair copy of sth hacer una copia en limpio de algo; pasar algo en limpio
to be [set] fair (for sth)
his legal career seemed set fair su carrera como abogado parecía tener el éxito asegurado
many people imagined their career was set fair for life you've filled up with petrol, checked the oil and water and /everything's set fair for a week away from it all/. There's only one problem # the car won't start
in fair weather or foul (referring to present, future) haga bueno o malo; (referring to past) hiciera bueno o malo
every day we walked to school in fair weather or foul
6 (literary) (beautiful) bello; hermoso
this fair city of ours esta bella ciudad nuestra; the fair sex el bello sexo
adverb
1
to play fairplay jugar limpio
to win fair and squaresquare ganar con todas las de la ley
it hit the target fair and square dio justo en el centro del blanco
so he told me fair and square the ball hit me fair and square in the stomach
2 (old-fashioned) (informal) (positively) verdaderamente
we were fair terrified estábamos verdaderamente asustados; it fair took my breath away te/os juro que me dejó sin habla; (informal)
he was fair fuming when he found out
fair [fɛəʳ]
noun
1 (market) feria; (f)
antiques/craft fair feria de antigüedades/artesanía; (f) book fair feria del libro; (f)
trade
2 (Britain) (funfair) parque de atracciones; (m)
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.
state fair

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Verb Conjugation for "fair"

Imperative
  • fair
  • you fair
  • he/she fairs
  • we fair
  • you fair
  • they fair
Preterite
  • I faired
  • you faired
  • he/she faired
  • we faired
  • you faired
  • they faired
Present Continuous
  • I am fairing
  • you are fairing
  • he/she is fairing
  • we are fairing
  • you are fairing
  • they are fairing
Present Perfect
  • I have faired
  • you have faired
  • he/she has faired
  • we have faired
  • you have faired
  • they have faired
Past Continuous
  • I was fairing
  • you were fairing
  • he/she was fairing
  • we were fairing
  • you were fairing
  • they were fairing
Past Perfect
  • I had faired
  • you had faired
  • he/she had faired
  • we had faired
  • you had faired
  • they had faired
Future
  • I will fair
  • you will fair
  • he/she will fair
  • we will fair
  • you will fair
  • they will fair
Future Perfect
  • I will have faired
  • you will have faired
  • he/she will have faired
  • we will have faired
  • you will have faired
  • they will have faired
Future Continuous
  • I will be fairing
  • you will be fairing
  • he/she will be fairing
  • we will be fairing
  • you will be fairing
  • they will be fairing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fairing
  • you have been fairing
  • he/she has been fairing
  • we have been fairing
  • you have been fairing
  • they have been fairing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fairing
  • you will have been fairing
  • he/she will have been fairing
  • we will have been fairing
  • you will have been fairing
  • they will have been fairing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fairing
  • you had been fairing
  • he/she had been fairing
  • we had been fairing
  • you had been fairing
  • they had been fairing
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